UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

Current Report
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported):

August 11, 2010

COCA-COLA BOTTLING CO. CONSOLIDATED

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware		0-9286		56-0950585
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

4100 Coca-Cola Plaza, Charlotte, North Carolina 28211
(Address of principal executive offices)       (Zip Code)

(704) 557-4400
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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Item 2.02.		Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On August 11, 2010, Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated (the “Company”) issued a news release announcing its financial results for the quarter ended July 4, 2010. A copy of the news release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 hereto.

Item 9.01.		Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

99.1

News release issued on August 11, 2010, reporting the Company’s financial results for the quarter ended July 4, 2010.

Signature

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC

EXHIBITS

CURRENT REPORT
ON
FORM 8-K

Date of Event Reported:		Commission File No:
August 11, 2010		0-9286

COCA-COLA BOTTLING CO. CONSOLIDATED

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.		Exhibit Description
99.1		News release issued on August 11, 2010, reporting the Company’s financial results for the quarter ended July 4, 2010.

Exhibit 99.1

Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated, 4100 Coca-Cola Plaza, Charlotte, NC 28211

		News Release
		Media Contact:		Lauren C. Steele
				VP — Corporate Affairs
				704-557-4551
		Investor Contact:		James E. Harris
				Senior VP — CFO
				704-557-4582

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE		Symbol: COKE
August 11, 2010		Quoted: The NASDAQ Stock Market (Global Select Market)

Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated Reports
Second Quarter and First Half 2010 Results

CHARLOTTE, NC — Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated (NASDAQ: COKE) today announced it earned $12.0 million, or basic net income per share of $1.31, on net sales of $417.4 million for the second quarter of 2010, compared to net income of $12.2 million, or basic net income per share of $1.33, on net sales of $377.7 million for the second quarter of 2009. The results for the second quarter of 2010 included $4.7 million of after-tax losses ($7.8 million on a pre-tax basis) due to mark-to-market adjustments on fuel and aluminum hedges and $.4 million of after-tax gains ($.6 million on a pre-tax basis) from insurance recoveries on assets lost or damaged due to the Nashville, Tennessee area flood. The results for the second quarter of 2009 included $3.0 million of after-tax gains ($4.9 million on a pre-tax basis) due to mark-to-market adjustments on fuel and aluminum hedges.

On a comparable basis, the Company earned $16.3 million in the second quarter of 2010, or comparable basic net income per share of $1.78, versus $9.2 million in the second quarter of 2009, or comparable basic net income per share of $1.00. The following table reconciles reported GAAP net income and comparable net income and basic net income per share for the second quarter of 2010 and 2009:

		Second Quarter
										Basic Net Income Per
		Net Income								Share
In Thousands, Except Per Share Amounts		2010				2009				2010				2009
Reported net income (GAAP)		$	12,043			$	12,187			$	1.31			$	1.33
Net (gain) loss on mark-to-market adjustments on fuel & aluminum hedges, net of tax			4,749				(2,954	)			0.52				(0.32	)
Impact of Nashville flood, net of tax			(372	)			—				(0.04	)			—
Other income tax changes			(99	)			(52	)			(0.01	)			(0.01	)
Total			4,278				(3,006	)			0.47				(0.33	)
Comparable net income (a)		$	16,321			$	9,181			$	1.78			$	1.00

The Company earned $16.7 million, or basic net income per share of $1.82, on net sales of $764.9 million for the first half of 2010, compared to net income of $20.7 million, or basic net income per share of $2.26, on net sales of $714.0 million for the first half of 2009. The results for the first half of 2010 included $4.6 million of after-tax losses ($7.6 million on a pre-tax basis) due to mark-to-market adjustments on fuel and aluminum hedges, the $.4 million of after-tax gain ($.6 million on a pre-tax basis) from the impact of the Nashville flood and a $.5 million increase in tax expense due to the change in tax law eliminating the tax deduction once available for Medicare Part D subsidies. The results for the first half of 2009 included $4.4 million of after-tax gains ($7.3 million on a pre-tax basis) due to mark-to-market adjustments on fuel and aluminum hedges and a $1.7 million decrease in income tax expense due to the settlement of prior tax positions with a state tax authority.

