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Such public scrutiny follows a flood of mishaps and miscues that have seriously hurt the industry's back-to-nature image. The first blow came in 1990, when Source Perrier recalled 160 million bottles of its mineral water worldwide after traces of benzene were found in some samples. Although the drink is back in stores, Perrier has still not fully recovered from the disaster. The brand's market share -- 2% of all bottled-water sales -- is half what it was before the benzene scare. Bottlers suffered another jolt in 1991, when the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee conducted...
Barnes says she is eager for the new treatment facility to be approved and built. But even if the new facility puts Cambridge water on par with Perrier or Poland Springs, there's no guarantee the complaints will stop...
After church, Mobutu joins guests for a flute of his favorite pink Laurent Perrier champagne at the nearby presidential palace. Like an amiable monarch amid courtiers, he bows gracefully to kiss a woman's hand and banters politely with a local Jesuit priest before herding everyone across an immense terrace toward a buffet laden with lobster and thick steaks. In the 100 degrees heat, a wave of satisfaction seems to envelop the presidential party, a sense that all is still well in this remote hinterland far from the chaos afflicting the rest of the country...
...Task Force believes the acquisition of Perrier, the world's leading brand of mineral water, with 20% of the market, gives Nestle half of all bottled-water sales in France. Perrier also owns Poland Spring, Great Bear and Arrowhead in the U.S. The panel will also look into a possible duopoly created by Nestle's sale of Volvic, one of Perrier's still-water brands, to France's leading food group, BSN. Should it uncover violations, Brussels will probably seek redress by forcing Nestle to sell off some assets rather than annulling the deal, a punishment the E.C. has carried...
Though the Agnellis pocketed a $475 million profit for their controlling stake in Perrier, the family's hopes of making a splash in the lucrative mineral-water market were thwarted. Overall sales for waters such as Perrier and Evian, the worldwide leaders in the mineral and still-water categories respectively, are growing almost 10% annually -- faster than any other product in the food-and-drink industry...