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Herndon, VA — March 25, 2008 — Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated (CCBCC) has selected ePlus inc.'s Procure+ eProcurement application and its Content+ Supplier Portal to replace its existing supply management software.

"We were looking for a dynamic and comprehensive ordering solution that we could deploy enterprise-wide," said Marcia Golden, director of accounts payable at CCBCC. "We selected ePlus because it has the products with the functionality to address our eProcurement and supplier enablement needs."

CCBCC said it will be utilizing ePlus Procure+ and the Content+ Supplier Portal for:

• A replacement of its existing solution that will provide a base platform for CCBCC and expand usage throughout the enterprise for all departments. CCBCC will initially use the solution for indirect spend, including extensive marketing department usage.
• Controls over end user orders, assuring compliance with national contracts in place today and future contracts to be awarded.
• The ability to automate transmission of suppliers' orders, reducing supply chain costs for suppliers and costs for CCBCC.
• Supply chain visibility of all orders by location and the ability to research all history, enabling effective spend analysis.
• Receiving visibility and process flexibility, enabling proper receiving with options for "assumed receipt" and tailored threshold "receipts confirmation" based on pre-defined dollar amounts.
• An electronic "approved to pay" file of U.S. Bank P-Card data to SAP Accounts Payables, eliminating redundant data entry.

ePlus said its Supplier Portal is a collaborative hub where suppliers can self-author and load their respective catalog content to a single repository within CCBCC. CCBCC oversees the process with built-in workflow, ensuring that adds, changes and deletes are approved by CCBCC prior to availability by the e-procurement end-user community.

"CCBCC recognizes the need for e-procurement best practices and to also support its procurement initiative by providing the right product data from multiple suppliers in a cost effective manner," said Ken Farber, president of ePlus Systems. "The combination of Procure+ and our Content+ Supplier Portal is an ideal solution for the company to achieve this. I welcome CCBCC to the ePlus customer base."

Founded in 1902 and headquartered in Charlotte, N.C., CCBCC has grown to become the second-largest Coca-Cola bottler in the United States. Today, it sells a wide variety of soft drink products, as well as a wide variety of Minute Maid juices and Dasani purified bottled water.