Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
Fiji Water is a brand of bottled water derived, bottled, and shipped from Fiji, owned by the American conglomerate The Wonderful Company. According to marketing materials, the water comes from an artesian aquifer in Viti Levu . [ 5 ]
Nearly 1.9 million Fiji water bottles have been recalled due to testing positive for high levels of manganese, a mineral the body needs to stay healthy but that can be toxic in high levels.
Here's what you need to know.
Fiji Water’s appeal comes, in part, from the perception that its source is a paradisiacal land of pure waters, yet the very vehicle of that bottled dream is a global pollutant, says Rufino Varea ...
Gilmour later bought Wakaya Island in Fiji. [1] [2] It was sold to future (April 2019) convicted felon Clare Bronfman in 2016. [10] In 1996, he co-founded Fiji Water with Peter Munk, after he found an aquifer in Yaqara Valley on Viti Levu. [1] [2] [4] [11] It became the No. 1 brand of imported water, even before Evian. [1]
This is a list of bottled water brands. Bottled water is drinking water (e.g., well water, distilled water, mineral water, or spring water) packaged in plastic, cartons, aluminum, or glass water bottles. Bottled water may be carbonated or not. Sizes range from small single serving bottles to large carboys for water coolers. The environmental ...
The Resnicks acquired the Fiji Water business in 2004, [22] increasing sales of Fiji Water by 300% [16] in 4 years, making it the largest imported bottled water brand in the US. [23] It comes from the aquifer on the island of Viti Levu. Through the Fiji Water Foundation the company provides clean water access to rural communities, builds ...
The story of Fiji Water, as detailed in a startling investigative piece in Mother Jones magazine this month, seems familiar. Leafing through the story, I found myself trying to remember where I'd ...