Pepsi Bottling Group, which is the world's largest manufacturer, seller and distributor of Pepsi soda, said in a statement it had signed a letter of intent to acquire Ab-Tex Beverage in Texas.
The financial terms of the deal could not be disclosed, said Jeff Dahncke, spokesman of Pepsi Bottling Group. He said the company plans to get the deal completed "sometime during the third quarter."
Ab-Tex Beverage, which packages and distributes beverage brands that include Pepsi-Cola, Dr Pepper, Mountain Dew, 7UP, and Sunkist, operates in some 125 counties in Texas.
The acquisition is said to be able to bring in about 100 million U.S. dollars in additional sales for Pepsi Bottling Group.
The planned transaction is the latest acquisition by Pepsi Bottling Group, which rejected a takeover from PepsiCo Inc. in May.
PepsiCo, the world's second-largest maker of soft drinks after Coco-Cola Co., offered to buy Pepsi Bottling Group and another bottler, PepsiAmericas, for 6 billion U.S. dollars in April, saying owning the bottlers will help it cut costs. But the companies rejected the bid, saying the asking price was too low.

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