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

History

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

• 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