On a comparable basis, the Company earned $21.3 million in the first half of 2010, or comparable basic net income per share of $2.32, versus $14.7 million in the first half of 2009, or comparable basic net income per share of $1.61. The following table reconciles reported GAAP net income and comparable net income and basic net income per share for the first half of 2010 and 2009:

		First Half
										Basic Net Income Per
		Net Income								Share
In Thousands, Except Per Share Amounts		2010				2009				2010				2009
Reported net income (GAAP)		$	16,703			$	20,718			$	1.82			$	2.26
Net (gain) loss on mark-to-market adjustments on fuel & aluminum hedges, net of tax			4,600				(4,429	)			0.50				(0.48	)
Impact of Nashville flood, net of tax			(372	)			—				(0.04	)			—
Impact of change in tax law regarding Medicare Part D subsidy			464				—				0.05				—
Change in uncertain tax positions due to settlement of prior tax positions with a state taxing authority			—				(1,686	)			—				(0.18	)
Other income tax changes			(134	)			132				(0.01	)			0.01
Total			4,558				(5,983	)			0.50				(0.65	)
Comparable net income (a)		$	21,261			$	14,735			$	2.32			$	1.61

J. Frank Harrison, III, Chairman and CEO, said, “We are very pleased about our performance thus far in 2010. We have seen strong growth on both a top-line and comparable bottom-line basis. Our employees continue to deliver exemplary results in the face of a tough economic environment and our customers and consumers enjoyed our great brands at a rate that has outpaced performance in recent years. We are especially proud of these results given the severe flood in our Nashville market. More importantly, we are extremely proud of how our Nashville team, and our Company as a whole, served the needs of our fellow employees, our customers and the community. Our employees’ response to this disaster reflects great servant leadership in a time of crisis.”

William B. Elmore, President and COO, added, “Consumers in our franchise territories have faced unprecedented challenges; however, we continue to see signs of growing optimism. Our package / price strategies have seen win/win results with our retail partners even as unemployment rates in our territories have been some of the worst in the U.S. Further, our continuous improvement around operating cost efficiency continues to drive very strong results during a period of increased demand. We are very pleased with our performance in the first half of 2010 and are cautiously optimistic about the performance outlook for the balance of 2010.”

Cautionary Information Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

Included in this news release and other information that we make publicly available from time to time are forward-looking management comments and other statements that reflect management’s current outlook for future periods. These statements include, among others, statements regarding our cautious optimism about the performance outlook for the balance of 2010.

These statements and expectations are based on currently available competitive, financial and economic data along with our operating plans, and are subject to future events and uncertainties that could cause anticipated events not to occur or actual results to differ materially from historical or anticipated results. Among the events or uncertainties which could adversely affect future periods are: lower than expected selling pricing resulting from increased marketplace competition; changes in how significant customers market or promote our products; changes in public and consumer preferences related to nonalcoholic beverages; unfavorable changes in the general economy; miscalculation of our need for infrastructure investment; our inability to meet requirements under bottling contracts; material changes in the performance requirements for marketing funding support or our inability to meet such requirements; decreases from historic levels of marketing funding support; changes in The Coca-Cola Company’s and other beverage companies’ levels of advertising, marketing and spending on brand innovation; the inability of our aluminum can or plastic bottle suppliers to meet our purchase requirements; our inability to offset higher raw material costs with higher selling prices, increased bottle/can sales volume or reduced expenses; sustained increases in fuel costs or our inability to secure adequate supplies of fuel; sustained increases in workers’ compensation, employment practices and vehicle accident costs; sustained increases in the cost of employee benefits; product liability claims or product recalls; technology failures; changes in interest rates; adverse changes in our credit rating (whether as a result of our operations or prospects or as a result of those of The Coca-Cola Company or other bottlers in the Coca-Cola system); changes in legal contingencies; legislative changes effecting our distribution and packaging; additional taxes resulting from tax audits; natural disasters and unfavorable weather; issues surrounding labor relations; recent bottler litigation; our use of estimates and assumptions; public policy challenges regarding the sale of soft drinks in schools; the impact of recent volatility in the financial markets to access the credit markets; legislative changes that could affect distribution and packaging; the impact of recently announced and completed acquisitions of bottlers by their franchisors; obesity and other health concerns may reduce demand for the Company’s products; global climate change or legal, regulatory or market response to such change; ability to change distribution methods and business practices could be negatively affected by bottler disputes; and the concentration of our capital stock ownership. The forward-looking statements in this news release should be read in conjunction with the more detailed descriptions of the above factors located in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended January 3, 2010 under Part I, Item 1A “Risk Factors” as well as those additional factors we may describe from time to time in other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Except as required by law, the Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements contained in this release as a result of new information or future events or developments.

