Today, with stores around the globe, the company is the premier roaster and retailer of specialty coffee in the world. In addition to its Starbucks retail stores, the company produces a wide range of branded consumer products globally, including ready-to-drink beverages, packaged coffees and premium ice creams.
Such is the case with the crown cap, the ubiquitous, indispensable style of bottle cap found on beer and soft drink bottles around the world, created in 1891 by William Painter. Born in Ireland in 1838, Painter, at the age of 20, immigrated to the United States in search of better opportunities.
Coke and Pepsi may be the undisputed leaders in the cola beverage market, but a third option has existed since 1934, one that its loyal following has always insisted is the best of the three. Its full name is Royal Crown Cola, but most know it simply as RC Cola. And, though it certainly canât compete with the advertising budgets of the other two behemoths, RC has managed to hold its own quite nicely for over 70 years. RC Cola was invented by a pharmacist in Georgia in 1905. If that story sounds familiar, it might be because another Georgian pharmacist, John Pemberton, invented Coca-Cola, although his concoction preceeded RC by twenty years.