CHARLOTTE, N.C., July 15, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated (NASDAQ:COKE) today announced that the Board of Directors has declared a dividend for the Third Quarter of 2016 of $.25 per share on shares of the Company's Common Stock and Class B Common Stock payable on August 12, 2016 to shareholders of record as of the close of business on July 29, 2016.

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