▁business ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 9 ▁by ▁F . ▁R . ▁Se aman , ▁after ▁he ▁acquired ▁a ▁loan ▁of ▁$ 2 , 5 0 0 ▁from ▁one ▁of ▁his ▁c ous ins . ▁He ▁operated ▁out ▁of ▁an ▁old ▁brick ▁building ▁that ▁also ▁served ▁as ▁his ▁residence ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁years . ▁He ▁delivered ▁s oda ▁to ▁local ▁stores ▁in ▁the ▁back se at ▁of ▁his ▁Ford ▁j al opy . ▁F . ▁R ▁Se aman ▁married ▁Jean ▁Mac Le od . ▁ ▁S omet ime ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s , ▁Se aman ' s ▁obtained ▁a ▁lic ence ▁to ▁bott le ▁Pe psi ▁Col a ▁products , ▁and ▁as ▁a ▁result , ▁the ▁factory ▁had ▁to ▁be ▁expanded . ▁They ▁were ▁encourag ed ▁to ▁stop ▁producing ▁their ▁own ▁brand ▁and ▁exclus ively ▁produce ▁Pe psi ▁Col a ▁products , ▁but ▁they ▁refused , ▁because ▁the ▁Se aman ' s ▁brand ed ▁products ▁have ▁always ▁done ▁well . ▁ ▁The ▁last ▁owner ▁of ▁the ▁business ▁was ▁Rund ell ▁Se aman , ▁who ▁sold ▁the ▁business ▁to ▁The ▁Pe psi ▁B ott ling ▁Group ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 . ▁Before ▁the ▁sale ▁there ▁was ▁ 1 1 ▁different ▁flav ours , ▁that ▁was ▁quickly ▁reduced ▁to ▁ 4 – 5 , ▁and ▁is ▁now ▁two . ▁( O range ▁and ▁G inger ▁Ale ) ▁ ▁The ▁bott ling ▁plant ▁in ▁Char l ott et own ▁was ▁closed ▁down ▁and ▁converted ▁into ▁a ▁dep ot