BlueTriton Brands facts for kids
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| Industry | Beverage |
| Founded | June 17, 1976 |
| Headquarters | Stamford, Connecticut, United States |
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27 production facilities |
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United States Canada |
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Dean Metropoulos (CEO) |
| Products | Bottled water |
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| Subsidiaries | ReadyRefresh |
BlueTriton Brands, Inc. is a company in the United States that makes and sells drinks. It is located in Stamford, Connecticut. This company is now part of Primo Brands.
Before 2021, it was known as Nestlé Waters North America, Inc. It was a part of Nestlé, a very large food and drink company. BlueTriton Brands makes and sells many kinds of bottled water across North America. Some of its well-known brands include Arrowhead Water, Deer Park Spring Water, Ice Mountain, Pure Life, Splash, Saratoga, Ozarka, Poland Spring, and Zephyrhills.
In April 2021, the company's water bottling business was sold. It was bought by two investment groups: One Rock Capital Partners LLC and Metropoulos & Co..
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Company History
BlueTriton Brands started in 1976. It was first called Great Waters of France, Inc. The company was created by Perrier to sell Perrier water in the United States.
Early Growth and New Brands
In January 1979, the company opened its first water bottling factory in the U.S. Between 1976 and 1979, their sales grew a lot. They went from selling three million bottles a year to two billion bottles a year.
In 1980, the company bought two more water brands: Calistoga and Poland Spring. At that time, Poland Spring was having financial difficulties. Over the next seven years, Perrier helped Poland Spring's sales grow from $4 million to $80 million.
In 1987, the company bought Arrowhead Water from Beatrice Foods. This purchase made them the biggest bottled water producer in the U.S. They then controlled 21 percent of the entire U.S. bottled water market.
In October 1993, the parent company, Perrier Group of America, Inc., bought Deer Park Spring Water. They bought it from The Clorox Company. In 1994, several water brands joined together. Great Waters of France, Arrowhead Water, Calistoga, Poland Spring, and Zephyrhills all merged. They formed a new company called Great Spring Waters of America, Inc.
Becoming Nestlé Waters North America
In 2000, Great Spring Waters of America bought Big Sur Bottled Water, Inc. This company was based in California. On October 19, 2000, Perrier Group of America also bought a Canadian company called Aberfoyle Springs. Aberfoyle Springs had two factories, one in Ontario and one in British Columbia. From 2002 to 2003, Nestlé started to change the Aberfoyle brand. They began selling water under the Nestlé Pure Life brand instead.
In April 2002, the company bought Sparkling Spring Water Co. This was the largest water company in the Chicago metropolitan area. Sparkling Spring Water Co. had been around for over 100 years. It owned six factories in Illinois and Wisconsin. In the same month, Great Spring Waters of America changed its name. It became Nestlé Waters North America, Inc. All the parts of Perrier Group of America were combined into this new company. At the same time, its main company, Perrier Vittel, also changed its name to Nestlé Waters.
Recent Changes and New Name
In July 2020, Nestlé Canada announced a plan. They agreed to sell their Canadian water bottling business to Ice River Springs. This sale would include factories in Puslinch, Ontario and Hope, British Columbia. It also included a water source in Erin, Ontario. However, this sale did not happen in September 2020.
On February 16, 2021, Nestlé announced another big change. They agreed to sell Nestlé Waters North America, Inc. to One Rock Capital Partners and Metropoulos & Co. Some international Nestlé water brands were not part of this deal. These included Perrier, S. Pellegrino, and Acqua Panna.
The sale of Nestlé Waters North America was completed in early April 2021. It was sold for $4.3 billion. On April 7, 2021, the company announced its new name: BlueTriton Brands. The name "Triton" comes from a god in Greek mythology.
Water Brands
BlueTriton Brands produces bottled water under several well-known names. These include Arrowhead Water, Deer Park Spring Water, Ice Mountain, Nestlé Pure Life, Splash Refresher, Ozarka, Poland Spring, and Zephyrhills. The company used to produce water under other brands, like Calistoga. Before Nestlé sold the company, it also bottled international Nestlé brands. These were Perrier, San Pellegrino, and Acqua Panna.
Brands in the United States
In the United States, BlueTriton's different water brands are sold in specific areas.
- Arrowhead Water is sold in the western United States.
- Deer Park Spring Water is sold in the Mid-Atlantic United States.
- Ice Mountain is sold in the midwestern United States.
- Ozarka is sold in the South Central United States.
- Poland Spring was founded in 1845. Its water comes from several sources in Maine. These sources include Poland Spring and Garden Spring in Poland, Clear Spring in Hollis, Evergreen Spring in Fryeburg, Spruce Spring in Pierce Pond Township, and White Cedar Spring in Dallas Plantation. Poland Spring is mainly sold in the northeastern United States. It is the best-selling spring water brand in the U.S.
- Zephyrhills is produced in Zephyrhills, Florida. It is sold in the Southeastern United States.
Brands in Canada
Nestlé Waters is currently the largest water bottling company in Canada. It has two bottling factories. The bigger factory is in Aberfoyle, Ontario. The second factory is in Hope, British Columbia. They also have warehouses in Chilliwack, British Columbia and Laval, Quebec.
