PepsiCo to purchase top bottlers in deals totaling $7.8 billion
Posted: August 5, 2009 at 4:45 a.m.
PepsiCo Inc. says having its own bottling firms will allow it to respond quickly to market changes.
PepsiCo Inc. said Tuesday that it is buying its two top bottlers for $7.8 billion in a bid to save money and get new products to market more quickly.
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Business, Pages 25, 26 on 08/05/2009
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