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In this issue:

• Whither the New Stevia Sweetener. Source Says Delay, But No Problem.
   
• Coke Bottling System in Japan Disbands Its Supply Chain Company, As System in U.S. Works to Create One. In Japan, System Will Transfer Production From Integrated Model Back to Individual Bottlers.
   
• Top-10 CSD Bottlers 2008: Biggest Bottlers Lose Share. Coke Completes Philadelphia Deal.
   
• Top-10 Stories 2008: Beverage Business Marked by Economic Downturn Plus Leadership and Other Changes.
   
• Coke Grows Volume and Gains Share in Flattish Juice/Juice Drinks. PepsiCo Leads.
   
• CCE Prepares to Unveil Results of Its 120-Day Review. Cost Cutting? Supply Chain and Concentrate Price Changes? Credit Suisse: 'Nuclear Option' With Coke.
   
• Plus, As In Every Issue: Territory Changes and Deals, People and Briefs.
   

Green Sheet supplement:

• Top-10 Bottlers 2008.  Top-10 Bottlers, with shares of bottle/can volume, for Coke, Pepsi, Dr Pepper Snapple Group overall and Big Red plus the following DPS brands: Dr Pepper, 7UP, Sunkist, A&W, Canada Dry, Royal Crown, Squirt, Schweppes, Hawaiian Punch, Welch's, Sun-drop, Crush, Vernor's, Country Time, Tahitian Treat/Wink/Cactus Cooler.

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