Ciel (beverage)
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Ciel is a brand of bottled water
owned by The Coca-Cola Company
which is bottled and sold in Mexico
, Angola
, and Morocco
. Coca-Cola Mexico introduced Ciel in 1996 in the states of Aguascalientes
, Jalisco
, Zacatecas
, Durango
, San Luis Potosi
and Coahuila
.
In 1997 Ciel is released in Mexico City
, and in 2001 is released in the states of Nuevo Leon
and part of Tamaulipas
, in that same year, The Coca-Cola Company releases a club soda version called Ciel Mineralizada in several markets.
In 2002, along with the acquisition of Panamerican Beverages (Panamco
) made by Coca-Cola FEMSA, The Coca-Cola Company acquires Panamco's bottled water brand Risco, and converts it into Ciel, so the brand starts being available in the states of Guanajuato
, Puebla
, Veracruz
and Michoacan
.
In 2005 is released a calorie-free flavored water version of Ciel called Ciel Aquarius (renamed Ciel+ in 2008). In that same year, Ciel Dasani
is released, a functional water with skin nutrients and fiber available in four flavors: lemon-cucumber, papaya-carrot, grapefruit and mandarin-green tea; a year later, this product is discontinued.
In 2006 The Coca-Cola Company releases Ciel Naturae, a line of sparkling flavored water available in three flavors: Jamaica, Peach and Lemon. In 2007 the product is renamed as Ciel Finamente Gasificada and later in 2008 is replaced by a new sparkling water line called Aquarius
.
In 2007 Ciel starts being available in the cities of Saltillo
and Monclova
in Coahuila and Matehuala
in San Luis Potosí. In that same year, Grupo Tampico
bottlers in Tampico
, Ciudad Valles
, Poza Rica
, Ciudad Mante
and Ciudad Victoria
replace the purified water and club soda versions of its brand Peña Pura and turns them into Ciel; plus, CIMSA, the Coca-Cola bottling company in Toluca merges its bottled water brand De los Angeles with Ciel and renames it as De los Angeles por Ciel and later as Ciel De Los Angeles, the De Los Angeles trademark is still property of CIMSA. At the end of 2008, Coca-Cola acquires Manantial Water from Grupo Yoli and becomes part of the Ciel lineup.
Ciel products are bottled and distributed by the Coca-Cola system, but only two Coca-Cola bottlers (Bebidas Refrescantes de Nogales and Bepensa) are selling their own bottled water brands: Nana and Cristal respectively instead of Ciel water in their territories.
Embotelladoras Arca distributes Ciel brands in their territories although they sell Topo Chico, their own club soda brand, instead of Ciel Mineralizada.
Bottled water
Bottled water is drinking water packaged in plastic or glass water bottles. Bottled water may be carbonated or not...
owned by The Coca-Cola Company
The Coca-Cola Company
The Coca-Cola Company is an American multinational beverage corporation and manufacturer, retailer and marketer of non-alcoholic beverage concentrates and syrups. The company is best known for its flagship product Coca-Cola, invented in 1886 by pharmacist John Stith Pemberton in Columbus, Georgia...
which is bottled and sold in Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
, Angola
Angola
Angola, officially the Republic of Angola , is a country in south-central Africa bordered by Namibia on the south, the Democratic Republic of the Congo on the north, and Zambia on the east; its west coast is on the Atlantic Ocean with Luanda as its capital city...
, and Morocco
Morocco
Morocco , officially the Kingdom of Morocco , is a country located in North Africa. It has a population of more than 32 million and an area of 710,850 km², and also primarily administers the disputed region of the Western Sahara...
. Coca-Cola Mexico introduced Ciel in 1996 in the states of Aguascalientes
Aguascalientes
Aguascalientes is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 11 municipalities and its capital city is Aguascalientes....
, Jalisco
Jalisco
Jalisco officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Jalisco is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is located in Western Mexico and divided in 125 municipalities and its capital city is Guadalajara.It is one of the more important states...
