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Nestle Waters H.Q.
Company typesubsidiary of Nestle (NYSETCC1, TYO: TCC1)
Industrybeverage
Founded1992
HeadquartersIssy les Moulineaux, Paris, France
Area served
Worldwilde
Key people
John J. Harris (CEO)
Productsbottled water
Number of employees
31 602 (2010)

Nestle Waters

Nestle Waters is the water division of the Nestlé Group.

Key Facts and figures (2010)

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Sales: 9.095 M CHF

31,602 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

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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

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Nestlé Waters 2010 Yearbook: information about taste of water, healthy hydration, sustainability, environment footprint, Nestlé Waters brands...

Read Nestle Waters Yearbook 2010


Project WET

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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.

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Official websites

Nestlé Waters Official website

Nestlé Official website

Nestlé Waters North America

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 Moutain 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)


Videos

A video about bottled water & plastic PET

Perrier Mixology : Perrier cocktails recipes

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