5. Coca-Cola’s $35.1 Billion in revenue makes it the 84th largest economy in the world.
Just ahead of Costa Rica
6. Pepsico has no less than 22 $1Billion brands including Pepsi, Tropicana, Lays
(Walkers) and Quaker.
7. Coca-Cola spends more on advertising than Apple or Microsoft combined
$2.9 Billion (2010) vs Microsoft $1.6 Billion (2010) and Apple $691 Million (2010)
8. Both brands became part of popular culture with followers who became borderline
religious in their fanaticism
9. 1975 The Pepsi Taste Challenge
Consumers showed a definite preference for Pepsi over Coca-Cola