Water in a Box, the sustainable British water brand that pioneered repackaging water into environmentally friendly cartons, is relaunching a range of 100% British-sourced water in a carton bottle combidome. The Water in a Box range now includes a 500ml plain spring in combidome from SIG and four 330ml Tetra cartons (plain spring, lemon & lime, orange & peach and […]

The winners of the 2021 Global Water Drinks Awards were announced on 20 October at an online awards ceremony during the 18th Global Water Drinks Congress. Organised by the food and drink experts, Zenith Global, the 7th annual awards attracted over 165 entries, with participation from every continent worldwide. The Winners Best Natural Still Water Cedea Srl – Cedea Mineral […]

The UK water dispense industry proved its resilience in 2020, losing only 3% of its customer base during the pandemic, according to the latest findings from Zenith Global, the food and drink experts, as presented to the Water Dispenser & Hydration Association in a webinar for members on 22 April. The total number of water dispensers in December 2020 was […]

After a successful online conference in 2020, the UK water drinks industry is planning a second virtual event on 23 March this year. The UK Water Drinks Conference has been the industry’s main annual event for 30 years and is a key forum for producers, suppliers and customers to review and debate current issues, alongside excellent networking. The 2021 theme […]

The winners of the 2020 Global Water Drinks Awards were announced on 21st October at an online awards ceremony during the virtual 17th Global Water Drinks Congress. Organised by global food and drink experts Zenith Global, this year’s awards attracted over 160 entries worldwide, with support from category sponsors, Ball Corporation, Bericap, Güitig and Sidel. The winners are: Best Natural […]

A month after the founder of a Chinese water brand Nongfu Spring became the country’s richest man, ahead of the founders of tech giants Alibaba and Tencent, investors have a unique opportunity to discover the potential of six high quality springs in six countries across three continents. The spring owners will present the six protected sources and business plans as […]

The European Federation of Bottled Waters (EFBW), representing the interests of natural mineral and spring water producers in Europe, has elected Muriel Lienau, chief executive of Nestlé Waters in Europe, Middle East and North Africa (EMENA), as its new president for the next two years. Mrs Lienau, a French national, leads both the Nestlé Waters Business in EMENA and the […]

One of the UK’s leading recyclers and Nestlé Waters UK have announced a new partnership to further build the circular economy for plastics in the UK. Biffa will be supporting Nestlé Waters UK to achieve its commitment of making every Buxton bottle from 100% recycled PET (recycled polyethylene terephthalate or rPET), by collecting recyclable PET bottles and reprocessing them here […]

The finalists for the 2020 Global Water Drinks Awards are now published. The winners will be announced via an online awards ceremony on 21 October at the 17th Global Water Drinks Congress, as well as premiering live on YouTube. The awards are organised by global food and drink experts Zenith Global. This year’s awards attracted over 160 entries from 27 countries […]

This year’s 17th Global Water Drinks Congress on 20-22 October 2020 has two major differences from previous events. The first is that it is now online. The second is its ‘Beyond the Bottle’ theme, with a focus on wider product and packaging opportunities. Typically attracting 150-200 participants from all over the world, the event aims to provide industry leaders, entrepreneurs, […]