But what stopped me in my tracks was the revelation that Pepsi used to be called Brad’s Drink, named for its creator Caleb Davis Bradham. But the name “Pepsi-Cola” - derived from dyspepsia ...

But what stopped me in my tracks was the revelation that Pepsi used to be called Brad’s Drink, named for its creator Caleb Davis Bradham. But the name “Pepsi-Cola” — derived from dyspepsia ...

Sawbones: A Marital Tour of Misguided Medicine is a podcast about what used to be considered medicine. The hosts, a married couple (she’s a doctor and he’s the comic relief), detail the… ...

One stunned user exclaimed on X (previously known as Twitter): "I just learned that Pepsi was originally called Brad's drink'," further adding "So anyway, I'm going to be reeling from that for a ...

On this day in 1898 'Brad's Drink' got a new name that is a state bragging right today It all started with a pharmacist in New Bern and today is a 67 billion dollar company. To stream WFMY News 2 ...

For hundreds of years, people have created drinkable elixirs and tonics which they claimed had medicinal purposes. Salesmen, many of whom could be better described as con men, arrived in ...

“When Pepsi entered the market in 1898, initially branded as Brad’s Drink, it faced the challenge of competing against Coca-Cola’s established presence,” Donna Wertalik, professor of ...

The drink's popularity grew, ultimately becoming a profitable venture for Scheweppe. By 1783, he had become the first soda salesman in history, giving the product his surname in the process.

A product called Brad’s Drink, introduced in New Bern, North Carolina in 1893, became Pepsi-Cola in 1898. ... “Each town had their own soft drink manufacturing facility. ...