Nestle Waters
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Key Facts and figures
Sales: 9.095 M CHF31,602 employees
67 brands such as Nestlé Pure Life, Poland Spring, Acqua Panna, S.Pellegrino, Perrier, Nestlé Aquarel, Vittel, Buxton…
Nestlé Pure Life has become in 2008 the largest bottled water brand sold in the world.
History
1843: Henri Nestlé establishes his first lemonade and water bottling factory.1866 Foundation of the Nestlé Group
1969: Acquisition of a 30% stake in the Société Générale des Eaux Minérales de Vittel in France
1974: Acquisition of the German Blaue Quellen group
1987: Nestle S.A. takes a majority stake in Vittel
1992: Acquisition of the Source Perrier S.A. Source Perrier SA Group.Nestlé becomes the leading player on the world bottled water market, under the name of Nestlé
Sources International (NSI)
1996: NSI changes its name to accelerate its international development and becomes: Perrier Vittel S.A.
1998: Take-over of Italy’s leading bottled water producer, Sanpellegrino S.p.A And Launch of Nestlé Pure Life, the first multi-site bottled water under the Nestlé
Brand
2000: Simultaneous launch of Nestlé Aquarel, pan-European, multi-site spring water on six markets
2001: Acquisition by Perrier Vittel of Al Manhal, the leading bottled water company in Saudi Arabia which becomes the leading bottled water player in the Middle
East region
2002: Perrier Vittel becomes Nestlé Waters
2005: Nestlé Waters further develops its business on the African continent via the launch of Nestlé Pure Life in Nigeria and the creation of a partnership in
Algeria
2006: Nestlé Waters acquires the majority shares in Erikli and becomes the Turkish market leader.
2007: Nestlé Waters acquires Sources Minérales Henniez S.A. and becomes the Swiss leader in the bottled water market. Joint venture agreements signed in Mexico and
Chile.
2008: Nestlé Pure Life , has become in just a decade the world's leading bottled water brand, with 5 billion litres sold worldwide.
2009: Nestlé Waters strengthens its presence in two key emerging countries: in Brazil by acquiring Àguas de Santa Barbara in the São Paulo region; and in China by
acquiring Dashan Drinks, the leading bottled water player in Yunnan Province
Yearbook 2010
Nestlé Waters 2010 Yearbook: information about taste of water, healthy hydration, sustainability, environment footprint, Nestlé Waters brands...Read Nestle Waters Yearbook 2010
Project WET
Project WET is an international, scientific and educational program of which Nestle Waters is the main sponsor. It aims to educate the world’s children on the importance of water and the need to protect it.Nestlé Waters has been supported Project WET (Water Education for Teachers) for the last 16 years.
External links
Official websites- Nestlé Waters France
- San Pellegrino Official website
- Nestlé Pure Life Official website
- Nestlé Aquarel Official website
- S.Pellegrino Official website
- Santa Maria Official website
- Arrowhead Official website
- Poland Spring Official website
- Ice Mountain Official Website
- Perrier Official Website
- Vittel Official Website
- Project WET Official website
- A website to explore the story of Nestlé Waters springs
- A space to discuss about water issues
- To join the community Terres d’Eau on facebook (in French)
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