8-K

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported):

May 11, 2005

COCA-COLA BOTTLING CO. CONSOLIDATED

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	0-9286	56-0950585
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

4100 Coca-Cola Plaza, Charlotte, North Carolina 28211

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

(704) 557-4400

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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Item 5.02	Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers
	Departure of Principal Officer
	David V. Singer, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company, resigned from such positions with the Company on May 11, 2005.
	Appointment of Principal Officer
	The Company appointed Steven D. Westphal as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer effective May 11, 2005. Mr. Westphal, age 50, has served the Company as Vice President and Controller since November 1987.
	Attached as Exhibit 99.1 is a copy of the Company’s press release related to the foregoing.
Item 9.01	Financial Statements and Exhibits.
	(c)    Exhibits.

Exhibit Number	Exhibit Description
99.1	Press release of the Company issued on May 11, 2005

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SIGNATURES

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.

		COCA-COLA BOTTLING CO. CONSOLIDATED
		(REGISTRANT)
Date: May 11, 2005	BY:	/s/ Steven D. Westphal
		Steven D. Westphal
		Principal Financial Officer of the Registrant
		and
		Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC

EXHIBITS

CURRENT REPORT

ON

FORM 8-K

Date of Event Reported: May 11, 2005                 Commission File No: 0-9286

COCA-COLA BOTTLING CO. CONSOLIDATED

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.	Exhibit Description
99.1	Press release of the Company issued on May 11, 2005

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

                        News Release         Media Contact: Lauren C. Steele                             VP Corporate Affairs                             704-557-4551 Investor Contact: Clifford M. Deal, III                                 VP Treasurer                                 704-557-4633 For Immediate Release May 11, 2005

Coca-Cola Consolidated Announces Senior

Management Change

Charlotte, NC - Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated today announced the resignation of Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer David V. Singer from the Company and the appointment of Steven D. Westphal as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Singer is leaving Coca-Cola Consolidated to join Lance, Inc. a Charlotte-based snack food manufacturer and distributor as President and Chief Executive Officer.

“We are very fortunate to have an individual with a strong financial background, long experience in the soft drink business and an in-depth knowledge of the Company’s operations like Steve Westphal assume the responsibility of CFO,” Coca-Cola Consolidated Chairman and CEO J. Frank Harrison, III said. “Steve is an outstanding individual, with a proven track record.”

Mr. Westphal, 50, has been the Controller at Coca-Cola Consolidated since 1987. Prior to that, he was Vice President, Planning at Joyce Beverages, a New York based soft drink distributor from 1985 to 1987. From 1981 to 1984 he worked with Mid Atlantic Coca-Cola as Director of Planning. Mr. Westphal is a graduate of the University of Virginia and began his career in public accounting with Ernst & Young.

“We are very thankful for Dave Singer’s contributions to the Company over his long career at Coca-Cola Consolidated,” said Mr. Harrison. “We wish him the very best as he takes on his new responsibilities.”

Charlotte-based Coca-Cola Consolidated is the nation’s second largest Coca-Cola bottler with franchise territories in 11 Southeastern states.

—Enjoy Coca-Cola—

Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated, 4100 Coca-Cola Plaza, Charlotte, NC 28211