—Enjoy Coca-Cola—

Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (UNAUDITED)
In Thousands (Except Per Share Data)

		Second Quarter								First Half
		2010				2009				2010				2009
Net sales		$	417,361			$	377,749			$	764,859			$	714,010
Cost of sales			249,353				217,622				450,148				406,754
Gross margin			168,008				160,127				314,711				307,256
Selling, delivery and administrative expenses			138,190				129,449				267,234				255,437
Income from operations			29,818				30,678				47,477				51,819
Interest expense			8,802				9,935				17,612				19,193
Income before income taxes			21,016				20,743				29,865				32,626
Income taxes			7,612				7,825				11,326				10,885
Net income			13,404				12,918				18,539				21,741
Less: Net income attributable to the noncontrolling interest			1,361				731				1,836				1,023
Net income attributable to Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated		$	12,043			$	12,187			$	16,703			$	20,718
Basic net income per share based on net income attributable to Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated:
Common Stock		$	1.31			$	1.33			$	1.82			$	2.26
Weighted average number of Common Stock shares outstanding			7,141				7,141				7,141				6,999
Class B Common Stock		$	1.31			$	1.33			$	1.82			$	2.26
Weighted average number of Class B Common Stock shares outstanding			2,044				2,022				2,036				2,164
Diluted net income per share based on net income attributable to Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated:
Common Stock		$	1.31			$	1.32			$	1.81			$	2.25
Weighted average number of Common Stock shares outstanding — assuming dilution			9,225				9,203				9,217				9,189
Class B Common Stock		$	1.30			$	1.32			$	1.80			$	2.25
Weighted average number of Class B Common Stock shares outstanding — assuming dilution			2,084				2,062				2,076				2,190

Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (UNAUDITED)
In Thousands

		July 4,				January 3,				June 28,
		2010				2010				2009
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash		$	17,801			$	22,270			$	37,953
Trade accounts receivable, net			133,034				92,727				103,971
Accounts receivable, other			39,752				21,114				38,297
Inventories			72,105				59,122				77,385
Prepaids and other current assets			30,583				35,016				32,753
Total current assets			293,275				230,249				290,359
Property, plant and equipment, net			317,140				326,701				325,820
Leased property under capital leases, net			49,202				51,548				53,906
Other assets			41,034				46,508				41,454
Franchise rights, goodwill and other intangibles, net			627,826				628,071				628,351
Total		$	1,328,477			$	1,283,077			$	1,339,890
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Current portion of debt and capital lease obligations		$	8,856			$	3,846			$	6,114
Accounts payable and accrued expenses			189,646				158,136				198,075
Total current liabilities			198,502				161,982				204,189
Deferred income taxes			149,622				158,548				139,328
Pension, postretirement and other liabilities			198,469				196,274				210,888
Long-term debt and obligations under capital leases			595,349				597,178				639,065
Total liabilities			1,141,942				1,113,982				1,193,470
Stockholders’ equity			131,895				116,291				95,000
Noncontrolling interest			54,640				52,804				51,420
Total		$	1,328,477			$	1,283,077			$	1,339,890