Nestlé S.A. is a Swiss multinational food and drink processing conglomerate corporation headquartered in Vevey, Switzerland. It has been the largest publicly held food company in the world, measured by revenue and other metrics, since 2014. It ranked No. 64 on the Fortune Global 500 in 2017. In 2023, the company was ranked 50th in the Forbes Global 2000.
Bottled water is drinking water packaged in plastic or glass water bottles. Bottled water may be carbonated or not, with packaging sizes ranging from small single serving bottles to large carboys for water coolers. The consumption of bottled water is influenced by factors such as convenience, taste, perceived safety, and concerns over the quality of municipal tap water. Concerns about the environmental impact of bottled water, including the production and disposal of plastic bottles, have led to calls for more sustainable practices in the industry.
Henri Nestlé was a German-Swiss confectioner and the founder of Nestlé, the world's largest food and beverage company.
Contrexéville is a commune of north-eastern France, in the Vosges département.
Perrier is a French brand of natural bottled mineral water obtained at its source in Vergèze, located in the Gard département. Perrier was part of the Perrier Vittel Group SA, which became Nestlé Waters France after the acquisition of the company by Nestlé in 1992. Perrier is known for its carbonation and its distinctive green bottle.
S.Pellegrino is an Italian natural mineral water brand, owned by the company Sanpellegrino S.p.A, part of Swiss company Nestlé since 1997. The principal production plant is located in San Pellegrino Terme in the Province of Bergamo, Lombardy, Italy. Products are exported to most countries in Europe, the Americas, Oceania and the Middle East, as well as in Asia in Japan, Taiwan, Singapore and Hong Kong.
Vittel is a commune in the Vosges department in Grand Est in northeastern France.
Vittel is a French brand of bottled water sold in many countries. Since 1992 it has been owned by the Swiss company Nestlé. It is among the leading French mineral water companies, along with Perrier and Evian.
Ice Mountain is a brand of bottled water from BlueTriton Brands, produced and marketed primarily in the Midwest region of the United States, first introduced to the public in 2002. Ice Mountain sources their water from two groundwater wells at Sanctuary Spring in Mecosta County, Michigan and/or Evart Spring in Evart, Michigan. The water is drawn from underground springs using pump technology. Bottling is done at a plant in Stanwood, Michigan.
Martigny-les-Bains is a commune in the Vosges department in Grand Est in northeastern France.
The Canton of Vittel is a French administrative and electoral grouping of communes in the Vosges département of eastern France and in the region of Grand Est. The Canton of Vittel has its administrative centre at Vittel.
Nestlé Waters is a Swiss multinational bottled water division of Nestlé. It was founded in 1992.
BlueTriton Brands, Inc. is an American beverage company based in Stamford, Connecticut. A former subsidiary of Nestlé, it was known between 2002 and 2021 as Nestlé Waters North America, Inc. and operated as the North American business unit of Nestlé Waters. It produces and distributes numerous brands of bottled water across North America including Arrowhead Water, Deer Park Spring Water, Ice Mountain, Pure Life, Splash, Saratoga, Ozarka, Poland Spring, and Zephyrhills.
Sohat is a Lebanese brand of mineral water that is the leading brand of bottled water in Lebanon, with a 35% market share. The water is light and crisp with low mineral content and almost no sodium. The brand was acquired by Nestlé Waters.
Princes Gate Spring Water is a brand of Welsh mineral water distributed across the United Kingdom. It is owned by Nestlé. The water is sourced from a spring near the hamlet of Princes Gate near Narberth in Pembrokeshire, southwest Wales.
William Albert St John Harmsworth was an English businessman who bought and established the fledgling Perrier brand of sparkling mineral water in France, designed its distinctive bulbous green bottle, and made it a huge success in the British Empire.
The Communauté de communes Terre d'eau is an administrative association of rural communes in the Vosges department of eastern France. It was created on 1 January 2017 by the merger of the former Communauté de communes de Bulgnéville entre Xaintois et Bassigny, Communauté de communes de Vittel-Contrexéville and the commune Thuillières. It consists of 45 communes, and has its administrative offices at Bulgnéville. Its area is 415.2 km2, and its population was 17,536 in 2019.
Club Sportif Vittellois was a football club based in Vittel, France. It was founded in 1935, and ceased to exist in 2015 after a merger with Contrex FC and JS Bulgnéville, creating Bulgnéville Contrex Vittel FC.
