National bottled-water industry body the South African National Bottled Water Association (Sanbwa) reports that the South African bottled-water industry experienced a 20% growth during 2007.
This year's winners covered 12 different categories and were chosen from a field of more than 100 entries. With more than 430 new beverage products identified and catalogued by BevNET.com last year, the products receiving Best of 2007 designation emerged
On March 1st, 2008, Sarah Fullerton and Mary Noon will launch the highly anticipated new brand of water, Delicious H2O, at the Peninsula Hotel in Beverly Hills, California. As founders of the hippest and most refreshing bottled water brands, Sarah
1930, another German businessman called Ludwig started to dig a well near the original spring and very good quality water, which became known as Laoshan Mineral Water emerged from the well not far from where his countrymen saw the Hedgehogs.
The two day Summit will take place on the 5th and 6th of May 2008 at a luxury hotel in Barcelona, with a full program of discussion panels, presentations and networking sessions; as well as cocktails and a gala dinner.
The claim that repeated use of plastic drink bottles could cause cancer is an urban myth, a leading chemical industry spokesman says. Plastics and Chemicals Industries Association (PACIA) chief executive Michael Catchpole was responding to an email circulating in Australia
Food and beverage industry groups, including the International Bottled Water Association (IBWA), have joined together and are poised to file a lawsuit against the city of Chicago over a tax that will be levied on bottled water beginning January 1,
To learn more about water—where it comes from, how it shapes the planet and the lives of people, plants, and animals everywhere—visit the special exhibition Water: H2O = Life at the American Museum of Natural History.
Since 1955, the National Association for the Specialty Food Trade's Fancy Food Shows have been the premier marketplace for specialty foods...where specialty food retailers, restaurateurs, supermarket and department store buyers, gift shop owners and others discover distinctive, profitable new food
Launched this autumn in Europe at the London Restaurant Show and in Asia at the Hospitality Asia Platinum Awards ceremony in Kuala Lumpur, the beautiful contemporary clear glass ARTE bottle has been very well received.
With global sales volumes of bottled water expected to reach 150bn litres by the end of 2007, strong growth in emerging markets for the product are becoming increasingly important for the industry, says beverage research group Canadean.
Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) beverage containers are among the most recycled packaged products in the U.S. In 2006, 1.272 billion pounds of PET bottles were collected, the highest PET container collection recorded and a nine percent increase over 2005, according to
Bottled water sales in the US have grown steadily over the last two decades. In 2006, sales amounted to 8.25 billion gallons, a 9.5% increase on the year. The sales volume of bottled water is higher than milk and nearly
Thanks to environmental activists and busybody lawmakers, bottled water may soon be more expensive and less accessible. They say bottled water is wasteful and environmentally irresponsible, and they are pushing a host of silly laws to tax, ban or otherwise
Creating a matrix matching all foods with bottled waters would be impossible, and it would surely take the fun out of experimenting with various combinations. The rules below should be taken as starting points for an exploration. Use them when
The International Bottled Water Association (IBWA) concluded its 2007 convention and trade show, where a host of exhibitors, speakers and qualified buyers came together to participate in seminars, education sessions, networking events, and the "tabletop" trade show.
Highland Spring, the iconic Scottish mineral tipple owned by the Al Tajir family of Dubai, yesterday unveiled buoyant profits for 2006 calender year. The Al Tajir family, which tried to sell off the 27-year-old business to Perrier 16 years ago
Pentawards is the first and only worldwide competition exclusively devoted to packaging design in all its forms. It is open to everybody in all countries who are associated with the creation and marketing of packaging. The winners will receive bronze,
