bottled water

Bottled water sales increased by 10 percent in 2016, and now total $16 billion, per the latest data from BMC, which further found that in 2016, total U.

Specifically, with Americans drinking an average of nearly 139 litres of bottled water in 2016, it showed that bottled water sales outpaced those of carbonated soft drinks in 2016, in terms of volume, for the first time in history.

According to the International Bottled Water Association (IBWA), Alexandria, Va.

Moreover, Nongfu Springs introduction of three high-profile products and its marketing strategy of playing advertisements on television channels (revealing how the company discovered a water source in the Changbai Mountains) to educate consumers on its professionalism in bringing out the best bottled water options, turned out to be a success in upgrading its brand image in 2015.

Bottled water is a very fragmented category, with close to 100 bottling companies competing in still bottled water and accounting for more than 70% of bottled water off-trade volume sales in 2015.

The younger generations, specifically Gen Xers between 35 and 44 years old, show the highest likelihood of consuming bottled water, according to the recent Packaged Facts report Bottled Water in the U.

The bottled water industry in India witnessed a boom in the late 1990s soon after Bisleri launched its packaged drinking water in the country.

Beverage Marketing Corporation CEO Michael BeIlas predicts that bottled water could overtake soda as America's most popular packaged beverage within the next decade.

The United States is suffering from an obesity epidemic, and zero-calorie bottled water can help reverse this trend.

Netscribes' latest market research report titled Bottled Water Market in India 2013 covers a wide spectrum of concerns with regard to the bottled water industry and identifies several factors impacting the sale of bottled water in India.

Euromonitor International's Bottled Water in Taiwan report offers a comprehensive guide to the size and shape of the market at a national level.

plants, Sources said that the most of these companies had flooded the markets with contaminated bottled water, causing water-borne diseases, including gastro-enteritis, cholera and hepatitis.

The most important markets for bottled water have traditionally been developed economies like Western Europe and the United States.

The 47 members of the Vale of Glamorgan Council are supplied with bottled water in the members' room, although jugs of tap water are provided at council and committee meetings.

The United States leads the world in bottled water sales.