In the 1960s, Coca-Cola, Which Had Bottling Plants in India

question 87

Multiple Choice

In the 1960s, Coca-Cola, which had bottling plants in India, faced strong pressure from the Indian government to reveal the Coke formula as a condition for continued operations in India. As a result,

• A)Coke agreed to reveal the formula to the Indian government, which has maintained it as a state secret to this day.
• B)instead of revealing the formula, Coke withdrew from the Indian market.
• C)Coke was able to successfully lobby the government to withdraw this demand.
• D)none of the above

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