Test your Packaging IQ – Bottled water
Did you know?
Bottling of water began in the United Kingdom. And the first water bottle product was possible at the Holy Well in 1621.
Bottled water has seen growth in India, as consumers look for pure water.
In this edition for Test your Packaging IQ, the WhatPackaging? team looks at bottled waters.
08 Jun 2019 | By WhatPackaging? Team
Q. Which was the world’s first commercially distributed water bottle?
A. The world’s first commercially distributed water was bottled and sold by Jackson's Spa in Boston in 1767.
Q. Who patented the first PET bottle?
A. In 1973, Dupont engineer Nathaniel Wyeth patented Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) bottles, the first plastic bottle to be able to withstand the pressure of carbonated liquids.
Q. In which year did the Parle Group purchase Bisleri?
A. The Parle Group purchased Bisleri from the Italian entrepreneur Signor Felice Bisleri in 1969.
Q. When did the distribution of Aquafina start?
It was first distributed in Wichita, Kansas in 1994, before becoming a global brand.
Q. Who invented the first bottling machine?
A. The first automatic rotary bottle making machine was invented by Owens, patented in 1889.
Data Source: Bisleri's growing thirst for volumes, "About Us - History". www.bisleri.com, Primitive-Aged Drinking Vessels, Jiangnan University; A Brief History of Bottled Water in America, Great Lakes; History of Bottled Water; European Federation of Bottled Waters; Bottled Water Market, International Bottled Water Association, www.euromonitor.com, Pepsi's Aquafina Launching a Skincare Brand.
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