Mineral Water Shaheen

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INTRODUCTION

Water is the most important necessity for life. The drinking-water needs for

individuals vary depending on the climate, physical activity and the bodyculture. But for average consumers it is estimated to be about two to four litres

per day. The growing number of cases of water borne diseases, increasing water

pollution, increasing urbanization, increasing scarcity of pure and safe water

etc. has made the bottled water business just like other consumer items.

Scarcity of potable and wholesome water at railway stations, tourists spots, and

role of tourism corp. etc. has also added to the growth. Indians currently

spending about $330m a year on bottled water, analysts estimate. The packaged

water market constitutes 15 per cent of the overall packaged beverage industry,

which has annual sales of at least $2.6bn, Deepak Jolly, a spokesperson for

Coca-Cola India said. Naveen Luthra, CEO,Mulshi Springs says," the bottledwater market in India, selling an estimated million bottles a day, makes the

natural bottled water market a mere 6% of the total bottled water market in

India. The natural bottled water market is growing at a phenomenal 40-50% a

year".

Almost all the major international and national brands water bottles are

available in Indian market right from the malls to railway stations, bus stations,

grocery stores and even at panwala's shop. Before few years bottle water. was

considered as the rich people's choice, but now it is penetrated even in ruralareas. The growth and status of Indian Bottled Industry in comparison with

Western or Asian market, India is far behind in terms of quantum,

infrastructure, professionalism and standards implementation. The per capita

consumption of mineral water in India is a mere 0.5-liter compared to 111 liter

in Europe and 45-liter in USA. Also As per UN study conducted in 122 countries,

in connection with water quality, India's number was dismal 120. In comparison

to global standards India's bottled water segment is largely unregulated.

Former President Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam has urged youngsters on July 17, 2010

to be aware of water conservation techniques to avoid grave water crisis in

future. It is so sad that today, people are forced to buy water in plastic bottles.I am told that bottled water industry is worth nearly 10000 crore rupees and

even big companies like the Coke and Pepsi are involved in this bottling of

water and making money. So, it is imperative that we ought to save water," he

added. Do not be surprise if today's bottles water industry becomes next Oil

industry by 2025.

If oil is the focal point of world conflict now, it is possible that water will be the

next battleground among monopoly capitalists and even among nations. Prices

of water and water services keep on increasing because most of our publicwater utilities have already been privatized by the government.


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Private beverage and water companies have been granted by the government

with permits to practically control and operate our natural springs and water

sources in natural parks and protected areas for water production and

processing plants.

The bottled water category is growing at a rapid pace. The branded market is

40 % of the category and non- branded contributes to 60% of the market. The

category is growing at a rate of 30%. Bisleri is the market leader in mineral water

in India with a 60% market share within organized mineral water category. Three

key players mainly dominate the Indian Bottled Water Market Parle Bisleri, Coca

Cola India Inc. Kinley and PepsiCo India Holdings Pvt. Limited. This market is

expected to grow at a 30% rate in the next 7 years. In 2010 the revenue

generated by this market was over $250 million.


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Bottled Water Industry in India

The overall packaged bottled water in India is estimated to touch the Rs

10,000 crore mark in the 2012-13 fiscal, growing at a compound annual growth

rate (CAGR) of 19%, says a new report by Ikon Marketing Consultants. Presently,

this market is estimated at Rs 8,000 crore, and could touch Rs15,000 crore by

2015, the report adds. While Bisleri continues as the top brand with a 36% share

among national players, Coca-Cola's Kinley follows with 25% share, followed by

Aquafina at 15%. Other smaller brands include Parle Argos Bailey, Kingfisher

and McDowells No. 1, according to the report. The global bottled water market,

which saw an increase of 40-45% over the past five years, is currently valued at

close to US$ 85-90 billion, the report adds.

The domestic market is split between three sets of players -- national brands

with a pan India presence worth around Rs 4,000 crore, local brands

manufactured by registered plants but restricted to regions estimated to have a

combined turnover of Rs 2,400 crore and unorganized local brands estimated at

Rs 1,600 crore. The report estimates that there are over 2,500 brands in this

category, of which over three-fourths are local.

