Talking Rain is a privately held beverage company based in Preston, Washington. It specializes in spring water

Spring (hydrosphere)

A spring—also known as a rising or resurgence—is a component of the hydrosphere. Specifically, it is any natural situation where water flows to the surface of the earth from underground...

 products, some of which are distributed only in the Pacific Northwest

Pacific Northwest

The Pacific Northwest is a region in northwestern North America, bounded by the Pacific Ocean to the west and, loosely, by the Rocky Mountains on the east. Definitions of the region vary and there is no commonly agreed upon boundary, even among Pacific Northwesterners. A common concept of the...

 region. The company was founded in 1987.

Products

Talking Rain produces "oxygen enhanced" water, bottled spring water, and bottled sparkling water for distribution in the Pacific Northwest. The company has three brands that are distributed nationally:

• twist, a lightly flavored water drink
• Sparkling Ice, a low-calorie beverage with vitamins and fruit juice added
• actiVwater, a low-calorie sports drink
  Sports drink
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Microsoft

Microsoft

Microsoft Corporation is an American public multinational corporation headquartered in Redmond, Washington, USA that develops, manufactures, licenses, and supports a wide range of products and services predominantly related to computing through its various product divisions...

 stocks Talking Rain products, among other soft drinks, for free distribution to employees. During the development of Windows Vista

Windows Vista

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, Microsoft arranged to have special Talking Rain cans printed with the Vista logo and a link to an intranet site.

According to the Puget Sound Business Journal, as of August 2008 ninety percent of Talking Rain's revenue comes from flavored products. The company is privately held and as such does not report exact revenue or profit figures.

External links

• Talking Rain home page
• "Water's Just the start for Talking Rain." Seattle Times, December 10, 2004.
• Talking Rain Beverage reviews at BevNET