One hundred and twenty years ago, two Chattanooga lawyers, Joseph Whitehead and Benjamin Thomas, went to Atlanta to bargain with the owner of Coke, Asa Candler. They wanted rights to bottle the beverage, which, until then, had been available only at pharmacies.
Seeing the men’s plan as financially impractical, Candler sold the rights to the two for $1.
The rest, as they say, is history – sort of. There’s actually more to it.
In honor of Coke’s 120th birthday this week, here’s the full story of how the now-world-famous drink came to be.
In more homegrown news, Hamilton County Schools is still looking for about 200 of the 400 volunteers needed to help spruce up dozens of local schools and complete beautification projects later this month.
Here’s some good news about the future of energy costs in Chattanooga.
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