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<LEGEND>
This Schedule Contains Summary Financial Information Extracted from The
Pepsi Bottling Group, Inc. Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for the
12 Weeks Ended March 18, 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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