The non-traditional category, or bulk packs, (with over 5 litre capacity) is

growing rapidly, and has a current share of over 40% share. "The rising trend of

bulk water consumption in homes and institutional segments will pave the way

for bulk water packs to acquire half of the total bottled water market within

next four-five years," the report adds. According to a national-level study,

making bottled water is today a cottage industry in the country. Leave alone the

metros, where a bottled-water manufacturer can be found even in a one-room

shop, in every medium and small city and even rural areas there are bottled

water manufacturers

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While India ranks in the top 10 largest bottled water consumers in the world, its

per capita per annum consumption of bottled water is estimated to be five litres

which is comparatively lower than the global average of 24 litres. Today it is

one of India's fastest growing industrial sectors. Between 1999 and 2004, the

Indian bottled water market grew at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of

25 per cent - the highest in the world. The total annual bottled water

consumption in India had tripled to 5 billion liters in 2004 from 1.5 billion liters

in 1999. Global consumption of bottled water was nearing 200 billion liters in

2006.


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Bottled Water Top Players in India

The market leader is Bisleri International, which boasts a 40 per cent share. It is

followed by Coca- Cocas Kinley (around 25 per cent) and PepsiCos Aquafina(around 10 per cent). The top players in bottled water industry in India are the

major international giants like Coca cola, Pepsi, Nestle and noticeable presence

of national players like Mount Everest, Manikchand, Kingfisher, Mohan Meakins,

SKN Breweries , Indian Railways so on. With increasing competition, this sector

will register a robust growth in 2010, predict industry analysts. To take on

rivals in this sector, PepsiCo India is drawing up a fresh game plan which

includes investment in capacity enhancement, packaging initiatives and below-

the-line activities to pump up volumes in the over-crowded category.

Meanwhile, swadeshi major Parle Agro is extending the manufacturing facility

for Bailley from 29 to 60 plants this year. While swadeshi major BisleriInternational is beefing up its distribution, manufacturing and marketing

operations, Coca-Cola India is sharpening its focus on packaging initiatives of

Kinley to woo new consumes. In essence, the packaged water industry in India

will soon witness a major tussle between swadeshi and videshi players to gain

market and mind share.

The western region accounts for 40 per cent of the market and the eastern

region just 10. However, the bottling plants are concentrated in the southern

region - of the approximately 1,200 bottling water plants in India, 600 are inTamil Nadu. But a major problem is southern India, especially Tamil Nadu, is

water starved.

Top multinational players such as Coca-Cola and PepsiCo have been trying for

the past decade to capture the Indian bottled water market. Today they have

captured a significant portion of it. However, Parle Bisleri continues to hold 40

per cent of the market share. Kinley and Aquafina are fast catching up, with

Kinley holding 20-25 per cent of the market and Aquafina approximately 10 per

cent. The rest, including the smaller players, have 20-25 % of the market share.


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History of Bottled Water in India

BisleriMineral bottled water in India under the name 'Bisleri' was first introduced inMumbai by Bisleri Ltd., a company of Italian origin in 1965. Mineral bottledwater were in glass bottles in two varieties - bubbly and still in 1965 Thiscompany was started by Signor Felice who first brought the idea of sellingbottled water in India.

ParleParle bought over Bisleri (India) Ltd. In 1969 and started bottling Mineral waterin glass bottles under the brand name 'Bisleri'. Later Parle switched over to PVCnon- returnable bottles and finally advanced to PET containers. Since 1995Mr.Ramesh J. Chauhan has started expanding Bisleri operations substantiallyand the turn over has multiplied more than 20 times over a period of 10 yearsand the average growth rate has been around 40% over this period. Presently ithave 8 plants and 11 franchisees all over India. Bisler command a 60% marketshare of the organized market.

BailleyCurrently, Bailley has a national presence in 5 lakh retail outlets across thecountry. We plan to increase manufacturing plants for Bailley from 29 to 60,presently 40 plants are operational and few more will be ready for operationsover the next few months, informed Nadia Chauhan, joint managing director ofParle Agro.


