Company Background
Bisleri set its footprint in India with its launch of bottled water at Mumbai in the year 1965. There were two varieties of Bisleri — still and bubbly (carbonated). In the year 1969, Bisleri was bought by Parle who thought of having a soda brand for their expanding portfolio of soft-drinks. After a few years, Bisleri started selling successfully as soda while Parle launched some of the current popular soft-drink brands — Limca, Maaza, and Thums Up. Mineral water business had not taken off then. In the year 1993, bottled water started gathering steam when Parle had to sell off its soft-drink business to Coca Cola.
Nurtured by the owner of Parle, Mr. Ramesh Chauhan, Bisleri became synonymous as ‘the’ brand in the bottled water industry. From those initial days to the
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Since volume plays an important to be profitable, bottled water industry focus on all segments of society by providing various size of packaging with low price points.
Growth of Bisleri
Bisleri, according to industry sources is growing at a good 30%, and this year they are targeting a growth of 40%. The brand has expanded its supply chain in the last few years but in spite of this the brand is still fairly urban oriented. That is because the cost of transport to rural areas is very high.
Bisleri with 42% market share dominates the bottled water market in India’s branded bottled water segment of Rs. 3000 crore. Compared to this its competitors like Coca-Cola’s Kinley holds approximately 11% and PepsiCo’s Aquafina has about 15% market share.
According to Bisleri officials, it is the direct sales, which bring in about 50% of the business. Today, Bisleri has the largest portfolio of bottle sizes (seven) starting from 250 ml and going up to
Do you ever wonder about the origin story behind the brands that we use in our everyday lives? Well there is a story behind the founding of Deer Park Water Company. After the Civil War, the Deer Park Hotel was built in the Appalachian Mountains located in Maryland by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. The hotel was created to attract those who took passage on the railroad, but the spring that was located nearby also caught the attention of the travelers. The spring was known for the appeal of a clean source of water, this led the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad to start putting the water into bottles in 1873. It was known as the “Boiling Spring” because the water comes through sand on the way up. A company, known as The Boiling Spring Holding Corporation, purchased the spring and the woods surrounding it in 1966. The Boiling Spring Holding Corporation decided to put the spring to a use and made a profit bottling up the water and selling it mainly throughout the New York area, until production eventually expanded across the nation. Most of the water in the spring is located near the Appalachian Trail. Something interesting about the Deer Park Hotel is that President Taft and his wife had their honeymoon there. Deer Park Water Company is a sub-corporation of the Nestle Waters North America Company. Nestle Waters North America was founded in 1976 and started out importing Perrier Sparkling Water before moving on to include regular bottled water. At the time that the company was first
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d. Demographics (what is the industry’s focus customer) Another significant trend is product marketing and packaging. Realizing that consumers cite taste, quality, and purity as the top reasons for drinking bottled water, bottlers market and design bottles to display their purity. Other manufacturers seek to carve out a new level in the bottled water industry introducing high-end products. Another packaging trend in the bottled water industry is multi-packs. As current bottled water consumption grows, more consumers are turning to multi-packs to save time and money.
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Another way bottled water is the way to go is because it helps aid in healthy choices. In the article, “Grab the Bottle”, it states that “bottled water has helped consumers choose to drink more water because it presents it in a convenient way (Giroux). In many cases, consumers buy more objects that appeal to the eyes. Bottled water comes in different sizes and shapes. What is trending in society, the public wants automatically. In the article, “Comment-Soft Drinks and Water- The Future of Bottled Water”, he told that “attractive packages alone can make us feel that what we are drinking is beneficial” (Rowlands). Trendy shapes, sizes, and colors are what the public is drawn to. If a consumer sees a unique water bottle in the store, he or she will buy that because it’s trendy and popular in society.
The third-largest company in the U.S. is Dr. Pepper/ Seven Up, Inc. (DPSU) which consists of 14.7% market share. It is the most famous brands are Dr. Pepper and Seven Up among the Soft Drink Brands. It has been Squirting the market by this company since 1995. The Unit Sales Volume Squirt is $39 million to $54.6 million from the year 1990 to the year 2000.
Companies using multiple advertising strategies to make people continue buying products. In the video “The Story of Bottled Water,” Annie Leonard addressed that companies need to sell more and more products to keep growing. Americans almost consume half a billion bottled water every week, and it is enough to circle the earth five times. Annie mentioned the term, “Manufacture demands” - the companies using advertising strategies to make people think they have to spend money on products they do not need, or they already have. Bottled water companies claim that the tap water is not sanitized and unhealthy for the human body. Therefore, people got scared to drink tap water at home. They are rather paying thousands of times more for a bottled water even it is free to drink tap water. Water bottle companies are seducing customers by putting images of mountains and rivers to convince the buyers that the water is safe and clean. They promote that it is an economical way for people to consume plastic bottled water because the water came from natural resources. In fact, tap water is the primary sources of most of the bottled water, and the bottles are not
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The Australian bottled water industry has been growing rapidly over the past decade. Many Australians drink bottled water on a regular basis, and on average consumed 21.2 litres per person (Australian Bureau of Statistics) in 2001. The boom in consumption of bottled water has moved the product beyond the niche market and into the mainstream as it has become a staple to many Australians. Many people drink bottled water today simply because they prefer the taste to that of tap water or perceive it to have more purity. Other reasons behind the explosion in bottled water consumption are: consumers' passion for fitness which guides them to fewer caloric beverages; increased accessibility of bottled water via convenience stores,
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