CHARLOTTE, N.C., May 1, 2003 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated (Nasdaq: COKE) today announced that the Board of Directors has declared a dividend for the Second Quarter of 2003 of $.25 per share on shares of the Company's Common Stock and Class B Common Stock payable on May 30, 2003, to shareholders of record as of the close of business on May 16, 2003.

SOURCE Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated

Media, Lauren C. Steele, Vice President of Corporate Affairs,
+1-704-557-4551, or Investors, David V. Singer, Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer, +1-704-557-4604, both of Coca-Cola Bottling Co.
Consolidated