evian
At the heart of the Northern Alps lies the source of an all natural, perfectly pure water - evian. It all starts with rain and melting snow on the peaks of the Northern Alps, where each drop of evian water starts its 15+ year journey through layers of glacial sand that ends at evian's protected source on the shores of Lake Geneva. Through this process, the water is filtered naturally, without chemicals, giving evian the purity, mineral content, and taste that nature intended. Every day, samples are taken at over 20 different points between the protected catchment areas and the on-site bottling plant to ensure consistent quality.

In 1789, the Marquis de Lessert, discovered the Cachat Spring, evian's source, in the small town of evian-les-Bains on Lake Geneva. After spending several days drinking from the spring, the nobleman believed that the water aided in passing his kidney stones. News of the event soon spread and crowds gathered to sample the water to ease ailments. By 1878, the Dukes of Savoy issued the first bottling authorization for evian Natural Spring Water.

Today, evian is available in over 120 countries throughout the world and is still bottled exclusively at its protected natural spring source in evian-les-Bains. The water itself never changes, perfect and timeless.

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Water In The News

Global Market Continues to Grow

BCC Research (Business Communications Company), a US based market research company has recently published a report indicating the Global Market for Bottled Water Products will continue to see a 10.8% annual growth through 2022. In terms of dollars, the bottled water market is expected to grow from $190 billion in 2016 reaching $342 billion in 2022.

• Still water makes up the largest category, accounting for 65%
  
  
• PET bottles account for the largest share in terms of packaging
  
  
• By Distribution channel, supermarkets and hypermarkets lead the market at 54%
  
  

It’s happening everywhere, a recent recall of “Freedom’s Choice Water” due to the discovery of “potential impurities that exceed manufacturer’s standards.” Officials believe they have pulled all of the budget brand water from the shelves in stores across the system. There are no reports of any actual illness. Another reason we prefer “fine water.”

In an effort to cut plastic waste and reduce single-use plastic bottles, London is encouraging people to refill rather than buy bottled water. “Refill London” has started with 20 locations although when they opened the project to shops and business, they received over 2000 applications.

Boots Store Gets A New Shelf Stocker

Shoppers at Boots -Westfield store were surprised to find none other than Will Smith dressed as a store manager stocking shelves and handing out water. He was there as part of a launch for his new Just Water brand in the 800 strong Boots stores, located throughout the UK. Smith signed water bottles and mingled with the shoppers.

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Lack of water is the #1 trigger of daytime fatigue.

Groundwater can take a human lifetime just to traverse a mile.

You need to drink 4-6 ounces of water for every 15-20 minutes of exercise.

If you lose 5% of your body’s fluid, you can find yourself facing heat exhaustion

Distilled water is intended to be used in processes where mineral buildup can cause problems, such as in running machinery or for cleaning, NOT for drinking.