The Pepsi Bottling Group, Inc. (NYSE: PBG) today announced that it has
completed its acquisition of Pepsi-Cola Bottlers for the Merrimack
Valley, Inc. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
The Haverhill, MA-based company is a Pepsi-Cola franchised bottler
serving northeastern Massachusetts.
PBG has now completed four U.S. bottler acquisitions since the beginning
of 2008. The company also recently announced plans to acquire Ab-Tex
Beverage, Ltd., a Pepsi-Cola and Dr Pepper bottler based in Abilene,
Texas. The Ab-Tex transaction is expected to close in the third quarter.
About PBG
The Pepsi Bottling Group, Inc. (NYSE: PBG) is the world’s largest
manufacturer, seller and distributor of Pepsi-Cola beverages. With
approximately 67,000 employees and annual sales of nearly $14 billion,
PBG has operations in the U.S., Canada, Greece, Mexico, Russia, Spain
and Turkey. For more information, please visit www.pbg.com.
The Pepsi Bottling Group, Inc.
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