Nestlé Waters

In 1843, Henri Nestlé established his first lemonade and water bottling factory. Nestlé Waters is the bottled water division of the Nestlé Group and the number one bottled water company worldwide. With around one hundred production sites in 36 countries, Nestlé Waters has 31,602* employees and a portfolio of 67* unique brands, enabling to constantly innovate in order to meet the different expectations of consumers all over the world. Among those brands Nestlé PURE LIFE has become in 2008 the largest bottled water brand sold in the world. Leading Business: Being the world's leading bottled water company is based on a solid economic model: strong brands, global presence, innovation capacity, environmental stewardship and passionate people. The Healthy Hydration Company ™ In view of the growing public health challenges linked to obesity in the world, when it comes to hydration, bottled water is the healthiest packaged beverage thanks to its absence of calories, its controlled origins, its outstanding quality, its taste and convenience. As the world leading company in bottled water, Nestlé Waters regularly carries out research to help better consumers better understand the important role of water and hydration for health and actively supports education about it. *Key statistics (end 2010)