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'''Edwin Lester Minges''' (born [[1920]] in Fallstown, North Carolina | '''Edwin Lester Minges''' (born [[1920]] in Fallstown, North Carolina; died [[November 28]], [[2007]] in [[Tuscaloosa]]) was the founder of the [[Tuscaloosa Pepsi-Cola Bottling Company]], the first bottler to distribute Mountain Dew. | ||
Minges' father, | Minges' father, Luther Minges, founded a bottler with his younger brother Miles in Greenville, North Carolina in [[1923]]. In the late 1930s they bought up Pepsi franchises around the south, which came into the hands of their sons. | ||
Ed Minges studied chemistry and business at the University of North Carolina and went on to earn his Master's in business at Harvard University. He was stationed in Miami as a Navy Lieutenant Commander during [[World War II]], then moved to Tuscaloosa in [[1946]] to take over the idle franchise owned by his father. | Ed Minges studied chemistry and business at the University of North Carolina and went on to earn his Master's in business at Harvard University. He was stationed in Miami as a Navy Lieutenant Commander during [[World War II]], then moved to Tuscaloosa in [[1946]] to take over the idle franchise owned by his father. | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
* Jones, Adam | * Jones, Adam (November 30, 2007) "Pepsi pioneer Minges dies at 87." {{TN}} | ||
* Minges, John Franklin III (2023) ''Celebrating 100 Years in the Soft Drink Business: The Story of L. L. Minges & M. O. Minges.'' ISBN 9780990599036 | |||
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Latest revision as of 15:49, 20 April 2024
Edwin Lester Minges (born 1920 in Fallstown, North Carolina; died November 28, 2007 in Tuscaloosa) was the founder of the Tuscaloosa Pepsi-Cola Bottling Company, the first bottler to distribute Mountain Dew.
Minges' father, Luther Minges, founded a bottler with his younger brother Miles in Greenville, North Carolina in 1923. In the late 1930s they bought up Pepsi franchises around the south, which came into the hands of their sons.
Ed Minges studied chemistry and business at the University of North Carolina and went on to earn his Master's in business at Harvard University. He was stationed in Miami as a Navy Lieutenant Commander during World War II, then moved to Tuscaloosa in 1946 to take over the idle franchise owned by his father.
In the late 1950s Minges participated in the development of Mountain Dew as a competitor for Sun Drop on behalf of the drink's owner, Tip Corporation of Marion, Virginia. The formula was purchased by Pepsi in 1964 and further developed in house.
Minges also struck the first deal to sell Pepsi in Bryant-Denny Stadium in the mid-1980s. Minges sold the company to Buffalo Rock in 1986.
Minges died in 2007 and is interred at Tuscaloosa Memorial Park.
References
- Jones, Adam (November 30, 2007) "Pepsi pioneer Minges dies at 87." The Tuscaloosa News
- Minges, John Franklin III (2023) Celebrating 100 Years in the Soft Drink Business: The Story of L. L. Minges & M. O. Minges. ISBN 9780990599036