Charles Guth

Charles Godfrey Guth
President of Pepsi-Cola
In office
1931-1939
Preceded byRoy Megargel
Succeeded byWalter Staunton Mack Jr.
Personal details
BornJune 3, 1877
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
DiedMay 24, 1948(1948-05-24) (aged 70)
Baltimore, Maryland
NationalityAmerican

Charles Godfrey Guth (June 3, 1877 – May 24, 1948) was an American businessman, who, as executive of the Loft Candy Company, purchased the trademark and the syrup recipe of the twice-bankrupt Pepsi-Cola Company.[1][2][3] He was President of Loft Candy Company from 1930 to 1935 and President of Pepsi-Cola Company from 1931 to 1939.

  1. ^ "Charles G. Guth". Retrieved 2009-05-23.
  2. ^ "Brief History of Pepsi-Cola". Archived from the original on 2009-02-24. Retrieved 2009-03-18.
  3. ^ "Pepsi Cola History". Retrieved 2009-03-18.