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<LEGEND>
This Schedule Contains Summary Financial Information Extracted from The Pepsi
Bottling Group, Inc. Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for the 36
Weeks Ended September 2, 2000 and is qualified in its Entirety by Reference to
such Financial Statements.
</LEGEND>
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<NAME> The Pepsi Bottling Group, Inc.
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0
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