The Pepsi Bottling Group Inc. on July 27 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, Mass.-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. 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.
