We had a wonderful time last night at the Historic Preservation Alliance of Arkansas' "Preservation Crustaceans Crawfish Boil". We hope everyone enjoyed the crawfish, the good times, and the bottled water.

 

Visit The Historic Preservation Alliance of Arkansas for more upcoming events.

www.preservearkansas.org

The paparazzi snapped this picture of our Los Angeles home and office distributor. How long do you think it will be before they have their own reality show? Visit their website at www.mountainvalleywaterla.com or Find Bottled Water Distributors in your area.

 

Do you know how much sugar is in your favorite beverage? It is probably listed on the bottle label, but this great picture posted by the Sweaty Betties on Facebook puts in into perspective.

 

Soda sales have been declining for the past seven years, but the pace of the decline quickened in 2011 despite growth in the overall beverage market.

Americans continue to guzzle more bottled water, ready-to-drink tea and coffee, sports drinks and energy drinks, rather than sip on soda and fruit juices, according to beverage statistics released Tuesday.

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This is an interesting article by Artinne Geller and Carey Gillam of Reuters.

Top Takeaway: "The United States is the only developed country in the world where soft drinks outsell bottled water, Jeffery said, but predicted that could change as soda consumption declines and bottled water consumption increases. Bottled water already out sells soda in several U.S. markets, he said, primarily along the coasts."

Best quote: "I have a harder time trying to understand ... products that offer efficacy. I'm not a big believer in the whole 'functional' thing. I take a couple vitamins a day. I don't necessarily need to get more fairy dust in my beverages," Jeffery said.

You can read the entire article here: US Food Summit

We found this article in a Middle Easter publication that offers their Top 10 Beverage Trends for 2012. Their third trend highlights the increased demand for luxury bottled water.

Trend 3: Luxury Water

Bottled water continues to rule in the GCC, as does the trend towards pure spring water with natural ingredients.

Danone’s Middle East brand manager, Habib Bahri, says: “In the specific case of bottled water, our consumers are valuing more and more the water with natural mineral content, as opposed to treated water or purified water. Evian comes from the heart of the French Alps, naturally filtered through glacial sand layers over 15 years.”

Business development manager Adil Parkar from Al Morooj Hotel Supplies, distributor of Highland Spring water, agrees: “The trend for 2012 and the future is ‘back to basics’, to incorporate as much as possible organic products in your lifestyle – people are willing to pay a premium for this,” says.

Taking this further, at O by OKKU, co-founder Markus Thesleff says he is looking to carry different artisanal waters, combining them with dishes based on PH levels and mineral contents, as well as the amount of gas in the water.

Chairman Jasem Al Shehhi says such waters should become a counterpart to beverages such as champagne and fine wines in the region, with versions including pear-vinegar that can be used as an aperitif or accompaniment to a one-of-a-kind dinner, as well as still, sparkling, lemon-elderflower, raspberry-ginseng and pineapple-coconut compositions: “Guests who prefer non-alcoholic drinks are delighted to be offered an exclusive drink, instead of run-of-the-mill soft drinks and juices,” he says.

You can read the full article at HotelierMiddleEast.com

Holeman and Finch Public House thank you for sending in this photo! We can't wait to get back down to Atlanta and share one with you.

Make your own cocktails using sparkling water with these great recipes.

The largest home and office water delivery company in the US combines with one of the largest, if not the largest, office coffee company in the US. Standard was owned by the Riley Company of New Orleans who also sold Abita Water to DS a few years ago.

NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 28, 2012 -- /PRNewswire/ -- On February 3, 2012 DS Waters of America, Inc. (DS Waters) and The Standard Companies, Inc. (Standard) signed an asset purchase agreement whereby DS Waters will acquire substantially all of the assets of Standard. The transaction is expected to close in late March, 2012, subject to regulatory clearance.

Read the entire article here: www.prnewswire.com

Anytime you despair because of the anti-bottled water press - just remember it could be worse! There definitely will not be any scientific studies linking water with anything other than the need to empty your bladder...

This article on the New York Times highlights recent studies that link diet soft drinks with Type 2 Diabetes and a condition known as metabolic syndrome, high blood pressure, abdominal obesity, and other health risk factors. You can read the entire article here: www.nytimes.com

Follow this link to read more about the bottled water quality of Mountain Valley Spring Water.

This guy is not a bottled water fan - but admits his wife and 13 year old son are! - and clearly sees the emperor has no clothes.

Charles Fishman of National Geographic Water Currents writes, "Bottled water bans are not just oddly hypocritical — taking bottled water out of campus vending machines while leaving soda in those machines — they seem oddly misplaced in a setting where people are supposed to be thinking for themselves."

You can  read the entire article here: www.newswatch.nationalgeographic.com