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                                                                    EXHIBIT 10.6

August 28th, 1998

PERSONAL AND CONFIDENTIAL

Mr. David Bluestein
25 Wild Turkey Court
Ridgefield, Connecticut
06877

Dear David:

I am very pleased to offer you the position of President, Cott Beverages U.S.A.
Inc., effective September 14th, 1998. This position will report directly to the
C.E.O. of Cott Corporation and will be based at the corporate offices located at
5650 Whitesville Road, Suite 201, Columbus GA 31904207. This offer is
conditional upon receiving the approval of the Board of Directors of Cott which
will meet on September 14th, 1998.

While this letter will outline some of the terms and conditions of your
employment with Cott Corporation, please note that this is not a contract of
employment or a promise of employment for any specific term.

Your starting base salary will be U.S.$350,000.00 per annum paid semi-monthly.
You will be provided with a car allowance of U.S. $14,300 per annum, also paid
semi-monthly. Performance and salary are reviewed on an annual basis in April.
You will be provided with an initial grant of 200,000 stock options which
include your current fiscal year grant. The strike price will be equal to the
closing price of Cott Common Shares on the Toronto Stock Exchange on the last
day on which such shares are traded immediately before your first day of
employment. In addition, you will be considered for annual option grants
beginning with our next fiscal year, along with other senior executives.

In addition to the options granted, you will, within 30 days of your start date
with Cott, purchase 50,000 shares of the Corporation in your own name.

In 1998 you are entitled to four (4) weeks of paid vacation, pro-rated for the
percentage of 1998 during which you will be employed by Cott, up to a maximum of
20 working days. Regular annual entitlement of four (4) weeks vacation will
commence in 1999. You are encouraged to take your vacation in the calendar year
in which it is earned. All earned vacation must be taken by December 31st of the
year following the one in which it is earned otherwise it may be forfeited. If
you should leave the Company, the value of any unearned vacation time taken by
you will be deducted from your final pay.

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You will be entitled to participate in the bonus plan as it currently exists
effective your first day of employment. This plan would entitle you to a bonus
of up to 100% of your fiscal salary, dependent upon Cott's financial
performance. This plan is subject to change annually at the sole discretion of
Cott. For the first year only, you will be guaranteed a bonus of 100%. In
addition, you will also be paid a bonus of 160,000 U.S. to compensate you for
that portion of the bonus you have earned for the period ending September 30,
1998 which is not paid to you by your previous employer. This will be paid to
you on the latter of: signing of this letter by you and your first day of
employment.

On the first of the month following 30 days of employment, you will be eligible
for the Cott Beverages USA Benefit Program. Our Benefits Program includes
medical, dental, short term and long term disability, and life insurance
benefits. Note that there is a provision in our medical plan that limits the
amount payable for a pre-existing illness. Employee contributions are required
for our health insurance plans.

In addition, on the first day of a quarter following at least three months of
employment, you will be eligible to participate in Cott's 401 (k) Savings and
Retirement Plan.

Details on Cott's benefits will be sent to you under separate cover for your
perusal. Additional information can be provided to you as you become eligible.

To enable you to work in Canada you will require a work authorization from
Canada Immigration before entering Canada. Please contact Alison Eacock at
416-203-3898 ext. 312 so that you can begin this process immediately.

In the event that your employment is terminated by Cott for any reason other
than just cause, Cott will provide you with a severance package equal to 24
months base salary, bonus, car allowance and benefits (excluding long and short
term disability coverage and the out-of-country benefits). This payment will be
inclusive of any amounts to which you would otherwise be entitled at law and no
other compensation or payments will be made to you in such event. In addition,
the payment will be subject to your signing a release in form and content
satisfactory to Cott at such time.

Finally, upon the commencement of your employment you will be required to sign a
confidentiality and non-competition covenant in favour of the Corporation on the
terms and conditions set out in Appendix I to this letter.

