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As you know, the winners of the 2008 water innovation awards will be announced in Wiesbaden at the http://www.zenithinternational.com/events/event_detail.asp?id=52" target="_blank">5th Global Bottled Water Congresson 23 September 2008 as part of the Global Bottled Water Congress.

A shortlist of finalists (winners and highly commended entries) has now been announced and they are listed below, in no particular order:

Best bottle in PET

1. Upland Natural Waters

2. Sourcy (Vrumona BV)

3. Chic (Sociedade da Agua de Monchique)

4. Panama Blue (Panama Springs)

Best bottle in glass

1. Mist (Lucid Enterprises)

2. Evian - Christian Lacroix design (Danone)

3. Solé Arte (Solé Water)

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5. lverde (SPUMADOR Spa)

Best label - sponsored by StoraEnso

1. Walnut Grove (Vitro Packaging)

2. Jupik Aqua (Hoop Polska Sp. Z o.o.)

3. ganicwater (Ganic Consumer Products)

4. Acqua Filette (Fonte Italia)

5. Chic (Sociedade da Agua de Monchique)

6. Beauty (Works with Water)

7. Iskilde

Best enhanced water concept

1. Avra Herbal (Coca-Cola Hellenic Greece)

2. Vitalis Smart (Unicer Águas SA)

3. Nestlé Fitness (Nestlé Waters)

5. used owater (owater)

Best flavoured water concept

1. ganicwater (Ganic Consumer Products)

2. Formas Luso (Sociedade Central De Cervejas e Bebidas)

3. Ritmo Luso (Sociedade Central De Cervejas e Bebidas)

Best children's concept

1. bot (bot beverages)

2. Y Water (Y Water Inc)

3. Iceni Water (Iceni Waters)

4. Jupik Aqua (Hoop Polska Sp. Z o.o.)

Best packaging innovation

1. FLEX closure (SmartSeal)

2. NitroPouch concept (Krones AG)

3. Clean Valve for pouches (IPN Holdings BV)

Best new brand or business - sponsored by IPN

1. Isklar

2. Y Water

3. Iceni Waters

4. Balance Water Company

Best ethical or humanitarian initiative - sponsored by SGS

1. Thirst Aid (Calypso)

2. Pre-school water drinking programme (Eden Springs Israel)

3. Tumai Water (Spero Group)

4. PhilanthroH20

5. Give (PurBlue Beverages)

Best marketing campaign

1. Coca-Cola Beverages Austria

2. Gerolsteiner Brunnen

3. Highland Spring

4. Coca-Cola Germany

5. PepsiCo North America

6. Eden Springs Israel * *

Best environmental or sustainability initiative

1. Isklar

2. Carbon Action Plan pilot project (Highland Spring)

3. Clean Valve for Pouches and pouch technology (IPN)