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Nestlé-owned Maison Perrier is expanding its US sparkling water portfolio with French Kiss, its first sweetened sparkling water featuring prebiotics and real fruit juice.

The launch marks Maison Perrier’s move into the fast-growing functional and indulgent sparkling water segment, with beverages designed to offer both flavour and health benefits.

Each 330ml can contains at least 10% fruit juice, 6g of fibre and less than 1g of added sugar. The product is initially available in four flavour combinations – Blackberry & Lemon, Peach & Cherry, Mango & Coconut, and Raspberry & Lime – at an MSRP of $8.49 for a six-pack.

Distribution began online and at Harris Teeter, with rollout in Target and Publix in mid-to-late February, and nationwide by early April.

“French Kiss introduces a prebiotic element to the sparkling water category while remaining indulgent and flavorful,” said Molly Lyons, senior marketing manager at Maison Perrier. “This innovation complements our existing portfolio and allows us to address evolving consumer demand for functional beverages that balance taste and wellbeing.”

Maison Perrier, a premium sub-brand of Perrier, has traditionally focused on plain or lightly flavoured sparkling water. French Kiss represents a shift into sweetened and functional beverages, a segment that has seen rising consumer interest amid broader trends in gut health and nutritional snacking.

The product is bottled in the south of France and reflects Maison Perrier’s positioning as a premium, lifestyle-oriented brand. Expanding into functional sparkling waters could allow Nestlé to capture incremental market share in a category increasingly defined by innovation and health claims.

Maison Perrier joins competitors such as LaCroix, Spindrift and PepsiCo’s Bubly in offering fruit-forward sparkling waters