Glaceau Smartwater

Glaceau Smartwater (stylized smartwater) is a brand of bottled water owned by The Coca-Cola Company.[2][3] Introduced in 1996 in the United States, by 2016 it was one of the top five brands of bottled water in that country[4] with sales worth nearly $830 million in 2017.[5]

Glaceau Smartwater
Glaceau Smartwater 20oz bottle
Product typeDistilled water
OwnerEnergy Brands privately owned subsidiary of The Coca-Cola Company
Introduced1996 (America), 2014 (UK),[1] 2017 (India), 2018 (The Netherlands, Russia)
MarketsAustralia, Canada, Europe, India, Middle East, USA
Ambassador(s)Jennifer Aniston (2008–2020)
Gal Gadot (2020–present)
Websitehttps://www.drinksmartwater.com

The brand is also available in other countries including the United Kingdom,[6] France,[7] India,[8] Australia, Argentina, Chile, The United Arab Emirates, Croatia, Serbia,[9] Romania, and Canada.[10]

Product

Smartwater is manufactured by distillation.[11] This process removes most inorganic impurities, such as naturally dissolved minerals, but may let low boiling-point organic matter through. Afterwards, certain mineral electrolytes such as potassium, calcium and magnesium are added back.[12] There are no known benefits of distilling potable water combined with the readdition of ingredients lost in this process.[13]

Pack and variants

In India, Smartwater is available in a 750ml PET bottle priced at Rs. 50.

While globally, the brand has several variants[14] introduced in 2017, such as Glaceau Smartwater Sparkling Green Apple,[15] Lemon, and Berry & Kiwi.[16][17] In 2020, four new combination flavors were introduced: Cucumber Lime, Strawberry Blackberry, Pineapple Kiwi, and Watermelon Mint.[18]

Marketing and sponsorship

Since 2008, American actress Jennifer Aniston has been the ambassador for the brand globally[19] and has been involved in a number of campaigns as the face of the product.[20] She has been succeeded by Israeli actress Gal Gadot.[21]

Smartwater was launched in India through its association with TED Talks India Nayi Soch as the official sponsor for property.[22]

Criticism

In 2018, Smartwater was awarded the German Goldener Windbeutel ("Golden Cream-Puff") anti-award by the consumer rights advocacy group Foodwatch Germany for "the most brazen lie in food advertising" that year. The group said that Smartwater is "nothing but ordinary water" sold by advertising a "scientifically-sounding but completely unnecessary production process" which yields no proven nutritional benefits, for as much as seven times the price of regular water.[13] The product also won the Dutch Gouden Windei ("Golden Windbag") prize that year.

The Coca-Cola Company repudiated the criticism and said that it followed all applicable food labeling regulations in a transparent manner, that Foodwatch had nominated Coca-Cola in order to attract attention to itself, and that "the success of the water with consumers proved that they liked the product for the taste."[23]

See also

References
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  2. Esterl, Mike (2015-11-18). "Coke Launches Carbonated Smartwater In Expanded Sparkling Water Push". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2018-02-22.
  3. Team, Trefis. "Coca-Cola Eyes Growth In The Sparkling Bottled Water Market". Forbes. Retrieved 2018-02-22.
  4. "Glacéau Smartwater launches 'Hit the bottle' campaign". Talking Retail. 2016-01-07. Retrieved 2018-02-22.
  5. "Bottled water companies: top selling bottled water brands U.S., 2017 | Statista". Statista. Retrieved 2018-02-22.
  6. Team, Trefis. "Coca-Cola Life And Glaceau Smartwater To Be Launched In The U.K." Forbes. Retrieved 2018-02-22.
  7. "Coca-Cola lance Smartwater, une eau «premium»". www.coca-cola-france.fr (in French). Retrieved 2019-06-11.
  8. Mitra, Sounak (2017-11-03). "Coca-Cola to launch premium water brand Smartwater in India". Livemint. Retrieved 2018-02-22.
  9. "smartwater". www.coca-colasrbija.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 2018-12-21.
  10. "smartwater brings a little sparkle to Canada's growing market in premium water". www.coca-cola.ca. Retrieved 2019-03-25.
  11. "Glaceau smartwater". The Coca-Cola Company. Retrieved 2018-02-22.
  12. "Glaceau smartwater". The Coca-Cola Company. Retrieved 2018-04-14.
  13. "'Smartwater' von Coca-Cola erhält den Goldenen Windbeutel 2018". www.foodwatch.org/de (in German). Retrieved 2018-12-04.
  14. "Coca-Cola launches Glacéau Smartwater sports cap". PlasticsToday. 2016-05-31. Retrieved 2018-02-23.
  15. "Glacéau Smartwater adds Berry & Kiwi, Lemon and Green Apple flavours to its sparkling range". betterRetailing.com. Retrieved 2018-02-23.
  16. "Coca-Cola launches three new Glacéau Smartwater flavours - FoodBev Media". www.foodbev.com. Retrieved 2018-02-23.
  17. "Coca-Cola European Partners : News : Glacéau Smartwater announces NEW sparkling fruit flavours". Coca-Cola European Partners. 2017-06-08. Retrieved 2018-02-23.
  18. www.bizjournals.com https://www.bizjournals.com/bizwomen/news/latest-news/2020/01/gal-gadot-promotes-new-flavors-of-smartwater.html?page=all. Retrieved 2020-08-23. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  19. "Glaceau Smartwater Launches Major Summer Campaign Fronted By Jennifer Aniston". B&T. 2016-12-06. Retrieved 2018-02-22.
  20. "Why Coke Tapped Jennifer Aniston for New Smartwater Ads". Fortune. Retrieved 2018-02-22.
  21. "Coca-Cola Bets on Gal Gadot to Create Splash for SmartWater". Variety. 2020-01-08. Retrieved 2020-08-23.
  22. "Coca-Cola's Glacéau Smartwater is the title sponsor of Star Plus' Ted Talks India Nayi Soch". www.bestmediaifo.com. Retrieved 2018-02-22.
  23. "Werbelüge des Jahres: Wasser von Coca-Cola erhält Goldenen Windbeutel". Spiegel Online (in German). Retrieved 2018-12-04.
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