Exhibit 99.1

                   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  Amendment  No.  1 to the  Quarterly  Report  on Form  10-Q of the
          Company for the quarter ended March 22, 2003 (the "Amended 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 Amended Form 10-Q fairly presents, in
          all  material  respects,  the  financial  conditions  and  results  of
          operations of the Company as of the dates and for the periods referred
          to in the Amended Form 10-Q.


                                                   /s/ John T. Cahill
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                                                   John T. Cahill
                                                   Chief Executive Officer
                                                   May 22, 2003

The foregoing  certification  (the  "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 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.