Word: pemberton
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Dates: during 1983-1983
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...Coke is it!" or "Pepsi now!" set to foot-stomping tunes. Now soft-drink makers are wooing the guzzlers with a flood of new brands. Nine colas have been introduced by major producers in the past 15 months, which is more than in all the years since John Styth Pemberton whipped up the first batch of Coca-Cola in 1886. Says Richard Armstrong, president of Dr Pepper, which has brought out two new brands since last fall: "It would be unusual for even the computer industry to compress so much activity into so short a time...