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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000950144-08-005558
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20080713
ITEM INFORMATION:		Other Events
FILED AS OF DATE:		20080717
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20080717

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			COCA COLA BOTTLING CO CONSOLIDATED /DE/
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000317540
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	BOTTLED & CANNED SOFT DRINKS CARBONATED WATERS [2086]
		IRS NUMBER:				560950585
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-09286
		FILM NUMBER:		08957388

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		4100 COCA COLA PLZ
		CITY:			CHARLOTTE
		STATE:			NC
		ZIP:			28211
		BUSINESS PHONE:		7045514400

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		4100 COCA COLA PLZ
		CITY:			CHARLOTTE
		STATE:			NC
		ZIP:			28211
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 14pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>UNITED STATES<BR>
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt"><B>WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 18pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>FORM 8-K</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Current Report<BR>
Pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or 15(d) of the<BR>
Securities Exchange Act of 1934</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt">Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported):
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><U>July&nbsp;13, 2008</U>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 22pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B><U>COCA-COLA BOTTLING CO. CONSOLIDATED</U></B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt">(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><U>4100 Coca-Cola Plaza, Charlotte, North Carolina 28211</U><BR>
(Address of principal executive offices) &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (Zip Code)
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><U>(704)&nbsp;557-4400</U><BR>
(Registrant&#146;s telephone number, including area code)
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">On July&nbsp;13, 2008, Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated (the &#147;Company&#148;) received notice that the
collective bargaining unit in Mobile, Alabama, represented by the Teamsters, voted to begin a work
stoppage effective immediately. The previous collective bargaining agreement expired on July&nbsp;12,
2008. The collective bargaining unit represents approximately 270 employees, or approximately 4%
of the Company&#146;s total workforce. The Company does not anticipate the work stoppage will
materially affect its results of operations.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><U>Cautionary Information Regarding Forward Looking Statements</U>:
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">This Report on Form 8-K includes forward-looking statements regarding the anticipated affect of the
work stoppage on the Company&#146;s results of operations, which statements are inherently uncertain and
should be viewed with caution. Actual results and experiences may differ materially due to many
factors and risks, including those described in the Company&#146;s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
year ended December&nbsp;30, 2007 under Part&nbsp;I, Item&nbsp;1A, &#147;Risk Factors.&#148; The Company undertakes no
obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements contained in this Form 8-K as a
result of new information or future events or developments.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused
this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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    <TD colspan="3" align="center" nowrap><U><B>COCA-COLA BOTTLING CO. CONSOLIDATED</B></U><BR>
(REGISTRANT)<BR>
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    <TD align="left">Date: July 17, 2008&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">By:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000" align="center">/s/ James E. Harris
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