CHARLOTTE, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 24, 2008--Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated (NASDAQ:COKE) today announced that the Board of Directors has declared a dividend for the Second Quarter of 2008 of $.25 per share on shares of the Company's Common Stock and Class B Common Stock payable on May 23, 2008 to shareholders of record as of the close of business on May 9, 2008.

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SOURCE: Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated