title: Solo Beverage Company
text: # Solo Beverage Company
  
  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. It is currently still owned by the Charles family and is located on the Churchill Roosevelt Highway in San Juan.
  
  ## 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
  