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David, I am excited about having you join us. You have a lot to contribute to
our company. I know that you can look forward to joining a dynamic and exciting
organization.

Yours very truly,

/s/ Frank E. Weise, III

Frank E. Weise, III
President and Chief Executive Officer

FEW:ae

c.c.

I accept this offer and the terms identified herein.

/s/   David Bluestein
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                                                                    EXHIBIT 10.7

October 7, 1997

Mark Benadiba
25 Parkwood Avenue
Toronto, Ontario
M4V 2W9

Dear Mark:

     RE: EMPLOYMENT AND RELATED ARRANGEMENTS

     This letter contains the terms and conditions upon which you have agreed to
remain in the full-time employment of Cott Corporation ("Cott") as Co-Chief
Operating Officer. This letter, once accepted by you, is intended to and shall
constitute a binding legal agreement, enforceable by and against each of us in
accordance with its terms.

1. BASE COMPENSATION. Your base salary shall be the annualized amount of
$425,000. Your base salary shall be payable in the same manner and at the same
intervals as the other senior officers of Cott. Provided that you remain in the
full-time employment of Cott, your base salary will be reviewed in April, 1998
and at the end of every twelve month period thereafter, and may be increased in
respect of any such twelve month period by the CEO, with the advice and consent
of the Human Resources, Compensation and Corporate Governance Committee of the
Board. Base salary increases will be dependent, in general, upon a variety of
factors, including rates of increase of other senior executive officers of Cott,
rates of increase and salary levels of other executives in comparable North
American industrial corporations, rates of inflation and other relevant
criteria.

2. BONUS COMPENSATION. You shall be entitled to an annual bonus of up to 50% of
your base salary in respect of any fiscal year, payable within 30 days following
the release by Cott of its year end results for such fiscal year. The bonus
amount, if any, will be based on achievable and measurable criteria which we
shall mutually agree upon within 60 days following your acceptance of this
letter and which, provided that you remain in the full-time employment of Cott,
shall be reviewed in April of each year, commencing 1998. It is intended that
such criteria will enable you to earn as much in the way of bonus compensation
as the other Co-Chief Operating Officer, provided that the bonus criteria for
you and the other Co-Chief Operating Officer will be specific to your respective
functions. You acknowledge that your bonus compensation, if any, need not
necessarily be equal to that paid, if any, to the other Co-Chief Operating
Officer. If you employment terminates prior to the end of a fiscal year, any
bonus earned in respect of that year shall be pro-rated accordingly.

3. EMPLOYEE BENEFITS AND PERQUISITES. You shall be entitled to any and all
benefits and perquisites which are from time to time available to other senior
officers of Cott, excluding the CEO.

4. STOCK OPTIONS. In addition to the options to purchase 185,000 common shares
of Cott which you currently hold (the "Existing Options"), you will receive
options to purchase

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a further 115,000 common shares (the "New Options") at a price per share of
$14.10, being the market price for shares of Cott at the close of trading on
September 3, 1997. The New Options shall be subject to and governed by the terms
and conditions of Cott's existing Employee Stock Option Plan, including vesting,
provided that:

     (A)  all unvested Existing Options and New Options (collectively, the
          "Options") shall immediately vest upon a Change of Control (as
          hereinafter defined);

     (B)  if, prior to the second anniversary of the date on which a Chief
          Executive Officer is named to replace Gerald N. Pencer ("GNP") (such
          date being hereinafter described as the "CEO Replacement Date") your
          employment is terminated by Cott without cause or if your position,
          title, duties, responsibilities and/or reporting is changed in any
          material respect, or if you voluntarily leave the employment of Cott
          for Good Reason (as hereinafter defined), all unvested Existing
          Options shall immediately vest;

          (all of (a) and (b) being subject to regulatory approval which Cott
          shall use reasonable commercial efforts to obtain, failing which the
          equivalent after tax value of any unvested Options shall be paid to
          you within 30 days following the later of the date on which you are or
          would otherwise be required to sell the Options or the date on which
          you notify Cott in writing that you would have elected to dispose of
          such Options if there is no requirement to do so); and

     (C)  if you voluntarily leave the employment of Cott other than for Good
          Reason or if your employment is terminated by Cott for cause or as a
          result of your death, all unvested Existing Options shall immediately
          terminate and shall cease to have any further force or effect.