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Variety of packages

Bottled water is sold in a variety of packages: pouches and glasses, 330 ml

bottles, 500 ml bottles, one- litre bottles and even 20- to 50-litre bulk water

packs. The formal bottled water business in India can be divided broadly intothree segments in terms of cost: premium natural mineral water, natural

mineral water and packaged drinking water.

Premium natural mineral water includes brands such as Evian, San

Pelligrino and Perrier, which are imported and priced between Rs.80 and

Rs.110 a litre. Natural mineral water, with brands such as Himalayan and

Catch, is priced around Rs.20 a litre. Packaged drinking water, which is

nothing but treated water, is the biggest segment and includes brands

such as Parle, Bisleri, Coca-Cola's Kinley and PepsiCo's Aquafina. They are

priced in the range of Rs.10-12 a litre. The FDA also classifies some bottled

water according to its origin. Artesian well water Water from a well that taps anaquifer--layers of porous rock, sand and earth that contain water--which is

under pressure from surrounding upper layers of rock or clay.

Mineral water. Water from an underground source that contains at least 250

parts per million total dissolved solids. Minerals and trace elements must come

from the source of the underground water. They cannot be added later.

Spring water Derived from an underground formation from which water flows

naturally to the earth's surface. Spring water must be collected only at the

spring or through a borehole tapping the underground formation feeding the

spring. If some external force is used to collect the water through a borehole,

the water must havethe same composition and quality as the water that naturally flows to the

surface.

Well water. Water from a hole bored or drilled into the ground, which taps into

an aquifer.

Tap Water Some bottled water also comes from municipal sources--in other

words--the tap. Municipal water is usually treated before it is bottled


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Why Bottled water?

Millions of people, both in rural and urban India, suffer from inadequate or no

tap water supply. Even some parts of Mumbai, the country's financial capital,

get a mere two hours of daily water supply. The city's Virar suburb gets 45

minutes. So bottled water is much in demand by residents - even though the

businesses profiting from the sales are thriving from access to public water

sources.

Bottled water fills a void created by government failure to address basic

services, Peter Gleick of the Pacific Institute writes in its World Water report. "In

many parts of the world, tap water is not available or safe to drink," writes . "In

these regions, the failure of governments to provide basic water services has

opened the door to private companies and vendors filling a critical need, albeit

at a very high cost to consumers." The institute reasons that governments

should tap into spending on commercial water by consumers to secure funds to

provide safe water at fraction of the cost.

Bottled water has been treated by distillation, reverse osmosis, or other suitable

process and that meets the definition of "purified water". The bottled water

treatments include:

* Distillation. In this process, water is turned into a vapor. Since minerals are

too heavy to vaporize, they are left behind, and the vapors are condensed into

water again.

* Reverse osmosis. Water is forced through membranes to remove minerals in

the water.

* Absolute 1 micron filtration. Water flows through filters that remove

particles larger than one micron in size, such as "Cryptosporidium", a parasitic

protozoan.

* Ozonation. Bottlers of all types of waters typically use ozone gas, an

antimicrobial agent, to disinfect the water instead of chlorine, since chlorine

can leave residual taste and odor to the water.

Bottled Water: How Safe?

The bottled water industry has spent billions over the past decade to sell you on

the idea that bottled water is better than tap water. Well the short answer is they

are both unhealthy. One of the most ironic parts of the bottled water tragedy is

that the water bottling industry gets the water free, filters it, bottles it and sells

it back to us at 1,900% profit. The ironic part is that tap water is legislated to be

7.0 pH neutral. They first dump a TON of cholrine in the water to kill off all the

bad bacteria, this makes it highly acidic.

In India around 100 companies sell an estimated 424 million litres of bottled

water valued at around Rs 200 crore in the country annually.Most bottlers claim

that their water is 100 per cent bacteria-free, safe, tastier and healthier. But is

the water in these bottles really safe to drink? Do they conform to international

or national standards?


