Legal Opinion
Coca-Cola Bottling Co. of Shreveport, Inc. v. Coca-Cola Co.
District Court, D. Delaware
Decided August 20, 1985No. Civ. A. Nos. 83-120, 83-95MMSPublishedCited by 66 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
MURRAY M. SCHWARTZ, Chief Judge.
The complete formula for Coca-Cola is one of the best-kept trade secrets in the world. Although most of the ingredients are public knowledge, see Coca-Cola Bottling Co. of Shreveport, Inc. v. Coca-Cola Co., 563 F.Supp. 1122, 1132 (D.Del.1983), the ingredient that gives Coca-Cola its distinctive taste is a secret combination of flavoring oils and ingredients known as “Merchandise 7X.” The formula for Merchandise 7X has been tightly guarded since Coca-Cola was first invented and is known by only two persons within The Coca-Cola Company (“the Company”). The…
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