Coca-Cola, or Coke, is a carbonated soft drink  manufactured by The Coca-Cola. Originally marketed as a temperature drink and intended as a patent medicine, it was invented in the late 19th century by John Stith Pemberton  in Atlanta Georgia. In 1888 Pemberton sold Coca-Cola's ownership rights to Asa Griggs Candler, a businessman, whose marketing tactics led Coca-Cola to its dominance of the global soft-drink market throughout the 20th and 21st century. The drink's name refers to two of its original ingredients: Coca leaves, and Kola nuts; The current Formula of Coca-cola  remains a Trade Secret however, a variety of reported recipes and experimental recreations have been published. The drink has inspired imitators and created a whole classification of soft drink: 

The Coca-Cola Company produces Concentrate, which is then sold to licensed Coca-Cola bottlers throughout the world. The bottlers, who hold exclusive territory contracts with the company, produce the finished product in cans and bottles from the concentrate, in combination with filtered water and sweeteners. A typical 12-US-fluid-ounce (350 ml) can contains 38 grams (1.3 oz) of sugar. The bottlers then sell, distribute, and merchandise Coca-Cola to retail stores, restaurants, and vending machines throughout the world. The Coca-Cola Company also sells concentrate for soda fountains  of major restaurants and foodservice  distributors.