Solo Beverage Company

Solo Beverage CompanyCompany type| Ltd.

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Industry| Non-alcoholic beverage
Genre| Beverages
Founded| 1949 in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
Founder| Joseph Charles
Headquarters| San Juan, Trinidad and Tobago

Key people

| Ken Charles (MD)
Website| www.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, Grape, 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

## External links

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* Solo Beverage Official Site

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