Is Coca-Cola Short for Cocaine-Cola?
Saturday, September 3, 2016 8:39
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After recent news concerning the discovery of nearly 815 pounds of cocaine at a France Coca-Cola plant, the media instantly began buzzing. How could this happen? Who is the culprit? Moreover, why Coca-Cola? As it turns out, the connection between cocaine and Coke are not entirely new, it has been in existence for decades. For some, cocaine at a Coke plant seemed like a return to the company’s roots. Is Coca-Cola short for Cocaine-Cola?
In the early 1900s, a company named Maywood Chemical Works, now called the Stepan Company, and Coca-Cola entered a partnership to import coca leaves to the Coke Company from Peru. Reportedly, prior to selling to … click HERE to continue reading
