CHARLOTTE, N.C., July 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated (Nasdaq: COKE) today announced that the Board of Directors has declared a dividend for the Third Quarter of 2007 of $.25 per share on shares of the Company's Common Stock and Class B Common Stock payable on August 24, 2007 to shareholders of record as of the close of business on August 10, 2007.

Symbol: COKE

Quoted: The Nasdaq Stock Market (Global Market)

SOURCE Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated

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