Cadbury, Carlyle In Us Bottling Venture

UK food and drinks group Cadbury Schweppes Plc said yesterday it has entered into a US bottling joint venture with Wasington-based Carlyle Group.

The new venture, The American Bottling Company, will acquire two leading independent bottling groups in the US midwest, Beverage America, based in Holland, Michigan and Select Beverages,based in Darien, Illinois, for a total $724 million (