Exhibit 24

			Power of Attorney

	Know all by these presents, that the undersigned hereby constitutes and
appoints each of Pamela C. McGuire and Steven M. Rapp, signing singly, the
undersigned's true and lawful attorney-in-fact to execute and file on
behalf of the undersigned in the undersigned's capacity as a
Director and /or Executive Officer of The Pepsi Bottling Group, Inc.
(PBG) all necessary and/or required applications, reports,
registrations, information, documents and instruments filed or
required to be filed by PBG with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(SEC), any stock exchanges or any governmental official or agency,
including without limitation:

1)execute and file any amendment or supplement  to PBG's Annual Report
on Form 10-K for the year ended December 27, 2003, with all
exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith (the Form 10-K);

2)do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned
which may be necessary or desirable to complete and execute the
Form 10-K and timely file the Form 10-K;

3)execute and file Forms 3, 4 and 5 in accordance with Section 16(a)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules thereunder;

4)do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the
undersigned which may be necessary or desirable to complete
and execute any such Form 3, 4 or 5 and timely file such form;

5)execute and file Form 144 in accordance with Rule 144 of the
Securities Act of 1933 and the rules thereunder;

6)do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the
undersigned which may be necessary or desirable to complete
and execute any such Form 144 and timely file such form;

7)execute and file Registration Statements on Form S-8 under
the Securities Act of 1933;

8)do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of
the undersigned which may be necessary or desirable to
complete and execute any such Registration Statements
on Form S-8 and timely file such form; and

9)take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection
with the foregoing, which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact,
may be of benefit to, in the best interest of, or legally required
by, the undersigned, it being understood that the documents executed
by such attorney-in-fact on behalf of the undersigned pursuant
to this Power of Attorney shall be in such form and shall contain
such terms and conditions as such attorney-in-fact may approve in
such attorney-in-fact's discretion.

The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full
power and authority to do and perform any and every act and thing
whatsoever requisite, necessary, or proper to be done in the exercise
of any of the rights and powers herein granted, as fully to all
intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do if
personally present, with full power of substitution or revocation,
hereby ratifying and confirming all that such attorney-in-fact, or
such attorney-in-facts substitute or substitutes, shall
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of this Power of
Attorney and the rights and powers herein granted.
Each of the attorneys-in-fact named herein shall have the power
to act hereunder with or without the other.
The undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing attorneys-in-fact,
in serving in such capacity at the request of the undersigned,
are not assuming, nor is PBG assuming, any of the undersigned's
responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney
 to be executed as of this 15th day of January, 2004.


By:  /s/ Eric J. Foss
Eric J. Foss
President, PBG North America