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For God, Country, and Coca-Cola

Page 86

by Mark Pendergrast


  Democratic Republic of Congo, CC in, 482

  Denmark, CC in, 440

  Depression, CC Company and, 164–165

  Designing Healthy Communities (documentary), 475

  Deverna (Deutsch Vertriebs GmbH für Naturgetränke), 202, 206

  Diamond, Jared, 459

  Dickey, James, 144, 247n

  Dickson, Fred, 263, 268, 275

  Dictators, CC Company and, 230, 481

  Diet Coke (beverage), 263, 315–316, 360, 379–380, 419, 439, 447, 467, 468

  advertising for, 409, 418, 422, 423

  market share/success of, 2, 322–324, 326, 355–356, 468

  Diet Coke Case, 351

  Diet Coke Plus (beverage), 448, 457

  Diet Pepsi (beverage), 263, 315, 390

  Diet Rite Cola (beverage), 263, 275

  Dimson, Ibrahim “Dirk,” 443–444

  Disney, CC affiliation with, 241, 356–357

  Dobbs, Sam, 50, 61, 64, 67, 70, 72, 85, 87, 96, 99–100, 103, 106–109, 157, 164

  bottlers’ contracts and, 120, 128, 129–132

  Woodruff and, 122, 123, 124, 133

  Doe, David, 26, 30

  Dominican Republic, CC in, 159

  Dope (CC imitation beverage), 116, 134

  “Double-bottoming,” 352

  Douglas, J. Alexander “Sandy,” 446

  Downey, Morton, 192, 233, 242, 246, 256

  Downey, Morton, Jr., 246

  Downing, George, 184–185, 197–198, 212

  Dozier, Margaret C., 36, 37, 41–42, 116

  Driscoll, Mark “Dill,” 385, 386, 387, 390

  Dr Pepper (beverage), 14, 113, 237, 268, 287, 298, 345, 390, 401

  Drummers, 50, 61–62

  Duhaney, Edmund, 444

  Duncan, Charles, Jr., 268, 285, 286, 293

  Duncan Foods, 268, 292, 499

  Dunn, Jeff, 431, 432

  Dusenberry, Phil, 325, 355

  Duttera, Maurice, 196

  Dyson, Brian, 299, 300, 313, 314, 315, 321, 349, 422

  bottler consolidation and, 314–315, 317–318

  bottler Get-Together and, 326–327

  Daft and, 421–422

  Diet Coke and, 315–316, 323

  New Coke and, 329, 338, 342, 343

  Eastern Europe, CC in, 368–369

  East Germany, CC in, 367–368

  Ecgonine, 149–150

  Eckert, Robert, 433

  Edge, Walter, 173

  Efes Beverage Group, 439

  Egypt, CC and Pepsi in, 221, 227, 232, 270, 293, 294

  Eisenhower, Dwight, 141, 188, 199, 211, 230, 248, 250, 256

  Woodruff and, 235–236, 497

  Elations (beverage), 419

  Electric Bitters (Candler), 48, 49

  El Salvador, 442, 461

  Emerson, Faye, 239

  Emory College/University, CC philanthropy and, 92, 114, 144–145, 234, 331

  Employees, inspiring awe in, 498–499

  Energy drinks, 455, 457

  Enrico, Roger, 332, 388, 389, 402, 403

  Enviga (beverage), 443, 449

  Environmental issues, CC

  Company and, 279–280, 351, 458–459

  Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS), 474

  Equal Opportunity Fund (EOF), 350

  Eritrea, CC in, 369, 408

  Erwin, Sam, 66

  Ethiopia, CC in, 369

  E-Town Case, 351–352

  Europe, CC in, 157, 189, 222–228, 243. See also individual countries

  European Union, investigation of CC antitrust practices, 407, 420, 436, 437

  Evans, Lettie Pate Whitehead, 94, 171n

  Evans, R.R, 491

  Ewing, Henry, 73, 75

  Exercise programs for children, CC-sponsored, 440–441, 442

  Experiential event marketing, 385

  Exploding bottles cases, 95

  Extract of Stillingia (Pemberton), 18, 41

  Facebook, CC pages on, 457–458

  Factoring, 346

  Fanta (beverage), 209–210, 261, 263, 287, 347n, 408, 418, 467, 468, 482

  in post-WWII Germany, 211, 212

  in U.S., 244, 257, 423

  Fanta Orange (beverage), 244, 294, 347n

  Fanta Pineapple (beverage), 449

  Farley, James A. “Jim,” 175–176, 186, 198–199, 213, 224, 228, 230, 235n, 252, 256, 269–271

  as CC representative, 219, 220

  on spread of CC bottling overseas, 221–222

  Farnan, Joseph J., Jr., 364

  Farouk (king), 230, 231

  Fast, Howard, 190

  Fast-food industry

  CC and, 250, 269, 342, 354, 366, 436

  Pepsi and, 296n, 402

  Fattig, Perry Wilbur, 155

  Fayard, Gary, 458

  FBI, investigation of CC channel-stuffing, 429, 430–431

  Federal Trade Commission (FTC), lawsuits against Coke, 117, 120, 280–283, 287–288, 314

  Feinberg, Abraham, 270

  FEMSA, 383, 426

  Ferris, Kelly, 465

  Films, CC advertising and, 86, 165–166, 242, 322, 357, 478

  Finan, Irial, 436, 438.

  Fisher, Eddie, 242, 252

  5-Hour Energy (beverage), 455

  Fizzion, 419

  Fleming, Mary, 297

  FLOW (documentary), 426, 461

  Foley, Paul, 473

  Food, Drug and Insecticide Administration, 149–150

  Food and Drug Administration (FDA), criticism of CC, 176–177

  Food and drug safety, demand for, 101–102, 103

  Foote, Cone & Belding, 422

  Ford, Gerald, 289

  Ford, Henry, 206

  Foreign ingredient lawsuits, 95, 155

  Foreign languages, translating CC slogans into, 159

  Foreign trademark protection, 175

  Forio, Ed, 186, 193, 243

  Fountain business, 312, 354

  Coke vs. Pepsi share of, 240, 326–327, 402

  workplace and, 354–355

  Fountain operators, bottlers vs., 77

  Fountain Training School, 155–156

  France

  CC in, 157, 223–225, 228, 348, 361–362, 406, 420

  Mecca Cola in, 427–428

  Franchise system, FTC lawsuit against, 281–283, 287–288

  Franco, Francisco, 230, 385

  Frappuccino (beverage), 419, 455

  Freeman, A.B., 94

  Freeman, Dick, 252

  Freestyle vending machines, 456, 469

  French Wine Coca (Pemberton beverage), 21, 22–23, 25–26, 30, 41, 51n, 490

  Frenette, Charles, 408–409, 422

  Fresca (beverage), 268, 275, 287, 376, 379

  Friedman, Thomas, 480

  Friendly Hand (newsletter), 135

  Frito-Lay, 268, 296n, 403

  Fruit, Chuck, 436, 438n

  Fruitopia (beverage), 377, 378–379

  Full Throttle (beverage), 439, 455

  Fuze Beverage, 448

  Gacek, Stan, 462

  Gager, Curt, 245, 246, 253, 254

  Galbraith, John Kenneth, 248

  Gallin, Don, 314

  Gandhi, Rajiv, 470

  Garcia, Romeo Lucas, 297

  Garfield, Bob, 373, 374, 379, 423, 443

  Gartland, Dorothy, 297

  Gary, Willie, 416, 417

  Gatorade (beverage), 377, 418, 422, 457

  Gcabashe, Tandi, 350, 370

  Geertz, Clifford, 472

  Geffen, Tobias, 207n

  Generals, fondness for CC, 187–188

  George, Walter, 173, 252, 497

  Georgia Coffee (beverage), 291, 362

  Germany, CC in, 174, 201–213, 227, 348–349, 401

  in Nazi Germany and Nazi-occupied countries, 201–211

  Ghostbusters (film), CC tie-ins, 326

  Gianturco, Mauricio, 315, 328, 329

  Gil, Isidro, 425, 432

  Gilbert, Price, 43, 186n

  Gilliatt, Neal, 254

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p; Gingerine (Pemberton beverage), 19, 490

