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“I strongly believe that there is still a huge potential for growth in Belgium. The residential market is still untouched and is becoming increasingly open to the idea of having a water cooler at home. POU is still a growing market. Water cooler distributors in Belgium are embracing the POU as well as the bottles and therefore healthy growth is still possible, even if market conditions are tough.”

Knowledge of the importance of hydration is not enough to prevent dehydration. Despite an overwhelming display of knowledge and positive attitudes about healthy hydration habits, children aged between 9 and 16 still suffered significant dehydration.

The association launched a renewed corporate website which offers easy access to essential information about the watercooler industry in The Netherlands and a consciousness-raising one to encourage people to drink more water.

Greiner Packaging has created a functional and sustainable packaging solution in cooperation with its customer

In Spain, only 4% of households use bottled water dispensers with a higher capacity than 11 liters. The projected growth of this market in Spain is very high, as a result of, inter alia, a decrease in the amount of tap water currently being consumed.

“We were off the job for one and a half hours. Through cost cutting our water was halved and we were then told that we were not getting any water at all so, as soon as the last bottle of water ran out, we walked out,” said an anonymous worker.

Watersupermarket.com is an online marketplace wich stocks a large range of products belonging to the water industry and allow distributors, manufacturers, retailers and wholesalers to list water related services as well as product in its portal, thereby bettering the prospects of gaining better visibility.

CafeHydrate is committed to environmental stewardship and the health of our planet and will donate 1% of its total sales to non-profit organizations in support of health and environmental causes, clean water initiatives in particular.

While all businesses may not yet have integrated CSR into their overall business strategy, companies in the water cooler industry pay a lot of attention to this activity area. Eden Springs, Nestlé and Angel Springs are some of the European Watercooler industry members that focus on and investing in CSR and related actions.

The 2012 IBWA Annual Business Conference and Tabletop Trade Show will be held on November 12-16, and the 2012 NAMA CoffeeTea&Water event will be held November 13-15. Both conferences will be held at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in New Orleans, Louisiana.