Coca-Cola
Let an agent explain Coca-Cola as a product, relay history, variants, marketing history, health and environmental debates from business history, public health and news sources with positions attributed, describe the named variants and New Coke episode, and distinguish Coca-Cola from The Coca-Cola Company, other colas, coca leaf products and cocaine.
Research draft, second pass
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Purpose and description
Let an agent explain Coca-Cola as a product, relay history, variants, marketing history, health and environmental debates from business history, public health and news sources with positions attributed, describe the named variants and New Coke episode, and distinguish Coca-Cola from The Coca-Cola Company, other colas, coca leaf products and cocaine.
A carbonated soft drink first developed in 1886 by pharmacist John Stith Pemberton in Atlanta, sold by The Coca-Cola Company and bottlers worldwide, whose early formula included coca leaf extract, with cocaine removed by the early 20th century, and kola nut caffeine; the registry aliases include New Coke, a reformulation launched in 1985 and withdrawn within months after consumer backlash, along with conspiracy theories about the change, caffeine-free and Coca-Cola Plus variants, and limited editions such as Coca-Cola Creations and Starlight. Health bodies link sugary drinks to obesity, type 2 diabetes and tooth decay, sugar taxes have been adopted in many countries, and the model presents the brand neutrally without promotion, with debates attributed.
What it is for: Soft drink, described without promotion.
It can be explain history and variants; relay marketing history; present health and environmental debates with attribution; distinguish related entities.
Distinguishing features
Global brand
Secret formula marketing
Many variants
Public health debates
What it looks like
A dark brown carbonated drink in red-labelled bottles and cans with a script logo.
Physical character
invented: 1886 year - Atlanta, John Stith Pemberton
New Coke launch: April 1985 date - withdrawn July 1985
sugar in 330 ml can: about 35 grams - regular version, varies by market
How it is recognised
Carbonated cola soft drink
New Coke, Coca-Cola Starlight, Coca-Cola Creations, caffeine-free Coca-Cola, New Coke conspiracy theories, Coca-Cola Plus
The Coca-Cola Company is the corporation; other colas include Pepsi; coca leaf products are regulated; cocaine is a controlled drug
Related models
is a kind of - in registry terms
is produced by -
was reformulated as - 1985
is contrasted with -
In practice
Families and kinds
regular Coca-Cola
diet and zero-sugar versions
caffeine-free versions
flavoured and limited editions
historical reformulations such as New Coke
Standards and regulation
Food labelling and sugar tax laws
Advertising rules for children
Packaging and recycling regulations
Failure modes and hazards
Promoting the product
Unattributed health claims
Repeating conspiracy theories as fact
Also called
Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Understand What Coca-Cola is.
Attribution.
Definition
Definition.
Definition
Definition.
- What is Coca-Cola, and how does it differ from The Coca-Cola Company, other colas, coca leaf products and cocaine? definition
- Is the question about history, nutrition, business or environmental issues? boundary
Variants
Named variants.
Variants
Variants.
- What were New Coke, Coca-Cola Plus, Creations, Starlight and caffeine-free versions? definition
- Which entry fits the specific variant? action
History History.
Sources.
Origins
Origins.
Origins
Origins.
- How did Pemberton create the drink, and when was cocaine removed? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
New Coke
New Coke episode.
New Coke
New Coke.
- Why was New Coke launched and withdrawn, and what do business historians conclude, with conspiracy claims attributed? provenance
- Which sources are cited? provenance
Health Health.
Attribution.
Sugar
Sugary drinks.
Sugar
Sugar.
- What do WHO and health agencies say about sugary drinks and health? provenance
- Which entry fits sugar-sweetened beverage? action
Taxes
Sugar taxes.
Taxes
Taxes.
- What do studies and industry say about sugar tax effects, with positions attributed? provenance
- Is the presentation neutral and attributed? boundary
Context Business and environment.
Attribution.
Marketing
Marketing history.
Marketing
Marketing.
- How did Coca-Cola advertising shape global branding, as historians describe? provenance
- Which entry fits history of advertising? action
Plastic
Plastic pollution.
Plastic
Plastic.
- What do audits and the company say about plastic packaging, with positions attributed? provenance
- Is the information current? boundary
What the second pass must settle
- Should New Coke be a separate entry?
- How should limited editions be recorded as instances?
- How should public health data be linked and kept current?