Spilling Coke's secrets?

• Position: Food

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The recipe for Coca-Cola is one of the most coveted secrets in American business. So when a radio show host in February stumbled upon a long-forgotten 1979 newspaper article that claimed to list the ingredients in Coke's prized formula, it caused a sensation that spread virally around the globe. Pretty soon, people everywhere were swapping tips on the best sources for citric acid and coriander oil to see if they could replicate the taste that has earned Coke billions of dollars since the company was founded in 1886. Food historian Laura Shapiro...