Interview
Lindsay Willott on the rise of the Bibo home water cooler
Lindsay Willott, marketing manager for new home water cooler product Bibo, talks to Hannah Oakman about the route to market and rationale behind the new brand.
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The latest articles from the water industry.
News
IBWA responds to University of Vermont bottled water ban
After the University of Vermont revealed that the school “will become one of the first institutions nationwide to end the sale of bottled water on campus,” the IBWA has issued a statement in response.
News
The 2011 FoodBev.com Awards, winners & finalists
FoodBev.com is happy to announce the finalists, runners-up and winners in the inaugural 2011 FoodBev.com Awards.
Opinion
What do you want from functional food and drink in 2012?
When it comes to functional beverages, consumers demand products that provide prolonged and balanced energy as well as mental performance enhancement.
Innovations
Petainer’s ‘greenest ever’ refillable bottle
Plastics packaging technology business Petainer has developed its ‘greenest ever’ refillable bottle, which uses more than 25% post-consumer ‘one-way’ recycled PET.
News
Pentair reports 14% sales growth
Pentair, a water solutions and technical products company, has announced full year 2011 sales of $3.5 bn, an increase of 14% from the previous year.
News
Eden Springs UK launches new environmental research
Eden Springs, a UK supplier of water coolers and office beverage solutions, has launched new interactive functionality on their website to explore how they are leading the industry in sustainability.
News
Waterlogic acquires Prisme and completes DSK deal
Waterlogic Plc has acquired the entire issued share capital of Prisme SARL, a vendor of POU dispensers based in France, for a total cash consideration of $1.49m.
News
Dublin Airport Authority launches Plane Water
Dublin Airport Authority has launched Plane Water – its first own brand water product.
News
Finalists announced in the 2011 FoodBev.com Awards
The finalists of the FoodBev.com Awards 2011 will be chosen by a panel of experts this week, with the winners being announced via an online video shortly thereafter.
Interview
James Anderton on the future of the mains-fed industry
James Anderton, chairman of the European Drinking Water Cooler Association, shares the views of the Executive Committee on the future of the mains-fed industry with Hannah Oakman.
News
Arrowhead Water expands 15-litre business
Arrowhead Water Products has now completed the conversion of the company’s product line from the traditional 18.9-litre (5 gallon) bottle to the new one way, bisphenol-A free, 15 litre PET bottle.
News
Recognition for environmentally focused water professionals
Three water industry professionals have recently become Chartered Environmentalists through the Institute of Water.
News
Mercy Hangover Prevention Beverage partners with Big Blue
Mercy, the new hangover-prevention beverage, has secured its on-premise distribution in the New York metropolitan area through Big Blue Distributors, an emerging Brooklyn wholesaler.
Innovations
Plant-based Vittel bottles
Nestlé Waters’ Vittel has begun using a new generation of bottle made from PET containing 30% plant-based materials – a byproduct of cane sugar processing.
News
Debt-ridden DS Waters of America on cusp of rescue
Reports suggest that buyout firm Kelso & Co is relinquishing control of DS Waters of America.
News
Eva renews partnership with Vending Paris
The European Vending Association (EVA) signed a partnership agreement with Vending Paris two years ago. A mutual agreement to prolong this successful partnership was sealed this year.
News
Nestlé highlights global water shortfall at Economic Forum
Nestlé chairman, Peter Brabeck-Letmathe, has highlighted the global water shortage in a speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
News
Ukraine mineral and drinking water association formed
Ukrainian bottled mineral and drinking water companies, including IDS Group Ukraine and Coca-Cola Ukraine, have decided to form the Association of Mineral and Drinking Water Manufactures of Ukraine.
Opinion
Is this the end of airport liquid bans?
By the end of April 2013, the frustrating ritual of dumping your bottled water, other drinks and even cosmetics and toiletries at airport security may be over.
News
Brooklyn Water Enterprises launches innovative company
At The Original Brooklyn Water Coffee Co, coffee lovers can now experience coffee made with specialty-grade, hand-picked beans from around the world that are roasted on-site daily.
News
HTI Water Filters provided for disaster relief in Mexico
Hydration Technology Innovations (HTI), will be providing life-saving water filtration products to Eco Woolis of Mexico to be placed into portable shelters used for disaster relief within Mexico.
News
European Vending Association welcomes BWT water+more
The European Vending Association (EVA) has recently welcomed its newest member, BWT water+more.
News
Institute of Water supports career development
For more than 65 years, the Institute of Water has helped people advance their careers in the water industry and supported employers by providing value-for-money professional development.
News
Buxton continues as water supplier to England cricket team
Buxton Natural Mineral Water will continue to be the official water supplier to the England cricket team for a further two years.
Innovations
PET Engineering lightweight 5-litre PET bottle
PET Engineering has introduced a new lightweight 5-litre PET bottle in collaboration with Novapet and Side.
News
One Water rebrands in Australia
Clean water aid organisation The One Foundation has re-branded its bottled water charity initiative One Water in Australia.
News
Registration process for engineering technicians simplified
To encourage engineers to apply the Institute of Water has simplified its current application process to enable the assessment for Eng Tech to be undertaken remotely, based on a paper submission.
News
Borealis brings transparency to the plastic industry
Borealis is taking transparency in extrusion blow moulded polypropylene (PP) bottles to new heights with the launch of next generation high performance grade BorclearTM RC737MO.
News
Glacier Water raises $20m in private placement
Glacier Water Services has raised a total of $20m, $10m from the sale of 500,000 shares of common stock and $10m from the sale of $12.5m in principal amount of 9.0625% subordinated debt due in 2028.
Interview
Xue Wang talks about starting Jilin Jiu Ding Beverages
‘Cooler Innovation’ editor Hannah Oakman talks to Xue Wang, owner of Jilin Jiu Ding Beverages in China, about starting up a spring water business in Asia.
News
IBWA offers 5 reasons to embrace bottled water
The International Bottled Water Association (IBWA) has offered a list of five reasons why consumers should make bottled water a part of maintaining a healthy lifestyle in 2012.
News
Gareth Rowlands leads management buy-in of Viscose Closures
Viscose Closures Ltd, UK manufacturer of tamper evident and pilfer proof closures, has recently undergone a change of ownership.
News
UK cooler company welcomes MP to help BWCA campaign
A UK-based business has celebrated its 10th birthday by inviting local MP Steve Webb to join the celebrations.
News
Ballygowan to have makeover to halt falling sales
Irish bottled water brand Ballygowan is to embark on a major marketing drive and relaunch campaign this year in a move to halt falling sales. The relaunch will take place this spring.
News
AA First awarded Equipment Supplier of the Year Award
For the second time (previous winner in 2009) AA First were voted by NIVO Distributor Members from among the many Equipment suppliers the winner of the 2011 Equipment Supplier of the Year Award.
News
Coca-Cola to build plant in Bangladesh
The Coca-Cola Company is investing $50m in Bangladesh to set up its first bottling plant in the country.
News
Ford and Repreve to recycle plastic bottles into new cars
Ford Motor Company plans to divert about two million post-consumer plastic bottles from landfills for use in new vehicles, beginning with the 2012 Focus Electric.
News
Tesco launches online grocery shopping in Prague
Tesco has launched its online grocery shopping service for customers in Prague, the first in its Central European business.
News
Nestlé UK moves head office to Gatwick
Nestlé UK and Ireland has announced that it will move its head office to 1 City Place Gatwick, relocating its 840 office-based employees by the end of 2012.
News
Waterlogic acquires DSK
Waterlogic plc has agreed to acquire the entire issued share capital of Det Stavangerske Kaffeselskap for a total cash consideration of US$1.46m.
News
Wenlock Spring joins the Natural Hydration Council
The Natural Hydration Council (NHC) and Wenlock Spring have announced that the bottled water producer has joined the industry organisation.
News
Onesource Water acquires Next Generation H2O
Onesource Water, a provider of bottle-less water cooler systems, has acquired Next Generation H2O, a distributor of mains-fed office and home water coolers in Florida.
News
Helen of Troy completes PUR deal
Helen of Troy has closed on its acquisition of the water purifier business PUR from Procter & Gamble.
Opinion
Water cannon that fires cooler bottles
In my never-ending quest for strange but true beverage stories, the new year has fired off with quite a bang.
News
New appointments, 4 January 2012
The latest appointments and movements in the food and beverage industry, updated 4 January 2012.
News
Abu Dhabi-based Agthia buys Turkey’s Pelit Su
The Agthia Group, based in Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates, is to buy Turkish spring water producer Pelit Su.
Opinion
Lawsuit-driven or nutrition heaven in 2011?
Rebecca Prescott rounds up the highlights of 2011 and makes some predictions for 2012.
Innovations
Picasso flip-top sports closure
Astra Plastique has developed Picasso, a high-tech custom tri-colour flip-top sports closure.
Opinion
Season’s greetings for 2011 from FoodBev.com
Shaun Weston, managing editor of FoodBev.com, sends Christmas greetings on behalf of the FoodBev Media team.