CHARLOTTE, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 26, 2007--Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated (NASDAQ:COKE) today announced that the Board of Directors has declared a dividend for the Fourth Quarter of 2007 of $.25 per share on shares of the Company's Common Stock and Class B Common Stock payable on November 23, 2007 to shareholders of record as of the close of business on November 9, 2007.

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SOURCE: Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated