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Caleb Davis Bradham (May 27, 1867 – February 19, 1934) was an American pharmacist, who invented the soft drink Pepsi.
Known mainly for inventing “Brad’s Drink,” later called Pepsi-Cola, Caleb Bradham’s business career reached its apogee a couple years before World War I. The effects of the government’s rationing of sugar during the Great War cost Bradham immensely.
Feb 14, 2020 · In 1893, young Caleb Bradham bought the drugstore at the corner of Middle and Pollock Streets in New Bern, North Carolina. Jumping on the soda fountain craze sweeping the country, by 1898 he had invented his own drink, which he named “Pepsi-Cola.”
In 1898, small-town pharmacist Caleb D. Bradham looked for a name that would better describe his formula -- which he was selling under the name "Brad's Drink." He bought the name "Pep Kola" from a local competitor and changed it to Pepsi-Cola.
Aug 11, 2019 · The original formula for what would become Pepsi Cola was invented in 1893 by pharmacist Caleb Bradham of New Bern, N.C. Like many pharmacists at the time, he operated a soda fountain in his drugstore, where he served drinks that he created himself.
Caleb Bradham of New Bern, North Carolina was a pharmacist. Like many pharmacists at the turn of the century he had a soda fountain in his drugstore, where he served his customers refreshing drinks, that he created himself.
May 27, 1867–February 19, 1934. Caleb Davis Bradham, founder of Pepsi-Cola, pharmacist, and Shriner, was born at Chinquapin, Duplin County, the son of George Washington and Julia McCann Bradham.
