Glaceau Smartwater Explained

Glaceau Smartwater
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Producttype:Bottled water
Currentowner:Energy Brands privately owned subsidiary of The Coca-Cola Company
Introduced: (Americas); (UK);[1] (India); (The Netherlands, Russia)
Markets:Australia, Brazil, Canada, Europe, India, Middle East, USA, UK, China
Ambassadors:Jennifer Aniston (2008–2020)
Gal Gadot (2020–2022)
Zendaya (2022-present)

Glaceau Smartwater (stylized as smartwater) is a brand of bottled water owned by Energy Brands, a subsidiary of The Coca-Cola Company.[2] [3] Introduced in 1996 as Ice Mountain Spring Water and Glaceau Mineral Water in the United States, it became known as Smart Water in 1998.[4] [5] By 2016, it was one of the top five most sold brands of bottled water in that country[6] with sales worth nearly $830 million in 2017.[7]

The brand is also available in other countries, including Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada,[8] Chile, China,[9] Croatia, France,[10] Hungary[11] [12] India,[13] Malaysia, Romania, Serbia,[14] Singapore, the United Arab Emirates, and the United Kingdom.[15]

Product

Smartwater is manufactured by the process of distillation.[16] 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.[17] There are no known benefits of distilling potable water combined with the readdition of ingredients lost in this process. The Smartwater bottle (not the water itself) is used in ultralight backpacking because it's relatively light, strong, and compact, compared with other disposable water bottles.[18]

Pack and variants

Globally, the brand has several variants[19] introduced in 2017, such as Glaceau Smartwater Sparkling Green Apple,[20] Lemon, and Berry & Kiwi.[21] [22] In 2020, four new combination flavors were introduced: Cucumber Lime, Strawberry Blackberry, Pineapple Kiwi, and Watermelon Mint.[23]

Marketing and sponsorship

Starting in 2008, American actress Jennifer Aniston was the ambassador for the brand globally[24] and was involved in a number of campaigns as the face of the product.[25] She was succeeded in 2020 by Israeli actress Gal Gadot.[26]

In June 2022, Zendaya was announced as the global brand ambassador of Glaceau SmartWater and the face of its new campaign "Smart Solutions: Global Water Challenge (GWC)".[27]

The packaging featured an image of a fantail goldfish; earlier packagings featured an otter.

Smartwater was launched in India through its association with TED Talks India Nayi Soch as the official sponsor for property.[28]

Criticism

In 2018, Smartwater was awarded the German Goldener Windbeutel ("Golden Windbag") 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.[29] The product also won the Dutch Gouden Windei ("Golden Windbag") prize that year.[30]

The Coca-Cola Company repudiated the criticism and said that it followed all applicable food labelling 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."[31]

