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Ben Gilbert

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Acquired
Coca-Cola

15 of them were created organically like Fanta and Sprite that we didn't talk about in this episode.

Acquired
Coca-Cola

No way.

Acquired
Coca-Cola

And they stole the name from, they had a character named Sprite Boy who was a part of the Coca-Cola Santa Claus universe.

Acquired
Coca-Cola

Yep, that's right.

Acquired
Coca-Cola

All right, those are two of the 15 that were created organically in-house.

Acquired
Coca-Cola

Three of them they bought that were already doing over a billion in acquisition.

Acquired
Coca-Cola

And then the remaining 12 of the $30 billion brands that they have were small and Coke grew them to over a billion in revenue underneath their umbrella.

Acquired
Coca-Cola

So think Minute Maid, Fair Life, and Vitamin Water.

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Coca-Cola

And just to share some of the other brands they do own, Powerade, Minute Maid, Dasani, Vitamin Water, Coke Zero, Schweppes, Smart Water, CL, which is another water brand, and Crystal, which is yet a third water brand.

Acquired
Coca-Cola

They recently bought Topo Chico.

Acquired
Coca-Cola

They're actually playing around in alcoholic beverages a little bit with Topo Chico with a hard seltzer.

Acquired
Coca-Cola

And I think they're also doing a Jack and Coke event.

Acquired
Coca-Cola

And Sprite that is alcoholic.

Acquired
Coca-Cola

So they're starting to dip their toe into that a little bit.

Acquired
Coca-Cola

Mm, Fanta Clear Lemon, alcoholic.

Acquired
Coca-Cola

All right, has a real ring to it.

Acquired
Coca-Cola

Fresca, Body Armor, Fairlife, and Core Power, the dairy products, and Fuse Tea.

Acquired
Coca-Cola

And here's one that is a little bit of a head-scratcher, Costa Coffee.

Acquired
Coca-Cola

And it's physical retail.

Acquired
Coca-Cola

It's a coffee house in the UK.