Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated, the nation’s largest independent Coca-Cola bottler, today announced it has closed its previously disclosed agreement with The Coca-Cola Company to expand the bottler’s franchise territory to include Knoxville, TN. Headquartered in Charlotte, NC, Coca-Cola Consolidated has franchise territories in 11 states. (BusinessWire.com)

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