1. The Coca-Cola Company Turned Down The Chance To Buy PepsiĀ On Three Separate Occasions
It seems unbelievable to think that the two huge fizzy-drinks rivals would ever have cooperated with one another - but between 1922 and 1933 Coca-Cola was offered the chance to acquire the Pepsi-Cola Company on three separate occasions. For unknown reasons, Coca-Cola turned down all these opportunities, instead wishing to focus on its own brand - and ensuring that a rivalry would exist between the two which still survives today.
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