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# John Pemberton

Recorded founding associations · The Coca-Cola Company

## Founding associations

John Pemberton is recorded as a founder of [The Coca-Cola Company](https://businessownerindex.com/company-reference/the-coca-cola-company-q3295867/) in the cited public company records. The person record describes John Pemberton as American pharmacist, inventor of Coca-Cola (1831-1888).

## [The Coca-Cola Company](https://businessownerindex.com/company-reference/the-coca-cola-company-q3295867/)

American multinational beverage corporation. Recorded founding year: 1892.

Explore the [The Coca-Cola Company company reference](https://businessownerindex.com/company-reference/the-coca-cola-company-q3295867/) for the recorded cofounders, business context, and company-specific source trail.

## Research context: Food and hospitality businesses

A food or hospitality name can refer to an individual location, a chain, a product brand, or a company licensing its concept. Research the operating model before comparing it with another business. Founding information alone does not show the number of active locations, franchise relationships, or present operating ownership.

### Questions for researching The Coca-Cola Company

- Does the current company website distinguish owned locations from franchised or licensed locations?
- What sources identify the original concept and the people credited with establishing it?
- Are expansion and location claims tied to a date and an identifiable source?

This sector context is a reading guide based on the company’s recorded description. It does not attribute a particular business model or capability to The Coca-Cola Company without supporting evidence.

## Follow the founding team

John Pemberton’s association with [The Coca-Cola Company](https://businessownerindex.com/company-reference/the-coca-cola-company-q3295867/) can be researched alongside [Asa Griggs Candler](https://businessownerindex.com/founder-reference/people/asa-griggs-candler-q744866/). The company’s recorded founding year is 1892. The shared company record is the evidence for this connection; it does not establish that these people currently work together.

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## Public sources

- [Wikidata public record Q215959](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q215959): person identity and public description.
- [Wikidata public record Q3295867](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3295867): founder association with The Coca-Cola Company.

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