Bill and Margarets son Ed, an officer in the Korean War, and his wife Ruth became involved in the family business. In the 1960s Ed acquired Dr Pepper, Mountain Dew and Canada Dry franchises and added a facility in Hagerstown, Maryland. RCBC of Winchester remains one of the three original Sweet 16 non-Pepsi bottlers in the world. From RCBCs beginnings on North Cameron Street to the current location on Shawnee Drive the production of canned and bottled soft drinks has increased from a few cases a week to over 2 million cases per year. The Royal Crown Bottling Company of Winchester proudly services over 1 million customers throughout Virginia, West Virginia, and Maryland.