Franchise distribution territory expansion includes new markets within Delaware, the District of Columbia, Maryland, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Virginia CHARLOTTE, N.C.-- -- Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated , the nation's largest independent Coca-Cola bottler, today announced it has signed a non-binding letter of intent with The Coca-Cola Company to purchase manufacturing facilities in Virginia, Maryland, Indiana and Ohio and also that it has signed a definitive agreement with an affiliate of The Coca-Cola Company to expand the bottler's franchise distribution territory to include territories located within Delaware, the District of Columbia, Maryland, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Virginia.