
Pepsi-Cola Bottling Company of Charlotte Preview | Trail of History
Preview: Episode 31 | 24s
Preview for the story of the Pepsi-Cola Bottling Company of Charlotte and Dale Halton.
Go back to 1905 when a young entrepreneur named Henry Fowler and his wife Sadie took a risk by becoming the first Pepsi-Cola bottling franchise in the country. Under the leadership of their granddaughter, Dale Halton, it went on to become the oldest franchise. Then explore how the financial foundation has enabled Halton to give back millions of dollars to the Charlotte region.
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Trail of History is a local public television program presented by PBS Charlotte
Sponsored by Bragg Financial

Pepsi-Cola Bottling Company of Charlotte Preview | Trail of History
Preview: Episode 31 | 24s
Go back to 1905 when a young entrepreneur named Henry Fowler and his wife Sadie took a risk by becoming the first Pepsi-Cola bottling franchise in the country. Under the leadership of their granddaughter, Dale Halton, it went on to become the oldest franchise. Then explore how the financial foundation has enabled Halton to give back millions of dollars to the Charlotte region.
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Trail of History is a local public television program presented by PBS Charlotte
Sponsored by Bragg Financial