Bottled Water Sales Up 12% in 2007 — Slowest Rate Since Early 90s
June 19th, 2008
Although the industry’s sales, still going up, amounted to $16.8 billion in the U.S. last year, there is evidence that tap is the new chic in water. Thrifty consumers are buying re-usable containers. Nestle now produces half-liter bottles in an “eco-shape” that contains 30 percent less plastic than the average bottle. And, Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc., the biggest bottler of Coca-Cola Co.’s Dasani water, said the weak North American economy is hurting sales of bottled water and soda, in particular, the 20-ounce single serving sizes consumers had been buying at gas stations. The Boston Globe (June 17, 2008)
Tags: bottled water, Environmental Sustainability, tap water