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Solo Beverage Company

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Solo Beverage Company
Company typeLtd.
IndustryNon-alcoholic beverage
GenreBeverages
Founded1949 in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
FounderJoseph Charles
HeadquartersSan Juan, Trinidad and Tobago
Key people
Ken Charles (MD)
Websitewww.solobev.com

Solo Beverage Company, also known as Joseph Charles Bottling Works and Investments Ltd., is a soft drink manufacturer in Trinidad and Tobago.

History

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The company was founded by Joseph Charles (born Serjad Makmadeen), who was born in 1910 in Princes Town to Makmadeen, a Punjabi Muslim who emigrated from Punjab in then British India to Trinidad, and his wife Rosalin Jamaria, a Dougla (mixed Indian and African heritage) who emigrated from Martinique.[1] It is currently still owned by the Charles family and is located on the Churchill Roosevelt Highway in San Juan.[2]

Products

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  • Solo Apple J: apple spritzer
  • Solo Pear J: pear spritzer
  • Royal Crown cola (under licence)
  • Diet Royal Crown cola (under licence)
  • Upper 10: lemon & lime lemonade (under licence)
  • Solo Bentley: carbonated lime lemonade
  • Diet Solo Bentley
  • Solo Apple, Guava, Mango, Banana, Orange, Pineapple, Grape, and Sorrel: sugared juices
  • Solo Kola Champagne, Ginger Ale, Ginger Beer, and Cream Soda: soft drinks
  • Aqua Pure Water

References

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  1. ^ "Mr. Solo: Serjad Makmadeen aka Joseph Charles - Caribbean Muslims". 14 June 2008.
  2. ^ Joseph Charles Archived 11 August 2007 at the Wayback Machine
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