CHARLOTTE, N.C., Jan 21, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) --

Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated (Nasdaq: COKE) today announced that the Board of Directors has declared a dividend for the First Quarter of 2011 of $.25 per share on shares of the Company's Common Stock and Class B Common Stock payable on February 18, 2011 to shareholders of record as of the close of business on February 7, 2011.

SOURCE: Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated

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