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North American water giant Primo Brands Corporation has appointed Eric Foss as chairman of the board of directors and CEO, effective immediately. He succeeds Robbert Rietbroek.

BlueTriton Brands has appointed former Johnson & Johnson executive Jorge Mesquita as CEO, tasked with overseeing its portfolio of nationally distributed bottled water brands acquired from Nestle. Mesquita previously served as EVP and worldwide chairman of Johnson & Johnson’s consumer division, overseeing marketing and strategy revamps for the Johnson’s Baby, Neutrogena and Listerine brands.

Nestlé has reached an agreement with private equity firm One Rock Capital and family owned investment firm Metropoulos & Co. for the sale of its Nestlé Waters North America (NWNA) division for $4.3 billion.

Nestlé Waters North America (NWNA) announced that three more of our U.S. domestic still water brands have started to convert their packaging to 100% recycled plastic.

Nestlé announced in a press release today it is seeking to divest several core products and services from its Nestlé Waters North America unit, including regional spring water brands, its purified water business and its beverage delivery service ReadyRefresh.

In this roundup of People Moves: Fernando Mercé steps down as CEO of Nestlé Waters North America, SodaStream USA adds Matt Kahn as its first ever United States-based CMO and Jordan Shulman joins Better Booch as VP of sales. Meanwhile, Juliet Blake leaves Lemon Perfect to launch a brand consulting service and Red Thread Coffee Co. names its new VP of sales and operations.

Nestlé Waters North America Inc. (NWNA) has announced that its ReadyRefresh® by Nestlé® direct-to-consumer beverage delivery service has achieved carbon neutrality and earned the CarbonNeutral® company certification for the year 2020 in accordance with The CarbonNeutral Protocol, a global standard for carbon neutral programs.

Nestlé Waters North America (NWNA) has announced that its ReadyRefresh by Nestlé delivery service has expanded its beverage portfolio as part of ReadyRefresh’s mission to deliver healthy, convenient and great-tasting hydration to its customers.

Nestlé Pure Life has introduced “DC Collection” bottles to its portfolio. The 330mL bottles, which feature DC characters, are made from 100% recycled plastic (rPET) and are 100% recyclable, including the cap.

Nestlé has announced plans to refresh its bottled water division due to increasing competition and high costs, according to the Wall Street Journal. The reorganization would see Nestlé, which owns bottled water brands including Poland Spring, S. Pellegrino, Pure Life and Perrier, shift from a globally to a locally managed business.

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Perrier Carbonated Mineral Water has introduced Perrier & Juice drink, a bold refreshment available nationwide for the first time.

In its effort to remove the “single” from single-use plastic, Poland Spring today announced it has begun transitioning to recycled plastic (rPET) packaging across its still water portfolio, with the goal of reaching 100% rPET use by 2022.

Following the success of last year’s “Choose Water” campaign, Nestlé Waters North America and WWE has announced the 2019 Nestlé Waters Challenge, which encourages Americans to live healthier lifestyles.