第一节　可口可乐公司的基本情况（background）

　　一. 可口可乐及公司的产生

　　可口可乐这风行世界一百余年的奇妙液体是在1886年由美国乔治亚州亚特兰大市的药剂师约翰·彭伯顿博士( John S. Pemberton)在家中后院将碳酸水和糖以及其它原料混合在一个三角壶中发明的。

　　二. 可口可乐公司的现状

Introduction

Part one: Basic Information about Coca Cola Company

• The Birth of Coca Cola & the Coca Cola Company

Coca Cola, a popular beverage for over a hundred years in the world, was a mixture of carbonic water, sugar and other things in a jib-headed kettle invented by Dr. John S. Pemberton, a chemist in Atlanta in GeorgiaState, the US in 1886.

• The present situation of The Coca Cola Company

The Coca Cola Company, headquartered in Atlanta in GeorgiaState, the US, the biggest beverage company worldwide, and the leading figure in the soft drinks sales market, has four brands out of the world five famous soft drinks brands, namely, Coca Cola, Coke Light, Fanta, and Spring. Varieties of drinks of the Coca Cola Company are available in over 200 countries and regions all over the world. The present day drinking capacity has surpassed 1 billion cups.(Note: a cup equals to 8 ounce)