Which company did Asa Griggs Candler establish in 1892 after acquiring the formula and rights to Coca-Cola?

Asa Griggs Candler established The Coca-Cola Company in 1892 after acquiring the formula and rights to Coca-Cola.

Coca-Cola had been created in Atlanta in 1886 by pharmacist John Stith Pemberton. Candler, an Atlanta businessman, acquired control of the product and built a business around aggressive advertising, branded packaging, and a broad network of bottlers.

The company did not originally sell a bottled soft drink in the modern sense. Coca-Cola was first served as a soda-fountain beverage, while independent bottlers later helped distribute it in portable bottles. The distinctive contour bottle was introduced in 1915 to make the product recognizable.

A common mix-up is naming Pemberton as the founder of the company itself. Pemberton created the drink, but Candler founded the corporation that became The Coca-Cola Company in 1892. The company’s famous trademark was registered in the United States in 1893.