The Pepsi Bottling Group, Ralphs and the Power Automotive Group Help Winners Go California Cruisin'!; Ten Consumers Win a $30,000 New Car of Their Choice - Plus $5,000 in Cash

SOMERS, N.Y.--Oct. 2, 20050, 2005--How would you like to go cruising around California in your new car? Well, The Pepsi Bottling Group , Ralphs Grocery Company and the Power Automotive Group are making that dream a reality for some lucky Californians!

Ten grand prize winners are receiving a total of $350,000 as part of Ralphs California Cruisin' Sweepstakes. Winners will be awarded a $30,000 gift certificate to purchase the "vehicle of their choice" at any participating Power Automotive Group dealership in Southern California. They will also win $5,000 in cash to use toward their purchase.

The lucky winners will be announced publicly on Sunday, October 23, 2005 from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. (PT) at the Ralphs supermarket at 1413 Hawthorne Boulevard, Redondo Beach, CA. KIIS-FM, the number one hit music station in Los Angeles, will be emceeing the event - which includes the Pepsi 18 Wheeler, music and free giveaways.

"We think this is a wonderful way to give back to the customers who buy our products at Ralphs every day," said Margaret Gramann, Vice President and General Manager of the Los Angeles Market Unit at PBG. "We can't wait to meet the winners and find out which new cars they will pick."

Pepsi, Ralphs, Frito Lay, Gatorade, Tropicana, Quaker and selected Kraft products teamed up with the Power Automotive Group to create this exciting consumer sweepstakes. From July 6 through August 16, 2005, every time shoppers purchased selected products from these participating brands with their Ralphs Club card, they were automatically entered for a chance to win the sweepstakes.

"We're very excited to join with The Pepsi Bottling Group and the Power Automotive Group in rewarding new cars to our loyal customers simply for shopping at Ralphs," said Chuck Ackerman, Senior Vice President of Marketing for Ralphs. "I'd also like to thank the millions of other Ralphs customers who also participated in the California Cruisin' sweepstakes by using their Ralphs Club card to purchase groceries when shopping at Ralphs. These Ralphs shoppers are all winners simply by taking advantage of the great savings on groceries and other discounts available through membership in Ralphs Club."

Ralphs Club is one of the most popular supermarket club cards in California. The Ralphs Club card entitles shoppers to extra savings on thousands of items throughout the store, and it's free. Ralphs Club cardholders also receive discounts on travel, car purchases, entertainment services and more. Shoppers can join Ralphs Club at any Ralphs supermarket.

The ten grand prize winners in Ralphs California Cruisin' Sweepstakes are George Simpkins, Robert Low and Juanda Deshone of Los Angeles, Julia Diiorio of Cerritos, Donald Atkinson of San Juan Capistrano, Robert Gruen of Santa Monica, Randy Lichtig of Woodland Hills, Alexandria Felton of Alta Loma, Mary Romero of Diamond Bar and Annette Larson of Glendale.

During the prize presentation event, Ralphs and Pepsi will also help raise funds for the American Red Cross - Katrina Relief. To encourage donations, PBG will offer a coupon for a free 6-pack or a 2-liter for every $10 donation.

The Pepsi Bottling Group, Inc. (www.pbg.com) is the world's largest manufacturer, seller and distributor of Pepsi-Cola beverages with operations in the U.S., Canada, Greece, Mexico, Russia, Spain and Turkey.

Ralphs Grocery Company was founded in 1873 and currently operates more than 450 conventional and warehouse-style supermarkets under the Ralphs, Food 4 Less, Foods Co and Cala/Bell banners in California Nevada, Illinois and Indiana from its headquarters in Los Angeles. Ralphs is a division of The Kroger Co., , one of the nation's largest grocery retailers, headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio. For more information visit www.ralphs.com.