Los premios ‘The BottledWatterWorld Awards 2007′ ha logrado un récord de participación insospechado: 169 concursantes de 32 países. El evento fue celebrado el pasado 6 de agosto en el Hotel Sheraton de Heathrow - Londres en donde se han nombrado a los finalistas que serán premiados en el próximo 4th Global Bottled Water Congress en México DF el próximo 13 de septiembre, en donde los ganadores recibirán sus trofeos.

El jurado valoró las innovaciones en el plano del packaging, creatividad, márketing y diseño:

Best bottle in PET

Top 3
1 litre water company (1 litre) - Canada
Aquann Water Project (Red Cross Water) -Norway
Sheelpe Enterprises (Aava) - India

Highly commended
Ringnes (Imsdal) – Norway
Brasserie de Tahiti (O’Tahiti) - Tahiti
Demo Design & Moulds (Sikko) - Italy

Best bottle in glass

Top 3
Bavaria NV (Waater) - Netherlands
CCHBC - Greece (Avra Still) - Greece
Veen Waters Finland (Veen Water) - Finland

Highly commended
Eaux de Source de Saint Géron (Saint Géron) - France
Source Glacier Beverage Company (10 Thousand BC) - Canada

Best label

Top 3
Pure Blue (Pure Blue) - UK
Taste After Hours (AH+) - USA
Whitehole / Studio Davis (Tufr Pure) - UK

Highly commended
Radenska / Futura DDB (Radenska Plus) - Sloviena
CCHBC Ireland - (Deep River Rock) - Ireland

Best enhanced

Top 3
Hint (Hint) - USA
Unicer Bebidas de Portugal SA (Vitalis Elegante) - Portugal
Vöslauer (Vöslauer Biolimo) - Austria

Highly commended
Danone (Volvic Revive) – UK
Gerolsteiner (Linée) - Germany
GidaSA (Siluet) - Turkey

Best children’s concept

Top 3
CCHBC - Greece (Avra Bloom) - Greece
Kerry Foods (xtra Water) - Ireland
WaddaJuice (WaddaJuice) - USA

Best packaging innovation

Top 3
Nestlé Waters Italy / Sanpellegrino (Easy Cap) - Italy
Sidel (NoBottle) - France
Waterwerkz (Vending technology & pouch) - UK

Highly commended
Hamidiye Spring Water (Hamidiye) - Turkey

Best marketing campaign

Top 3:
Coca-Cola GmbH (Apollinaris) - Germany
Danone (Volvic Revive) - UK
Strathmore - UK

Highly commended:
Glacéau (Try it) - USA
Coca-Cola Czech & Slovakia (Bonaqua) – Czech Republic & Slovakia
Highland Spring - Visit Scotland - top 10 Scottish experiences campaign – UK
Masafi - UAE

Best newcomer

Top 3
GidaSA (Siluet) - Turkey
Waterbrands (Thirsty Planet) - UK
Veen Waters Finland (Veen Waters) - Finland

Highly commended
Aquann Water Project (Red Cross Water) - Norway
Inside Out Beauty (SIP) - UK

Best sustainability initiative

Top 3:
Coca-Cola HBC Austria & others (Danube Box) - Austria & others
Davamand / Danone Iran (Davamand water & Unicef initiative) - Iran
Icelandic Water (carbon neutral initiative) - Iceland

Highly commended
The Coca-Cola Company (eKOfreshment ) - worldwide
Nestlé Waters North America (Ozarka) - USA