          For the purposes of this letter, "Change of Control" shall occur if:

          (I)  any shareholder or group of shareholders (other than GNP) acting
               jointly or in concert beneficially acquires in any transaction or
               series of transactions ownership or control or direction over
               more voting shares in the capital of Cott than GNP, provided such
               shareholder or group beneficially owns or has control or
               direction over at least 20% of such voting shares at the time of
               any determination; or

          (II) a majority of the individuals who serve as directors of Cott at
               the commencement of any 18 month period are replaced except by
               replacement directors who become directors at the initiative of
               the management of Cott pursuant to a management proxy
               solicitation or otherwise.

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5.   TERMINATION PAYMENTS.

     (A)  If within either of the two year periods following the CEO Replacement
          Date or a Change of Control your employment is terminated by Cott
          without cause other than by reason of your death or if your position,
          title, duties, responsibilities and/or reporting is changed in any
          material respect, or if you voluntarily leave the employment of Cott
          for Good Reason, Cott shall pay you, within 30 days following the date
          of termination or change, as the case may be, an amount equal to two
          times your base salary and bonuses paid to you and cash value of your
          benefits and perquisites during the most recently completed twelve
          calendar months prior to the date of termination.

     (B)  If at the end of either of the two year periods following the CEO
          Replacement Date or Change of Control, you voluntarily leave the
          employment of Cott other than for Good Reason, Cott shall pay you,
          within 30 days following the end of such two year period, an amount
          equal to your base salary and bonuses paid to you and cash value of
          your benefits and perquisites during the most recently completed
          twelve calendar months prior to the end of such period.

     If you receive any of the termination payments contemplated by this
paragraph 5, you shall not otherwise be entitled to any other payments,
compensation or damages whatsoever resulting from the termination of your
employment.

6.   CAUSE. Whenever used in this letter, "cause" means:

     (A)  the willful and continued failure by you substantially to perform your
          duties with Cott (other than any such failure resulting from your
          incapacity due to physical or mental illness or any such actual or
          anticipated failure resulting from termination by you for Good Reason)
          after a written demand for substantial performance is delivered to you
          by the board of directors of Cott (the "Board"), which demand
          specifically identifies the manner the Board believes that you have
          not substantially performed your duties and you failed to correct such
          failure to perform your duties within 30 days after such written
          demand is delivered to you; or

     (B)  the willful engaging by you in conduct that is demonstrably and
          materially injurious to Cott, monetarily or otherwise, and no act or
          failure to act on your part shall be deemed "willful" unless done, or
          admitted to be done, by you not in good faith and without reasonable
          belief that your action or omission was in the best interests of Cott.

     "Good Reason" shall mean the occurrence, without your express written
consent, any of the following:

     (A)  Inconsistent Duties - a meaningful and detrimental alteration in your
          position of in the nature or status of your responsibilities from
          those currently in effect;

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     (B)  Reduction in Remuneration - a reduction by Cott in your annual base
          salary or a material adverse change in the methodology of determining
          whether a bonus is payable;

     (C)  Relocation - the relocation of the office of Cott where you are
          currently employed to a location that is more than 50 miles away from
          such location, or Cott requiring you to be based more than 50 miles
          away from such location (except for required travel on Cott's business
          to an extent substantially consistent with your customary business
          travel obligations in the ordinary course of business); and

     (D)  Benefits and Perquisites - the failure of Cott to continue to provide
          you, in all material respects, with benefits and perquisites which are
          from time to time available to other senior officers of Cott,
          excluding the CEO.

