Article: Coca-Cola Enterprises Buys Grand Forks Bottler.(Originated from Grand Forks Herald, N.D.)

Aug. 15--The recent purchase of the Grand Forks Coca-Cola Bottling Co. by an Atlanta bottling company will not affect the 60 employees at the facility, a company official said Wednesday.

In addition to the acquisition, Grand Forks Coca-Cola Bottling no longer will carry the 7-UP soft drink. Instead, Coca-Cola product Sprite now will be available at all stores and fountain machines served by the local bottler.

7-UP now will be carried by PepsiCo. Inc.

Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc. of Atlanta purchased the Grand Forks operation and the Coca-Cola Bottling Co. West Inc. of Billings, Mont., for $158 million. Together, the two operations are called Coke West and ...

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