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Water resources over-exploited

The majority of the bottling plants are dependent on groundwater. They create

huge water stress in the areas where they operate because groundwater is also

the main source - in most places the only source - of drinking water in

India.This has created huge conflict between the community and the bottling

plants.

Private companies in India can siphon out, exhaust and export groundwater free

because the groundwater law in the country is archaic and not in tune with the

realities of modern capitalist societies. The existing law says that "the person

who owns the land owns the groundwater beneath". This means that,

theoretically, a person can buy one square metre of land and take all the

groundwater of the surrounding areas and the law of land cannot object to it.

This law is the core of the conflict between the community and the companies

as they are making the business of bottled water in the country highly lucrative.

Take for instance the case of Coca-Cola's bottling plant in drought-prone Kala

Dera near Jaipur. Coca-Cola gets its water free except for a tiny cess (for

discharging the wastewater) it pays to the State Pollution Control Board - a little

over Rs.5,000 a year during 2000-02 and Rs.24,246 in 2003. It extracts half a

million litres of water every day - at a cost of 14 paise per 1,000 litres. So, a

Rs.10 per litre Kinley water has a raw material cost of just 0.02-0.03 paise. (It

takes about two to three litres of groundwater to make one litre of bottled

water.)

On April 7, more than 1,500 villagers defied a police cordon and marched to

Coca-Cola's bottling plant in Mehdiganj village, Varanasi, in Uttar Pradesh state,

demanding that the company immediately shut down its bottling plant. In

January, the New Delhi-based Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) advised

Coca-Cola to shut a bottling plant in the drought-stricken state of Rajasthan.

India's Ministry of Water Resources has ranked 80% of ground water resources

in Rajasthan as "over- exploited" and nearly 34% resources as "dark/ critical", the

gravest ranking across the country.

Bottled water companies earn high profits

What is amazing is that people are prepared to pay Rs. 12 for a liter of water-in

India especially when the cost of material input (0.25 paisa per liter excluding

labors cost) pales into insignificance before the price of the product.

Up to 40% of bottled water comes from the same source as tap water, but is sold

back to consumers at hundreds of times the cost, says the website of the North

American "Think Outside the Bottle" campaign. Not only the Coca-Cola but there

are thousands of brands in India's $445 million packaged water industry.

Not just bottlers are involved. In south India, thousands of fuel trucks

converted to be water carriers sell ground water to households and

establishments at about $10 for 5,000 liters. More than 13,000 tankers carry

water drawn from farmland surrounding Chennai, according a social activist R

Srinivasan. He estimates a $148 million tanker industry is cashing in on


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Chennai's acute water scarcity. The story is replicated across India, including in

New Delhi.

Plastic Bottles Pollution

Tap water is a local product that needs no packaging. Globally, bottled water

accounts for as many as 1.5 million tons of plastic waste annually, according to

the Sierra Club. In addition, billions of bottles end up in the ground every year.

Sadly, only 20% ever get recycled, according to the Container Recycling

Institute. The other 80%? Besides landfills, many bottles end up in oceans,

posing a risk to marine life. By purchasing bottled water, youre indirectly

raising the price of gasoline and contributing to Global Warming and climate

change.

In 2007, the manufacturers of plastic water bottles generated more than 2.5

million tons of carbon dioxide emissions and required the equivalent of more

than 17 million barrels of oil, according to the Pacific Institute. Americans drank

more than 30 billion single-serving bottles of water last year. Yet the vast

majority of us have an unlimited source of clean, EPA-regulated tap water

flowing from our faucets. Plastic Bottles requires costly Oil

Making the plastic in the bottles requires 47 million gallons of oil annually. And

that doesnt include the jet fuel and gasoline required to transport the bottles-

sometimes halfway around the world.

The anti-bottling protests

The anti-bottling protests in India against Pepsi and Coca-Cola echo increased

concern in Europe and the United States over the proliferation of bottled water,

including the creation of billions of soon unwanted plastic containers. In India,

protests against the bottling plant in drought-prone Kala Dera near Jaipur focus

on the source of the packaged

water and how bottling companies are grabbing underground water. The truth

is, many water companies get their water from sources in developing countries,

such as India and Fiji. In those places, the companies take water that once

belonged to an entire village and buy it for themselves, forcing the villagers to

pay for water that they used to be able to use as a community, free of charge.