7. ENTIRE AGREEMENT. This agreement constitutes the entire agreement between you
and Cott relative to the subject matter hereof.

8. GOVERNING LAW. The agreement resulting from your acceptance of this letter
shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Province
of Ontario and federal laws of Canada applicable therein.

9. NOTICES. Wherever notice is required or desired to be given hereunder, it
shall be deemed given when physically delivered to Cott (Attention: The
Secretary) at its address on this letter (or at such other place as Cott may
notify you from time to time) and if to you at your principle residence at the
time of the giving of such notice.

10. In the event of termination, Cott will pay for 5 months of professional
outplacement services at a maximum of $50,000.

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     If the foregoing accurately sets forth the terms of our understanding
relative to the subject matter hereof, please so signify by signing and
returning to the undersigned a duplicate original of this letter.

                                Yours very truly,

                                COTT CORPORATION

                                Per: /s/ Fraser Latta
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ACCEPTED AND AGREED TO THIS
27 day of October, 1997.

/s/ Mark Benadiba
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Mark Benadiba

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                                COTT CORPORATION
                            800-207 Queen's Quay West
                                Toronto, Ontario
                                     M5J 1A7

PRIVATE & CONFIDENTIAL                                        December 19, 1997

Mark Benadiba
25 Parkwood Avenue
Toronto, Ontario
M4V 2W9

Dear Mark:

     Reference is hereby made to a certain letter agreement between yourself and
Cott Corporation dated October 7, 1997 (the "Agreement"), and in particular to
Section 5 thereof.

     This will confirm that the reference to "the cash value of your benefits"
contained in Section 5 of the Agreement is intended to mean the cash value of
what it would have cost you to purchase benefits for yourself and your family
(other than through a group plan) which are equal to those benefits provided for
you and your family by Cott Corporation during the relevant period.

     In all other respects the terms of the Agreement shall continue to apply.

                                Yours very truly,

                                COTT CORPORATION

                                Per: /s/ Colin J. Adair
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                                Colin J. Adair
                                Chairman of the Human Resources,
                                Compensation and Corporate Governance
                                Committee

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May 1, 1998

Fraser Latta
Vice Chairman
Cott Corporation
207 Queen's Quay W, Suite 800
Toronto, Ontario
M5J 1A7

Dear Fraser:

                            RE: EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

In reviewing my October 7, 1997 Employment Agreement, I noticed that while
subsection 4(a) dealing with my options to all of the options, subsections 4(b)
and 4(c) only refer to my original 185,000 options but not the additional
115,000 new options. It is my understanding that it was the intention that those
two subsections should refer to all of my options and not just the 185,000
options.

In addition, my interpretation of subsection 5(a) is that, in the circumstances
mentioned in that subsection, I would receive two times my base salary, two
times bonuses paid to me and two times the cash value of my benefits and
perquisites during the most recently completed twelve calendar months prior to
the date of my termination.

I would appreciate it if you would sign below to confirm those two provisions of
my Employment Agreement.

Regards,

/s/ Mark Benadiba

Mark Benadiba
COO, North America

The foregoing is agreed to this 1st day of May, 1998.

COTT CORPORATION

By: /s/ Fraser Latta
    Fraser Latta
    Vice Chairman

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September 14, 1998

Mark Benadiba
25 Parkwood Avenue
Toronto, Ontario
M4V 2W9

Dear Mark:

                     RE: EMPLOYMENT AND RELATED ARRANGEMENTS

This letter confirms our agreement concerning certain amendments to your
agreement dated October 7, 1997, as modified by a letter dated December 19, 1997
and as further modified by an agreement dated May 1, 1998 (collectively, the
"Original Agreement").

