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| The Water Connoisseur | December 2007
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| Food, Wine and Bottled Water at the Holiday Party
Creating a matrix matching all foods with bottled waters would be impossible, and it would surely take the fun out of experimenting with various combinations. The rules below should be taken as starting points for an exploration. Use them when water is the only beverage you are serving. |
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| The US Bottled Water Industry – An Overview
Bottled water sales in the US have grown steadily over the last two decades. In 2006, sales amounted to 8.25 billion gallons, a 9.5% increase on the year. The sales volume of bottled water is higher than milk and nearly outsold beer last year. |
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| Bottled Water Controversy is Much Ado About Nothing
Thanks to environmental activists and busybody lawmakers, bottled water may soon be more expensive and less accessible. They say bottled water is wasteful and environmentally irresponsible, and they are pushing a host of silly laws to tax, ban or otherwise hinder access to the product. |
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| America Recycles Day Encourages Greater Recycling of Bottled Water
Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) beverage containers are among the most recycled packaged products in the U.S. In 2006, 1.272 billion pounds of PET bottles were collected, the highest PET container collection recorded and a nine percent increase over 2005, according to a recent report by the National Association for PET Container Resources (NAPCOR) and Association of Postconsumer Plastic Recyclers (APR). |
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| Bottled water demand growth slips in Western Europe
With global sales volumes of bottled water expected to reach 150bn litres by the end of 2007, strong growth in emerging markets for the product are becoming increasingly important for the industry, says beverage research group Canadean. |
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