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Nestlé Waters is the world’s leading bottled water
company with her 75 different brands in 130
countries.
The history of Nestlé Waters begins with entering
into bottled beverage sector with the establishment
of the lemonade packgaging factory by founder of
Nestlé, Henri Nestlé in 1843.
Convinced that the search for good nutrition goes
hand-in-hand with the benefits of mineral water,
Nestlé acquired a 30% stake in Société Générale des
Eaux Minérales de Vittel (SGEMV) in 1969. At the
time, SGEMV was France 's third largest mineral
water company. In the 1970s, Nestlé strengthened its
ties to water by acquiring several German springs
via Rietenauer and Blaue Quellen AG. Then it
acquired a controlling interest in SGEMV in January
1992, and went on in May of the same year to buy out
the entire Perrier Group.
The combined operations are forming to lay the
foundation for Nestlé's long-term commitment in the
bottled water field.
Almost as soon as the Group was created, it started
stepping up its development. It gradually became
established in the rest of Europe and Asia, then in
Latin America . Its American subsidiary already had
a front seat in the United States .
The Group developed "Home & Office" there, a market
segment still relatively unknown in Europe , which
consists of delivering water coolers to homes and
offices.
The Group constantly innovates to support geographic
expansion. In 1992, Nestlé was the first company to
dare to launch a mineral water, Valvert, in five
different countries at once. Its originality lied in
the use of an all-new plastic, P.E.T. (polyethylene
teraphthalate), which is stronger and more elastic
than the PVC used since 1968. Besides, P.E.T. is
recyclable.
The Group has been busy launching other innovative
products as well: sparkling Quézac water, "P'tit
Vittel" water for children, and the sports cap first
used in the United States , then in Europe . In
1995, it created the Water Institute as a repository
for knowledge on water as well as to initiate and
fund research programs on water and hydration.
By the end of 1997, the Group was present on every
continent and the acquisition of Sanpellegrino
propelled it to the top of the Italian market.
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