Company Profile For The Pepsi Bottling Group Inc

The Pepsi Bottling Group, Inc. (PBG) is a wholly owned subsidiary of PepsiCo, Inc. PBG operates carbonated soft drinks and other ready-to-drink beverages. It conducts business in all or a portion of the United States, Mexico, Canada, Spain, Russia, Greece and Turkey. PBG is the manufacturer, seller and distributor of Pepsi-Cola beverages. In some of its territories the Company has the right to manufacture, sell and distribute soft drink products of companies other than PepsiCo, including Dr Pepper, Crush and Squirt. It also has the right in some of its territories to manufacture, sell and distribute beverages under trademarks that PBG owns, including Electropura, e-puramr and Garci Crespo. In May 2008, PepsiCo, Inc. and PBG, through their PR Beverages Limited joint venture in Russia, completed acquisition of Sobol-Aqua JSC. In June 2009, the Company completed its acquisition of Better Beverages, Ltd. In July 2009, the Company acquired Pepsi-Cola Bottlers for the Merrimack Valley, Inc.

BRIEF: For the thirty six weeks ended 5 September 2009, The Pepsi Bottling Group, Inc.'s revenues decreased 6% to $9.41B. Net income increased 21% to $522M. Revenues reflect a decrease in income from US & Canada and lower revenue from Europe. Net income was offset by decreased cost of sales, lower selling, delivery & administrative expenses due to continued productivity improvement and an increase in other non operating income.