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Before it was called Pepsi it was known as Brad's drink. Caleb Bradham introduced this drink at his drug store where he made the very first Pepsi and where he sold it.
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On this date Caleb Bradham decided to change the name of the drink to "Pepsi-Cola". Bradham had believed it was a "healthy" cola, helping with indegestion. The word Pepsi came from another word dyspepsia which means indigestion.
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Pepsi started becoming so popular that Bradham had no other choice but to start the Pepsi-Cola Company
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Caleb Bradham moves the bottling of Pepsi-Cola from his drugstore into a rented warehouse. In his first year of sales he sold 7,968 gallons of syrup.
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Bradham purchases a new building in New Bern, North Carolina. This is where they moved all bottling and syrup production.
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The Pure Food and Drug Act banned substances such as arsenic, lead, barium, and uranium, from food and beverages. Many soft drink companies had to change their formulas, one of them being Coca-Cola. Pepsi-Cola was free of all these substances so they didn't have to make any changes.
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There are now 15 Pepsi bottling pants in the United Sattes. After the Pepsi trademark is registered in Canada the syrup sales rise to 38,605
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The bottling network grew to 40 franchises by 1907. Pepsi sold more than 100,000 gallons of syrup in 1907
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After the Pepsi Trademark was registered in mexico sales increase to 104,026 gallons of syrup.
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Pepsi became one of the first companies to change their delivery service from horse drawn carts to motor vehicles.
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Oldfield was the first celebrity to endorse Pepsi. He described the drink as being very refreshing. After he had said this, Pepsi changed their advertisement theme to "Delicious and Healthful".
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The first Pepsi-Cola bottlers' convention is held in New Bern, North Carolina.
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Pepsi created a theme line that speaks to the consumer with "Drink Pepsi-Cola, it will satisfy you."
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Pepsi filed for bankruptcy large part to do with the Great Depression. Sugar prices had sky rocketed because of this.
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Charles G. Guth, president of Loft, becomes the president of Pepsi and commands the reformulation of Pepsi-Cola syrup formula.
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Pepsi-Cola had gained popularity during the Great depression by Introducing a 12 ounce bottle.
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Mack was elected President of the Pepsi-Cola Company. He then turns Pepsi into a modern marketing company once he is elected president of Pepsi.
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The Board of Directors removes Guth from the Pepsi payroll right after he plans to acquire a competing cola.
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Pepsi Headquarters move from Long Island City, New York, to midtown Manhattan.
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Steele is named president and CEO of Pepsi-Cola. His wife, Joan Crawford who is a movie star plays a huge part in promoting Pepsi.
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Pepsi creates a new logo that gives the "bottle cap" look.
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Pepsi-Cola acquires Mountain Dew from the Tip Corporation.
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Frito-Lay and Pepsi-Cola combine forming PepsiCo Inc.
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Pepsi Introduces a Caffine-free cola.
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PepsiCo acquires Mug Root Beer
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PepsiCo and Lipton tea become a partnership
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