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| − | '''Pepsi''' is a carbonated,caffeinated, cola soft drink manufactured by Pepsi Co. It was invented by a pharmacist named Caleb Bradham in the early 1890s in New Bern, North Carolina. Bradham was operating a pharmacy and he invented the drink as a refreshment for his customers. He called it Pepsi after a drug called pepsin. Even though pepsin was not in Pepsi they both helped the stomach to digest hard to digest foods because of their acidity and could therefore help calm an upset or sick stomach, which was why Bradham named Pepsi after pepsin. Pepsi-Cola Company also owns some non-caffeine and non-soft drink businesses. It owns Gatorade, Quaker Oatmeal, and | + | '''Pepsi''' is a carbonated,caffeinated, cola soft drink manufactured by Pepsi Co. It was invented by a pharmacist named Caleb Bradham in the early 1890s in New Bern, North Carolina. Bradham was operating a pharmacy and he invented the drink as a refreshment for his customers. He called it Pepsi after a drug called pepsin. Even though pepsin was not in Pepsi they both helped the stomach to digest hard to digest foods because of their acidity and could therefore help calm an upset or sick stomach, which was why Bradham named Pepsi after pepsin. Pepsi-Cola Company also owns some non-caffeine and non-soft drink businesses. It owns Gatorade, Quaker Oatmeal, and Tropicana, an orange juice company. It used to own Taco Bell and Kentucky Fried Chicken although it does not anymore. |
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Revision as of 04:03, April 17, 2007
Pepsi is a carbonated,caffeinated, cola soft drink manufactured by Pepsi Co. It was invented by a pharmacist named Caleb Bradham in the early 1890s in New Bern, North Carolina. Bradham was operating a pharmacy and he invented the drink as a refreshment for his customers. He called it Pepsi after a drug called pepsin. Even though pepsin was not in Pepsi they both helped the stomach to digest hard to digest foods because of their acidity and could therefore help calm an upset or sick stomach, which was why Bradham named Pepsi after pepsin. Pepsi-Cola Company also owns some non-caffeine and non-soft drink businesses. It owns Gatorade, Quaker Oatmeal, and Tropicana, an orange juice company. It used to own Taco Bell and Kentucky Fried Chicken although it does not anymore.