Alkaline Water Co. Doubles Production Capacity at Phoenix, Arizona Plant

sD6qV-UYSCOTTSDALE, AZ–(Marketwired – Mar 30, 2016) – The Alkaline Water Company Inc.(OTCQB: WTER) (the “Company”), developers of an innovative state of the art proprietary electrolysis beverage process packaged and sold in 500ml, 700ml, 1-liter, 3-liter and 1-gallon sizes under the trade name Alkaline88, today announced that a significant technical advancement to their proprietary electrolysis equipment has resulted in an ability to more than double the daily product output at their primary bottling facility in Arizona.

The combined teamwork of the Company’s chemical and engineering team led to a breakthrough manufacturing process which has dramatically improved production capacity. This technical advancement offers immediate scalability to meet growth projections for the Company’s upcoming fiscal year. The increased capacity will allow the Company to aggressively pursue single serving 500ml, 700ml and 1 liter sales opportunities through its Direct Store Distributor (DSD) channel. The Company plans to install the new process at all five strategically located manufacturing facilities in time for the summer sales season. Once fully implemented, The Alkaline Water Company will have the capacity to ship over $4 million of water every month.

“The ingenuity of our technical team has provided us the opportunity to increase capacity both quickly and economically,” stated Mr. Steven Nickolas, Company CEO and President. “Even more importantly, we achieved this new capacity without the addition of ‘PH buffers’ to our formulation, which appears to be a recent and increasingly common but unfortunate practice elsewhere in our sector. We are very proud of our product, so maintaining the integrity of our water while employing a superior technology to increase our overall capacity is a huge win for us. While we continuously aim to refine our processes and distribution methods, we believe this particular advancement will prove instrumental in meeting the growing consumer demand for Alkaline88. With the added capacity and increased sales, we look forward to continued growth and an incredible fiscal 2016 for our Company and Shareholders.”

Additional details of the Company’s business, finances, appointments and agreements can be found as part of the Company’s continuous public disclosure as a reporting issuer with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) available at www.sec.gov. For more information, visit our website at www.thealkalinewaterco.com.

The Alkaline Water Company, Inc. (OTCQB: WTER) has developed an innovative, state of the art, proprietary electrolysis process that produces healthy alkaline water for a balanced lifestyle. The Company is focused on the business of distributing and marketing for retail sale of its cost-effectively packaged Alkaline88 water beverage products. Visit:www.thealkalinewaterco.com.

About Alkaline Water ProductsAlkaline88’s premier alkaline water is an 8.8 pH balanced bottled alkaline drinking water enhanced with trace minerals and electrolytes. The product offers consumers the unique opportunity to purchase alkaline water in conveniently packaged 500ml, 700ml, 1-liter, 3-liter and 1-gallon sizes. The Alkaline Water Company Inc. is currently in the midst of a national mass-market expansion program, where the product is already available for consumer sales at a growing number of major retail locations across many parts of the United States. Learn more about the science behind alkaline water by visiting www.thealkalinewaterco.com.

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