Exhibit 99.2


                   CERTIFICATION OF PERIODIC FINANCIAL REPORT
            PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

Pursuant to Section 906 of the  Sarbanes-Oxley  Act of 2002  (subsection (a) and
(b)  of  Section  1350,  Chapter  63 of  Title  18,  United  States  Code),  the
undersigned officer of The Pepsi Bottling Group, Inc. (the "Company")  certifies
to his knowledge that:

          (1)  The Quarterly  Report on Form 10-Q of the Company for the quarter
               ended March 22, 2003 (the "Form  10-Q") fully  complies  with the
               requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange
               Act of 1934 (the "Act"); and

          (2)  The information  contained in the Form 10-Q fairly  presents,  in
               all material  respects,  the financial  conditions and results of
               operations  of the  Company as for the dates and for the  periods
               referred to in the Form 10-Q.


                                                      /s/ Alfred H. Drewes
                                                      --------------------
                                                      Alfred H. Drewes
                                                      Chief Financial Officer
                                                      May 5, 2003

The foregoing certification is being furnished solely pursuant to Section 906 of
the  Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (subsection (a) and (b) of Section 1350, Chapter
63 of Title 18, United States Code).

A signed  original  of the  foregoing  certification  has been  provided  to the
Company and will be retained by the Company in accordance with Rule 12b-11(d) of
the Act and  furnished to the  Securities  and Exchange  Commission or its staff
upon request.