Notes and References

  1. Coca‑Cola Great Britain to Launch glaceau smartwater . Coca-Cola GB . 27 January 2020 . 23 May 2014 . 27 January 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200127183431/https://www.coca-cola.co.uk/newsroom/press-releases/glaceau-smartwater . dead .
  2. News: Coke Launches Carbonated Smartwater In Expanded Sparkling Water Push. Esterl. Mike. 2015-11-18. Wall Street Journal. 2018-02-22. en-US. 0099-9660.
  3. News: Coca-Cola Eyes Growth In The Sparkling Bottled Water Market. Team. Trefis. Forbes. 2018-02-22. en.
  4. Web site: The Wichita Eagle 05 Jun 1996, page 78 .
  5. Web site: History of Smartwater .
  6. News: Glacéau Smartwater launches 'Hit the bottle' campaign. 2016-01-07. Talking Retail. 2018-02-22. en-US.
  7. Web site: Bottled water companies: top selling bottled water brands U.S., 2017 Statista. Statista. en. 2018-02-22.
  8. Web site: smartwater brings a little sparkle to Canada's growing market in premium water. www.coca-cola.ca. en-CA. 2019-03-25.
  9. News: Wang . Zhuoqiong . Coca-Cola heats up bottled water market . 2023-10-21 . China Daily . 2022-10-12.
  10. Web site: Coca-Cola lance Smartwater, une eau "premium". www.coca-cola-france.fr. fr-FR. 2019-06-11.
  11. Web site: Glaceau smartwater – tiszta, friss íz Coca-Cola HU . 2024-03-11 . www.coca-cola.com . hu-HU.
  12. Web site: A new investment at Coca-Cola Hungary: smartwater . 2024-03-11.
  13. News: Coca-Cola to launch premium water brand Smartwater in India. Mitra. Sounak. 2017-11-03. Livemint. 2018-02-22.
  14. Web site: smartwater. www.coca-colasrbija.rs. sr-RS. 2018-12-21.
  15. News: Coca-Cola Life And Glaceau Smartwater To Be Launched In The U.K.. Team. Trefis. Forbes. 2018-02-22. en.
  16. News: Glaceau smartwater. The Coca-Cola Company. 2018-02-22. en-AU.
  17. News: Glaceau smartwater. The Coca-Cola Company. 2018-04-14. en-AU.
  18. Web site: Archived copy . 2018-07-07 . 2018-07-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180707125609/https://backpackers.com/outdoor-gear/glaceau-smartwater/water-bottles/smartwater-bottle/glaceau-smartwater-bottle-review/ . dead .
  19. News: Coca-Cola launches Glacéau Smartwater sports cap. 2016-05-31. PlasticsToday. 2018-02-23. en.
  20. Web site: Glacéau Smartwater adds Berry & Kiwi, Lemon and Green Apple flavours to its sparkling range. betterRetailing.com. en. 2018-02-23. 2018-02-23. https://web.archive.org/web/20180223110935/https://www.betterretailing.com/glaceau-Smartwater-flavours. dead.
  21. Web site: Coca-Cola launches three new Glacéau Smartwater flavours - FoodBev Media. www.foodbev.com. June 2017 . en-GB. 2018-02-23.
  22. News: Coca-Cola European Partners : News : Glacéau Smartwater announces NEW sparkling fruit flavours. 2017-06-08. Coca-Cola European Partners. 2018-02-23. en. 2018-02-23. https://web.archive.org/web/20180223171349/https://www.cokecce.co.uk/news-and-events/news/glaceau-smartwater-announces-new-sparkling-fruit-flavours. dead.
  23. Web site: Gal Gadot promotes new flavors of Smartwater. 2020-08-23. www.bizjournals.com.
  24. News: Glaceau Smartwater Launches Major Summer Campaign Fronted By Jennifer Aniston. 2016-12-06. B&T. 2018-02-22. en-US.
  25. News: Why Coke Tapped Jennifer Aniston for New Smartwater Ads. Fortune. 2018-02-22. en. 2018-02-22. https://web.archive.org/web/20180222225544/http://fortune.com/2017/04/13/coca-cola-jennifer-aniston-Smartwater/. dead.
  26. Web site: 2020-01-08. Coca-Cola Bets on Gal Gadot to Create Splash for SmartWater. 2020-08-23. Variety. en.
  27. Web site: 2022-06-22 . Zendaya Is The New Queen Of Coca-Cola's Glaceau SmartWater Brand - GlamStyled . 2022-07-02 . en-US.
  28. Web site: Coca-Cola's Glacéau Smartwater is the title sponsor of Star Plus' Ted Talks India Nayi Soch . www.bestmediaifo.com . 2018-02-22.
  29. Web site: 'Smartwater' von Coca-Cola erhält den Goldenen Windbeutel 2018. www.foodwatch.org/de. de. 2018-12-04.
  30. Web site: Coca-Cola smartwater wint het Gouden Windei 2018 . Foodwatch.org . 21 January 2023. nl.
  31. News: Werbelüge des Jahres: Wasser von Coca-Cola erhält Goldenen Windbeutel. Spiegel Online. 2018-12-04. de.

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