On February 25, 2011 the Indian state of Kerala has passed a bill allowing

compensation claims against soft drink giant Coca-Cola over alleged

environmental damage caused by a bottling plant. The legislation adopted by

the state assembly on Thursday creates a tribunal empowered to process claims

for alleged losses resulting from violations of environmental regulations. The

Palakkad bottling factory in Kerala was closed in 2005 after protests from

activists and residents. A high-level state panel concluded last year that the

plant had caused environmental and soil degradation as well as water

contamination, and recommended a fine of 47 million dollars. Coca-Cola denied

all the allegations.
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Pro-tap water consciousness

The London Evening Standard newspaper ran a "Water on Tap" campaign in April

to have tap water available for drinking in city restaurants and bars. The tabloid

reported getting support for its anti-packaged water campaign from the London

Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the mayor's office, leading restaurants and

chains such as Starbucks, Costa Coffee and McDonald's. Following growing pro-

tap water consciousness, bottled water sales in Britain dipped 9% in the year to

March 08. Economists at the California-based Pacific Institute that estimated the

$100 billion value of the global industry, ask why consumers are readily paying

for bottled water typically costing a thousand times more per liter than high-

quality municipal tap water.

"Are consumers willing to pay this price because they believe that bottled water

is safer than tap water?" Pacific Institute experts ask. "Do they have a real taste

preference for bottled water? Or is the convenience of the portable plastic bottle

the major factor? Are they taken in by the images portrayed in commercials and

on the bottles?"

The study, conducted by the US-based Earth Policy Institute, says the global

consumption of bottled water has grown by 57 per cent over the past five years,

despite the fact that the product is often no healthier than tap water and costs

up to 10,000 times more. Emily Arnold, the author of report, says that the $100

billion spent each year on bottled water is nearly 7 times the sum invested in

providing safe drinking water in developing countries.

Bottled Water law in India

The term "mineral water" is misleading because our laws do not stipulate the

minimum mineral content level required for water to be labelled as such.

Ahmedabad-based Consumer Education and Research Society

(CERS), an independent non-profit institution with a sophisticated product-

testing laboratory, recently carried out a detailed study on 13 major brands of

bottled water available in the country. As many as 10 of the 13 brands had

foreign floating objects in clear violation of norms found in the survey. The

CERS study indicates that there is an urgent need to revise standards for bottled

water.

Health Issue-Purity of bottled water

City water systems must issue right to know reports about whats in the

water. Bottlers successfully killed this requirement for bottled water. Up to 70%

of bottled water is unregulated by the Food & Drug Administration. Acceptance

of the supposed purity of bottled water is being undermined in India by the

government Health Department's warning of pesticides and contaminating


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organisms being present in some bottled products.

The notion that commercial products taste better has also taken a knock from

Decanter, a British magazine, which last December featured top wine tasters

testing unmarked samples of water from 22 brands, along with tap water from

utility company Thames Water and water from the Decanter office water cooler.

The Decanter panel ranked serviced tap water third in the list, above the world's

leading brand, Evian (15th), and the world's most expensive bottled water 420

Volcanic (18th) and Bling H20 (22nd out of 24 brands tasted). 420 Volcanic sells

at $99 a liter, and Bling H20 (in Swarovski crystal-studded bottles) at $79 a liter.

Decanter editor Guy Woodward said the tasting test exposed the "outrageous"

prices of mineral water.

Traditional Indian methods of cooling and purifying water

Now people of India turning their backs on the country's ancient methods of

cooling and purifying water. Stored in earthen pots, for instance, it is not only

refreshingly cool and tasty but is said to become bacteria-free. Yet the common

summer sight of water matkas (earthen pots) in public offices and spaces is

giving way to upturned plastic drums dispensing packaged water.

Rainwater is safe, doesnt bring about adverse effects.