, Zacatecas
Zacatecas
Zacatecas officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Zacatecas is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 58 municipalities and its capital city is Zacatecas....
, Durango
Durango
Durango officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Durango is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. The state is located in Northwest Mexico. With a population of 1,632,934, it has Mexico's second-lowest population density, after Baja...
, San Luis Potosi
San Luis Potosí
San Luis Potosí officially Estado Libre y Soberano de San Luis Potosí is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 58 municipalities and its capital city is San Luis Potosí....
and Coahuila
Coahuila
Coahuila, formally Coahuila de Zaragoza , officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Coahuila de Zaragoza is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico...
.
In 1997 Ciel is released in Mexico City
Mexico City
Mexico City is the Federal District , capital of Mexico and seat of the federal powers of the Mexican Union. It is a federal entity within Mexico which is not part of any one of the 31 Mexican states but belongs to the federation as a whole...
, and in 2001 is released in the states of Nuevo Leon
Nuevo León
Nuevo León It is located in Northeastern Mexico. It is bordered by the states of Tamaulipas to the north and east, San Luis Potosí to the south, and Coahuila to the west. To the north, Nuevo León has a 15 kilometer stretch of the U.S.-Mexico border adjacent to the U.S...
and part of Tamaulipas
Tamaulipas
Tamaulipas officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Tamaulipas is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 43 municipalities and its capital city is Ciudad Victoria. The capital city was named after Guadalupe Victoria, the...
, in that same year, The Coca-Cola Company releases a club soda version called Ciel Mineralizada in several markets.
In 2002, along with the acquisition of Panamerican Beverages (Panamco
Panamco
Main article: Coca-Cola FEMSAPanamerican Beverage Panamco merged with Coca-Cola FEMSA effective May 6, 2003.Prior to the merger, Panamco was 25% owned by The Coca-Cola Company.Main article: Criticism of Coca-Cola#Colombia...
) made by Coca-Cola FEMSA, The Coca-Cola Company acquires Panamco's bottled water brand Risco, and converts it into Ciel, so the brand starts being available in the states of Guanajuato
Guanajuato
Guanajuato officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Guanajuato is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 46 municipalities and its capital city is Guanajuato....
, Puebla
Puebla
Puebla officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Puebla is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 217 municipalities and its capital city is Puebla....
, Veracruz
Veracruz
Veracruz, formally Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave , is one of the 31 states that, along with the Federal District, comprise the 32 federative entities of Mexico. It is divided in 212 municipalities and its capital city is...
and Michoacan
Michoacán
Michoacán officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Michoacán de Ocampo is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 113 municipalities and its capital city is Morelia...
.
In 2005 is released a calorie-free flavored water version of Ciel called Ciel Aquarius (renamed Ciel+ in 2008). In that same year, Ciel Dasani
Dasani
Dasani is a brand of bottled water from the Coca-Cola company, launched in 1999, after the success of Aquafina . It is one of many brands of Coca-Cola bottled water sold around the world....
is released, a functional water with skin nutrients and fiber available in four flavors: lemon-cucumber, papaya-carrot, grapefruit and mandarin-green tea; a year later, this product is discontinued.
In 2006 The Coca-Cola Company releases Ciel Naturae, a line of sparkling flavored water available in three flavors: Jamaica, Peach and Lemon. In 2007 the product is renamed as Ciel Finamente Gasificada and later in 2008 is replaced by a new sparkling water line called Aquarius
Aquarius (sports drink)
Aquarius is a mineral sports drink manufactured by The Coca-Cola Company. It originated in, and was first introduced in 1983 in Japan as a grapefruit-flavored sports drink, as a response to a competitor's brand of sports drink called Pocari Sweat. It was introduced to Spain and Portugal in 1991,...
.
