Sohat
Encyclopedia
Sohat is a Lebanese
brand of mineral water
that is the leading brand of bottled water
in Lebanon
with a 35% market share. The water is light and crisp with low mineral content and almost no sodium at all. The brand was acquired by Nestlé Waters
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. The area of the source, which is 100,000 m2 is a protected environment to maintain the purity of the water. The water of the source is purified by passing through various geological layers, starting with the melted snow that seeps through the permeable soil, then reaches a deep and impermeable layer where it is stored before spurting up to the surface through natural fissures.
Mootch & Muck, a New York-based multi-brand water distributor, distributed Sohat in the United States in the late 1980s.
Société des Eaux Minérales Libanaises S.A.L., the producer of Sohat, was founded in 1970. In 1997, the company aided by Nestlé built an $8-million plant with capacity of 19,200 bottles per hour in Falougha. In 1999, Nestlé Group acquired 49% of Sohat as part of its expansion plan in mineral water. In 2001, Lebanon Perrier Vittel, the water division of Switzerland's Nestlé, purchased the remaining 51 per cent of its stake in Sohat. As of January 23, 2001, Société des Eaux Minérales Libanaises S.A.L. operates as a subsidiary of Nestle S.A.. The Zoghzoghy family did not release the reason why they sold their share after 50 years of being at the helm of the water-bottling business.
Lebanon
Lebanon , officially the Republic of LebanonRepublic of Lebanon is the most common term used by Lebanese government agencies. The term Lebanese Republic, a literal translation of the official Arabic and French names that is not used in today's world. Arabic is the most common language spoken among...
brand of mineral water
Mineral water
Mineral water is water containing minerals or other dissolved substances that alter its taste or give it therapeutic value, generally obtained from a naturally occurring mineral spring or source. Dissolved substances in the water may include various salts and sulfur compounds...
that is the leading brand of bottled water
Bottled water
Bottled water is drinking water packaged in plastic or glass water bottles. Bottled water may be carbonated or not...
in Lebanon
Lebanon
Lebanon , officially the Republic of LebanonRepublic of Lebanon is the most common term used by Lebanese government agencies. The term Lebanese Republic, a literal translation of the official Arabic and French names that is not used in today's world. Arabic is the most common language spoken among...
with a 35% market share. The water is light and crisp with low mineral content and almost no sodium at all. The brand was acquired by Nestlé Waters
Nestle Waters
- Key Facts and figures :Sales: 9.095 M CHF31,602 employees67 brands such as Nestlé Pure Life, Poland Spring, Acqua Panna, S.Pellegrino, Perrier, Nestlé Aquarel, Vittel, Buxton…...
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Source
Sohat water is bottled from the Falougha source at an altitude of 1,710 meters in Mount LebanonMount Lebanon
Mount Lebanon , as a geographic designation, is a Lebanese mountain range, averaging above 2,200 meters in height and receiving a substantial amount of precipitation, including snow, which averages around four meters deep. It extends across the whole country along about , parallel to the...
. The area of the source, which is 100,000 m2 is a protected environment to maintain the purity of the water. The water of the source is purified by passing through various geological layers, starting with the melted snow that seeps through the permeable soil, then reaches a deep and impermeable layer where it is stored before spurting up to the surface through natural fissures.
History
In 1910, archeologist Habib Zoghzoghy rediscovered Ain Sohat while excavating Roman ruins in Falougha.Mootch & Muck, a New York-based multi-brand water distributor, distributed Sohat in the United States in the late 1980s.
Société des Eaux Minérales Libanaises S.A.L., the producer of Sohat, was founded in 1970. In 1997, the company aided by Nestlé built an $8-million plant with capacity of 19,200 bottles per hour in Falougha. In 1999, Nestlé Group acquired 49% of Sohat as part of its expansion plan in mineral water. In 2001, Lebanon Perrier Vittel, the water division of Switzerland's Nestlé, purchased the remaining 51 per cent of its stake in Sohat. As of January 23, 2001, Société des Eaux Minérales Libanaises S.A.L. operates as a subsidiary of Nestle S.A.. The Zoghzoghy family did not release the reason why they sold their share after 50 years of being at the helm of the water-bottling business.
In Literature
- In a Villa Far Away by Annabelle Hampton
- "Giving up, saying I looked tired and pale, he produced a small bottle of SohatSohatSohat is a Lebanese brand of mineral water that is the leading brand of bottled water in Lebanon with a 35% market share. The water is light and crisp with low mineral content and almost no sodium at all. The brand was acquired by Nestlé Waters.-Source:...
Pure Water, 'from the springs of Lebanon' according to the label."
- American Pyscho by Bret Easton Ellis
- "You forgot Alpenwasser, Downunder, Schat, which is from Lebanon, Qubol and Cold Springs--"