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Coca-Cola and KFC's secret formulas are safe--for now

Coca-Cola can certainly keep a secret.

The famed formula behind its soda -- under wraps for 122 years and stowed in an Atlanta bank vault -- is rarely accessed. Executives won't even disclose how many employees know the formula, acknowledging only that the number is low.

"The mystique of the secret formula is part of the brand's DNA," said Phil Mooney, director of Coca-Cola's archives...

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