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Caleb Davis Bradham (May 27, 1867 – February 19, 1934) was an American pharmacist, who invented the soft drink Pepsi.
Known mainly for inventing “Brad’s Drink,” later called Pepsi-Cola, Caleb Bradham’s business career reached its apogee a couple years before World War I. The effects of the government’s rationing of sugar during the Great War cost Bradham immensely.
Feb 14, 2020 · Caleb Bradham. In 1893, young Caleb Bradham bought the drugstore at the corner of Middle and Pollock Streets in New Bern, North Carolina. Jumping on the soda fountain craze sweeping the country, by 1898 he had invented his own drink, which he named “Pepsi-Cola.”
After seventeen years of success, Caleb Bradham lost Pepsi Cola. He had gambled on the fluctuations of sugar prices during W.W.I, believing that sugar prices would continue to rise but they fell instead leaving Caleb Bradham with an overpriced sugar inventory. Pepsi Cola went bankrupt in 1923.
Aug 11, 2019 · The original formula for what would become Pepsi Cola was invented in 1893 by pharmacist Caleb Bradham of New Bern, N.C. Like many pharmacists at the time, he operated a soda fountain in his drugstore, where he served drinks that he created himself.
Caleb Bradham’s bold 1903 bottling gambit paid rapid dividends, setting the stage for Pepsi’s next quantum growth spurt on the national scene. Mere years later, the newly bottled syrup showed enough commercial promise for Bradham to ink his first celebrity athlete endorsement.
May 27, 1867–February 19, 1934. Caleb Davis Bradham, founder of Pepsi-Cola, pharmacist, and Shriner, was born at Chinquapin, Duplin County, the son of George Washington and Julia McCann Bradham. He was of English and Scot-Irish descent, and his American background included a great-great-great grandfather, John McCann, who was an officer in ...
In 1898, small-town pharmacist Caleb D. Bradham looked for a name that would better describe his formula -- which he was selling under the name "Brad's Drink." He bought the name "Pep Kola" from a local competitor and changed it to Pepsi-Cola.
…invented by New Bern pharmacist Caleb Bradham in 1898. The city’s diversified manufactures today include chemicals, boats, wood products, and plumbing fixtures. Read More; creation of Pepsi-Cola soft drink
Sep 17, 2023 · A pharmacist from New Bern, North Carolina named Caleb Bradham set out on a remarkable journey that would fundamentally alter the beverage industry. Bradham created Brad’s Drink, a carbonated beverage, in the late 19th century, and it quickly became well-liked by locals.
