Charles Guth
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This article is about the businessman. For the baseball player born in 1856, see Charlie Guth. For the baseball player born in 1947, see Bucky Guth.
Charles Godfrey Guth (June 3, 1877 ā 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.
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Charles Godfrey Guth | |
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President of Pepsi-Cola | |
In office 1931-1939 | |
Preceded by | Roy Megargel |
Succeeded by | Walter Staunton Mack Jr. |
Personal details | |
Born | June 3, 1877 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Died | May 24, 1948(1948-05-24) (aged 70) Baltimore, Maryland |
Nationality | American |
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