CHARLOTTE, N.C., Oct 24, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated (Nasdaq:COKE) today announced that the Board of Directors has declared a dividend for the Fourth Quarter of 2008 of $.25 per share on shares of the Company's Common Stock and Class B Common Stock payable on November 21, 2008 to shareholders of record as of the close of business on November 7, 2008.

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