Water Innovation Awards winners to be revealed in Rio

The international judging panel has selected the finalists and winners, plus a few products that have been highly commended.

These will be announced during a special gala dinner on 14 September 2011 during the 8^th Global Bottled Water Congress in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

The judging panel included:

• European Federation of Bottled Waters environmental affairs & communications manager Yasmin Kaderbhoy.
• Independent packaging expert Anton Steeman.
• Finewaters’ Michael Mascha.
• Brand expert Claire Nuttall from 1HQ.
• Aqua Amore’s Michael Tanousis.

I chaired the panel myself.

Bill Bruce is group editorial director of FoodBev Media. You can contact him here

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Bill Bruce is group editorial director of FoodBev Media

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