  Giordano, Henry, 260

  Glaceau (beverage company), 448, 450

  Glascock Brothers, 155

  Glass, Ira, 491–492

  Gleick, Peter, 463

  Glenn, Tom, 144

  Global Center for Water Excellence, 441–442

  Global economic crisis, CC Company and, 400–401

  Globalization, CC Company and, 480

  Globe Flower Cough Syrup (Pemberton), 18, 41

  God Is My Co-Pilot (Scott), 195

  Goebbels, Joseph, 205

  Goizueta, Roberto, 310, 315, 325, 327, 330, 340–341, 345–346, 350, 372, 375–376, 380, 391–392, 409, 481, 499

  acquisition and sale of Columbia Pictures, 321–322, 363–364, 393, 498

  Atlanta Olympic Games and, 385, 388

  belief in CC, 472, 494

  bottom line and, 317, 363, 498

  CC advertising and, 320–321, 372, 374

  on CC as global brand, 479

  compensation of, 370–371

  creation of alternative drinks and, 376–377

  Diet Coke and, 315–316

  on downsizing, 391–392

  education and early career of, 310–311

  first steps as president, 311–312

  illness and death of, 392–393

  legacy of, 393–394

  on morality of corporation, 480

  New Coke and, 1–2, 307, 328–338 passim, 343, 355, 371, 382, 498, 500

  obsession with success of CC, 382, 389, 391–392

  overseas markets and, 346–348, 355, 360, 367–368, 384, 388–389

  on reputed bad health effects of CC, 477

  on rivalry with Pepsi, 496

  7X formula and, 289–290

  strategy statements, 317, 366

  Goldman, Emanuel, 325, 420

  Goldman, Seth, 467

  Goodman, Julian, 277–278

  Gorbachev, Mikhail, 360

  Göring, Hermann, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209

  Government regulations, overseas markets and, 159

  Grady, Henry, 12

  Graham, Eve, 365

  Grant, Ulysses, 21

  Great Britain, CC in, 89, 158, 226, 348, 362, 431

  Greece, CC and Pepsi in, 403, 408

  Greene, Bob, 334

  Greene, “Mean” Joe, 300–301, 315, 455

  Greising, David, 373, 394

  Grenelle, Oscar, 96

  Gresham, Mary, 251, 274, 286

  Grizzard, Lewis, 319

  Grobe, Fritz, 448

  Gromyko, Andrei, 220

  Groves, Wallace, 179n

  Guatemala, CC in, 159, 297–298, 302, 313–314, 370, 461–463

  Gupta, Pretti, 482

  Gupta, Sunil, 427

  Guth, Charles, 177–179, 180

  Gwatkin, F.A.S., 207

  Haiti, 159, 227

  Halle, Claus, 291–292

  Hallman, Marcellus, 47

  Halo effect, CC Company and, 276, 280, 442, 458, 468, 482, 500

  “Happiness Ambassadors,” 464–466, 500–501

  “Happiness Factory” ad, 447

  Happiness Factory Theater, 449

  Hare, Hobart A., 111

  Harford, Jim, 353

  Harper, Marion, Jr., 246

  Harriman, Averell, 269

  Harris, Joel Chandler, 167n

  Harrison, DeSales, 245, 287

  Harrold, Frank, 230–231

  Harry Potter films, CC marketing and, 420–421

  Hartsfield, William B. “Bill,” 224, 234, 252, 497

  Hayes, Ralph, 170, 174, 175, 176, 237, 238, 253, 260

  Hays, Constance, 413, 415

  Health, CC and, 250–251, 405–407, 473–478

  Heath, W. P., 150, 159, 289

  Heck, William, 73

