Today’s Coca Cola_ A Billion Servings and a Brand Loved Worldwide

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00:00Today, the Coca-Cola Company is one of the largest beverage companies in the world,

00:04selling more than 1 billion servings of its products every day.

00:07Its portfolio includes dozens of brands and hundreds of products that are sold in more than 200 countries.

00:13So what do we mean by Coke?

00:15Coke is a slang term for Coca-Cola.

00:18So, in a sentence, you can say,

00:20Can I buy a Coke at the store?

00:22It is mainly used in North America, in some parts of Oceania, and the United Kingdom.

00:31Now, let us look at some facts about Coca-Cola.

00:35No.

00:361. Coca-Cola was originally invented as a patent medicine,

00:40meaning it was marketed as a cure for various illnesses and ailments.

00:44The original recipe included coca leaves, cola nuts, sugar, caffeine, and other ingredients.

00:51No.

00:522. In the early days, Coca-Cola was served in a variety of colors,

00:56including green, yellow, and even orange.

00:59However, the red color that we associate with the brand today was chosen in 1941.