| Solo Beverage Company | |
| Type: | Ltd. |
| Genre: | Beverages |
| Founder: | Joseph Charles |
| Founded: | 1949 in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago |
| Key People: | Ken Charles (MD) |
| Location: | San Juan, Trinidad and Tobago |
| Industry: | Non-alcoholic beverage |
| Homepage: | 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.
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]