  “Helios” ad, 373

  Herbert, Ike, 273, 288, 329, 331, 339, 344–345, 355–356, 372, 473

  Herman, Alexis, 437n, 500

  Heyer, Steve, 421, 422–423, 428, 431, 432–433, 436

  Hi-C (beverage), 268, 281

  The Hidden Persuaders (Packard), 247–248

  Hi-Fi Clubs, 254–255

  High-fructose corn syrup (HFCS sweetener), in CC, 312–313, 351–352, 467, 476–477

  Hillman, Murray, 246, 247, 250, 261

  “Hilltop” commercial, 283, 365

  Hinkey, Carol, 286

  Hires, Charles, 13

  Hirsch, Harold, 119n, 127, 133, 150, 172, 208

  Barrels and Kegs case and, 111n, 114–115

  bottlers’s contract and, 120, 128–130, 131

  CC trademark protection and, 96–98, 134, 179, 497

  Koke Case and, 116–117

  Hiss, Alger, 220

  Hitler, Adolf, 141, 201, 202n, 203n, 205, 209, 211, 213

  H2NO, 420

  Hobbleskirt bottle, 98

  Hobbs, Bill, 233, 234n, 242–243

  Hochron, Shelly, 373, 388n

  Hodgson, Morton, 157n, 229, 236, 290–291

  Hodgson, Nell, 145

  Hoffman, William, 361, 362n

  Hogan, Ken, 196

  Holland, CC in, 360, 382

  Holland, Ed, 26, 34

  Hollingsworth, Harry and Leta, 111

  Hollywood, CC and, 165–166

  Holmes, Oliver Wendell, 134, 148, 181

  Honduras, CC in, 159

  Honest Tea (beverage), 451, 467

  Honeycutt, Edith, 330

  Hong Kong, CC in, 231, 369

  Hoover, J. Edgar, 267n

  Horsey, Hamilton, 158, 202

  Howard, George J., 46–47

  Howard, Lucy, 47

  Howell, Foster, 50, 51

  Hudson, Dawn, 403

  Hughes, Charles Evans, 114–115, 116, 134n

  Humphreys, Mary Gay, 13, 14–15

  Hungary, CC in, 368

  Hunter, Floyd, 234–235

  Hunter, George, 120, 126–127, 128, 129–130, 172, 245

  Hunter, John, 375, 376

  Hussein, Saddam, 369

  Hutchinson stopper, 69–70

  I’d Like the World to Buy a Coke (Greising), 394

  “I’d Like to Teach the World to Sing” ad, 283, 365

  iFountain program, 428–429

  Illustrated Guide to the Collectibles of Coca-Cola (Munsey), 284

  illy Issimo (beverage), 455, 467

  INCASA (Industria de Café S.A.), 461, 462–463

  India, CC in, 230–231, 294, 369, 421, 470

  pesticides in Coke products, 444, 459–460, 461

  water issues and, 426–427, 431, 432, 441, 442, 459–460, 461

  India, Pepsi in, 403

  Indian Ocean tsunami, CC Company response to, 442n

  Indian Queen Hair Dye (Pemberton), 19, 41, 490

  Indonesia, CC in, 348, 360–361, 368, 400, 401, 418, 456–457, 481

  Industrial espionage, 443–444

  Inside the Outbreaks (Pendergrast), 474–475, 483

  Interactive marketing, 390

  International Labor Organization, 442, 460

  International Labor Rights Fund, 421, 441, 444

  Internet

  CC advertising on, 448

  individualism and, 480

  Iran, CC in, 296

  Iraq, CC and invasion of, 427–428

  Ireland, CC in, 228

  IRS, cocaine in CC and, 84

  Isdell, Neville, 399, 435–450 passim, 456, 482, 498–500

  CC overseas and, 318, 348–349, 499

  confronting criticism of Company, 440–443

  do-good initiatives and, 442, 449–450

