Pepsi Timeline

  • Drink Mixture Made

    Drink Mixture Made

    A new drink was made and named "Brads Drink". This became an overnight sensation.
  • Name Change

    Name Change

    "Brads Drink" was changed to Pepsi-Cola. This pharmacist named it after the two main ingredients, pepsin and kola nuts.
  • Patented

    Patented

    Application is entered for a trademark on the name
  • Moving Operations

    Moving Operations

    Operations moved from selling out of the drugstore it was invented in to residing in a warehouse where, 7,968 gallons of syrup were sold in the first year.
  • Bishop Factory

    Bishop Factory

    Operations were moved from the prior factory to the Bishop Factory and sales increased to 19,848 gallons
  • New Logo

    New Logo

    The first logo change since its creation
  • Canada

    Canada

    Trademark is registered in Canada
  • New Slogan

    New Slogan

    The slogan "The original pure food drink" is created
  • Franchises

    Franchises

    Pepsi has a total of forty franchises
  • Delivery

    Delivery

    Becomes one of the first company's to go from horse and carriage delivery to automobile delivery
  • Barney Oldfield

    Barney Oldfield

    Automobile racing pioneer becomes the first endorser of Pepsi
  • New Slogan

    New Slogan

    "Drink Pepsi-Cola. It'll satisfy you."
  • Market Drops

    Pepsi loses millions due to sugar market collapse