In 2007 Ciel starts being available in the cities of Saltillo
Saltillo
Saltillo is the capital city of the northeastern Mexican state of Coahuila and the municipal seat of the municipality of the same name. The city is located about 400 km south of the U.S. state of Texas, and 90 km west of Monterrey, Nuevo León....
and Monclova
Monclova
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in Coahuila and Matehuala
Matehuala
Matehuala is the fourth-largest city in the Mexican state of San Luis Potosí. It is located at around , at an elevation of about 1,500 m. Matehuala is also the municipal seat of the municipality of the same name, located in the northern part of the state, on the border with the southwestern...
in San Luis Potosí. In that same year, Grupo Tampico
Grupo Tampico
Grupo Tampico is one of the largest companies in northeastern Mexico. It is located in Tampico, Tamaulipas. Grupo Tampico's main products are Coca-Cola, automobiles and tourism services.-History:...
bottlers in Tampico
Tampico
Tampico is a city and port in the state of Tamaulipas, in the country of Mexico. It is located in the southeastern part of the state, directly north across the border from Veracruz. Tampico is the third largest city in Tamaulipas, and counts with a population of 309,003. The Metropolitan area of...
, Ciudad Valles
Ciudad Valles
Ciudad Valles is the second-largest city in the Mexican state of San Luis Potosí. It is located in the eastern part of the state at . The city is also the municipal seat of the surrounding municipality of the same name. The city had a 2005 census population of 116,261, while the municipality's...
, Poza Rica
Poza Rica
Poza Rica is a city and its surrounding municipalityin the Mexican state of Veracruz. Its name means "rich pool", because it was a place known for its abundance of fish. In this century oil was discovered in the area. It has since been almost completely extracted...
, Ciudad Mante
Ciudad Mante
Mante formally Ciudad Mante is a city in the Mexican state of Tamaulipas. The city is the municipal seat of El Mante municipality in extreme southern Tamaulipas, and lies in the northwestern portion of the municipality. It had a 2005 census population of 81,884 inhabitants, or about 73 percent of...
and Ciudad Victoria
Ciudad Victoria
Ciudad Victoria , is the capital city of the Mexican state ofTamaulipas. It is located in the western-central region of the state. Ciudad Victoria is also the municipal seat of the surrounding Victoria Municipality, which covers an area of 1,638 km²...
replace the purified water and club soda versions of its brand Peña Pura and turns them into Ciel; plus, CIMSA, the Coca-Cola bottling company in Toluca merges its bottled water brand De los Angeles with Ciel and renames it as De los Angeles por Ciel and later as Ciel De Los Angeles, the De Los Angeles trademark is still property of CIMSA. At the end of 2008, Coca-Cola acquires Manantial Water from Grupo Yoli and becomes part of the Ciel lineup.
Ciel products are bottled and distributed by the Coca-Cola system, but only two Coca-Cola bottlers (Bebidas Refrescantes de Nogales and Bepensa) are selling their own bottled water brands: Nana and Cristal respectively instead of Ciel water in their territories.
Embotelladoras Arca distributes Ciel brands in their territories although they sell Topo Chico, their own club soda brand, instead of Ciel Mineralizada.
Varieties
- Ciel - Purified Water
- Ciel Mineralizada - Club Soda.
- Ciel+ - Functional Calorie-Free Flavored Water sweetened with SplendaSplendaSplenda is the commercial name and registered trade mark of a sucralose-based artificial sweetener derived from sugar, owned by the British company Tate & Lyle. Sucralose was discovered by Tate & Lyle and researchers at Queen Elizabeth College, University of London, in 1976...
available in four flavors: Tangerine (active), Lime (defenses), Grapefruit (better digestion) and Jamaica (body purification). - SierrAzul por Ciel - Purified Water, available only at CoahuilaCoahuilaCoahuila, formally Coahuila de Zaragoza , officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Coahuila de Zaragoza is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico...
, SinaloaSinaloaSinaloa officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Sinaloa is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 18 municipalities and its capital city is Culiacán Rosales....
and Baja California SurBaja California SurBaja California Sur , is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. Before becoming a state on October 8, 1974, the area was known as the South Territory of Baja California. It has an area of , or 3.57% of the land mass of Mexico and comprises...
markets.