Pursuant to the Original Agreement, your current position is that of Co-Chief
Operating Officer of Cott Corporation, with responsibility for our North
American business. This confirms that we have agreed that, effective today, your
title is changed to Executive Vice President Cott Corporation and that you will
be the President of Cott Canada. In that role, you will have responsibility for
all aspects of Cott's Canadian beverage business and will report directly to the
President and Chief Executive Officer of Cott Corporation.

In addition to the above change in title, we have agreed to the following
changes to the Original Agreement:

1.   BASE COMPENSATION - Your base compensation will be increased to $450,000
     per annum.

2.   BONUS COMPENSATION - Your annual bonus entitled will be increased such that
     you will now have the ability to earn up to 100% of your base salary as
     bonus, rather than 50%. The second to last and third to last sentences of
     clause 2 of the Original Agreement, which refer to the other Co-Chief
     Operating Officer of Cott Corporation, are of no further force or effect.

3.   EXISTING STOCK OPTIONS - This will confirm that all of your Existing
     Options and New Options (as defined in the Original Agreement) have, as a
     result of a Change of Control (also as defined in the Original Agreement)
     having occurred, have fully vested. Pursuant to the terms of the Cott
     Corporation Common Share Option Plan, in the event that your employment is
     terminated other than as a result of your death you will have 60 days from
     the last day of your employment in which to exercise such Existing Options
     and New Options. We agree to use our best efforts to obtain regulatory
     approval to a change to the Existing Options and New Options such that in
     the event that a termination payment is payable to you pursuant to clause 5
     of the Original Agreement you will have a period of

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     12 months from the date you cease to be an employee in which to exercise
     any or all of the Existing Options and New Options. Unless and until such
     regulatory approval is obtained the exercise of any such options following
     your ceasing to be an employee shall continue to be governed by the terms
     of our Common Share Option Plan.

4.   NEW STOCK OPTION GRANT - I am pleased to advise you that the Human
     Resources and Compensation Committee of the Board has approved the grant to
     you of an additional 50,000 options, vesting over 3 years at 30%, 30% and
     40%. Additional paper work will be provided to you shortly with respect to
     these options. This new grant of stock options is subject to you signing a
     confidentiality agreement in the form attached.

5.   GENERAL - In all other respects, the terms and conditions of the Original
     Agreement shall remain in full force and effect, unamended.

Mark, I am thrilled that you have agreed to stay on with me and the rest of the
"Cott Power" team as we face the challenges of the future. I am confident that
we will be successful.

If I have accurately stated the terms of our agreement, please sign and return
the enclosed duplicate original of this letter, along with the signed
confidentiality agreement.

Yours very truly,

Cott Corporation

Per: /s/ Frank E. Weise, III
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       Frank E. Weise, III
       President and CEO

ACCEPTED AND AGREED TO THIS 21ST DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 1998.

/s/ Mark Benadiba
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Mark Benadiba

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June 25, 1999

Mark Benadiba
25 Parkwood Avenue
Toronto, Ontario
M4V 2W9

Dear Mark:

         RE:  EMPLOYMENT AND RELATED ARRANGEMENTS

This letter confirms our agreement concerning certain amendments to your
agreement dated October 7, 1997 (the "Original Agreement"), as modified by a
letter dated December 19, 1997, as further modified by an agreement dated May 1,
1998 and as further modified by an agreement dated September 14, 1998
(collectively, the "Employment Agreement").

The Employment Agreement is hereby amended as follows:

1. Section 5(a) of the Original Agreement is amended by changing the reference
to "two years" in the first line to "three years"; and

2. Section 5(b) of the Original Agreement is amended by changing the reference
to "two years" in the first line to "three years".

In all other respects, the terms and conditions of the Employment Agreement
shall remain in full force and effect, unamended.

If I have accurately stated the terms of our agreement, please sign and return
the enclosed duplicate original of this letter.

Yours very truly,

Cott Corporation

Per: /s/ Colin Walker
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ACCEPTED AND AGREED TO THIS 29TH DAY OF JUNE, 1999.

/s/  Mark Benadiba
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Mark Benadiba

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