Background
He was a Columbus, Georgia pharmacist and son of a grocer.
He was a Columbus, Georgia pharmacist and son of a grocer.
Through the family-owned Hatcher Grocery Company, Hatcher introduced a cola drink in 1905 called Royal Crown Ginger Ale. In the same year a company was formed to bottle the popular drinks, Union Bottling Works. Hatcher is buried in the Riverdale Cemetery in Muscogee County, Georgia.
His will established the Pickett & Hatcher Educational Fund, a non-profit student lender.