  Kent as heir apparent to, 443, 446, 450

  management appointments, 436, 438–439

  offer of Company presidency, 397, 433–434

  Israel, CC and, 269–270

  Italy, CC in, 226, 285, 440

  IUF, Coke boycott and, 313–314

  Ivester, Doug, 346, 349–350, 375–376, 379, 380–382, 385, 388, 415, 470, 474, 499

  as chairman and CEO, 399
–401, 404–412 passim

  creation of alternative drinks and, 376, 377

  overseas markets and, 367, 383–384, 388–389, 404, 405, 408

  pervasive penetration strategy, 382–383

  Iwamura, Masaomi, 290

  Jackson, Jesse, 319–320, 325–326, 416, 432

  Jackson, Maynard, 319

  Jackson, Richard, 475

  Jacobs, Joseph “Joe,” 36, 37–38, 40, 52, 53, 54n

  Jacobson, Max, 242

  Jacobson, Michael, 386, 420–421, 446, 474, 476, 477

  Jacob’s Pharmacy, 26, 29, 35, 36

  James, William, 11

  Japan, CC in, 199n, 227, 261–262, 275, 290–291, 362–363, 383, 401, 408, 457

  Japanese tsunami, CC philanthropy following, 468, 484

  Jewish boycott of CC, 269–270

  Jews, Nazis and kosher CC, 207–208

  Jihad vs. McWorld (Barber), 479

  Johnson, Cliff, 212

  Johnson, Crawford, 132, 134

  Johnson, Lyndon, 266–269, 270, 271

  Johnston, Summefield “Skey,” Jr., 411

  Joint ventures, 360–361, 368, 378, 379, 419, 443, 499–500

  Jones, Bobby, Jr., 148, 168, 229

  Jones, Boisfeuillet, 256, 269

  Jones, Harrison, 135–137, 147–148, 159, 164, 173, 176–178, 182, 186, 211, 366, 483, 487, 495

  Jones, Joseph W. “Joe,” 233, 238, 253, 264, 289, 310, 330–331

  Jones, Larry, 415, 416

  Jones, Sam (Reverend), 25

  Jones, Samuel, 330

  Jones, Steve, 414, 432

  Jones, Turner, 153, 165, 166, 170

  Joroberts Corporation, 229, 235–236

  Kahn, E.J., Jr., 477n

  Kahn, James, 190

  Kamel, Mostafa, 270

  Kebler, Lyman F., 81, 107–108, 109–110, 111

  Keith, Max, German CC production and, 201–213, 291

  Kelly, Eugene “Gene,” 150, 158, 203

  Kendall, Don, 255, 261, 268, 281

  Kendrix, Moss, 252

  Kennedy, Jackie, 263

  Kennedy, John F., 255, 256–257, 260, 263–265

  Kent, Alan Bradley, 181

  Kent, Benjamin, 56

  Kent, Muhtar, 448, 451–453, 465–466, 473, 479–480, 482, 494, 499

  bottlers and, 454, 500

  CC overseas and, 438–439, 468–469, 481

  do-good initiatives and, 459, 484

  emphasis on efficiency and economy, 453–455

  on healthfulness of CC products, 474, 475, 477

  as heir apparent to Isdell, 443, 446, 450

  North American market and, 447, 456, 466–467

  2020 vision and, 456–458

  Kent, Necdet, 451–452

  Kentucky Fried Chicken, 354, 402

  Kenya, CC in, 458, 459, 482–483

  Keough, Don, 292, 298, 302, 310, 322, 364, 375, 411–413, 421, 480–481, 499

  bottlers and, 298–299, 315

  CC advertising and, 356, 372, 374

  Diet Coke and, 315–316

  Goizueta and, 311, 392, 394

  Jesse Jackson and, 319–320

  New Coke and, 329, 332–333, 334, 338, 339–340

 

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