For centuries people have thought rainwater as unsafe, but contrary to their

beliefs, as per an Australian study, drinking of untreated rainwater is safe for

human health. The study was conducted under the auspices of eminent

researchers from Melbournes Monash University. The entire team took a look at

300 homes that used rainwater collected in water tanks as their primary

drinking source.This endeavor has been described as a world first study that

comes in the midst of growing criticism of bottled water.


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New development in bottled water industry

November 15, 2012:Anand Shahs Sarvajal came with the invention of the

Water ATM.

October 19, 2012: Lady Gaga to launch water brand.

October 15, 2012: Amity scientists develop low cost, pocket friendly and

reusable water purifier using Silver Nano particles.

October 12, 2012: The stock of Tata Global Beverages has appreciated 26 percent in the last three weeks hitting a new high of Rs 163.30 today.

September 16, 2012: Coca-Cola to re-align India, SWA business unit operations

August 27, 2012: Central Ground Water Authority (CGWA) has notified 82 areas

for regulation of ground water being used in the business of bottled water. In

these areas, installation of new ground water abstraction structures is not

permitted without prior specific approval of the Authority / Authorized officer.

June 22, 2012: Thirty-two packaged water units seized in Karimnagar district

for not possessing BIS certificates as part of the Food Safety and standards Act

2006.

June 20, 2012: Japanese conglomerate Suntory, known for its whiskies and

beers, has picked up majority stake in a subsidiary of Mumbai-based Narang

Group to enter India's non-alcoholic beverage market.

May 10, 2012: Spectators will be banned from taking bottles of water into the

Olympic Park in case they are used to conceal so-called "liquid bombs".

April 17, 2012: The Coca-Cola Company Reports First Quarter 2012- -Strong

global volume growth of 5% in the quarter, with growth across every geographic

operating group. North America volume grew 2% and international volume grew

6% in the quarter.


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April 16, 2012: After a hiatus of 19 long years, when it closed its operation in

1993, the indigenous of all the soft drinks Campa-Cola, is making a comeback in

the state. And if, everything goes by the plan, Campa would be available to its

connoisseurs by August. Founded in 1942, Pure Drinks Group has leased out to

franchisee Yash Raj Beverages and Agro Products Pvt. Limited in the state, which

is coming up with a bottling plant in Banthra's Bhauka village on Harauni Road.

March 29, 2012: Tata Global Beverages (TGB), India-based Tata groups

consumer goods flagship, plans to acquire 4.17% stake in Mount Everest Mineral

Water (MEMW) for INR280m ($5.5m). MEMW manufactures the premium brand of

'Himalayan' mineral water.

March 25, 2012: Coca Cola India will roll out 7.2 lakh `golden cans' featuring

batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar to commemorate his historic 100thinternational century. The golden cans will be available for Rs20.

March 23, 2012: No Coca-Cola, Pepsi', Sri Lankan protestors demand ban on

American goods after UN resolution

February 16, 2012:The joint venture (JV) between Tata Global Beverages and

PepsiCo India, has launched a new packaged water brand, Tata Water Plus, in

India. Tata Water Plus joins the company's existing portfolio of Tata Gluco Plus(a glucose based, lemon flavored drink) and Himalayan Natural Mineral water.

February 3, 2012: Food & beverage major PepsiCo, which has a joint venture

called NourishCo. with Tata Global Beverages (TGB) to develop and market good-

for-you beverages, has indicated that packaged water brand "Himalayan" is still

part of the JV despite the announcement by the Tata-Starbucks combine to sell

the product at cafes in India.

February 1, 2012: The Ahmadabad-based Sheelpe Enterprises has launched

Aava natural mineral water in Goa.

January 20, 2012: Luthra Water Systems, promoted by Mumbai-based Naveen

Luthra, plans to invest INR30-35 crore ($5m-$6m) to set up a bottling plant in

Ahirwadi village near Lonavla in the Sahyadri mountain range in India. The

upcoming unit is the third plant dedicated to bottle natural spring water brand

Mulshi Springs for the European market.


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January 18, 2012: Dharampal Satyapal (DS Group), producer of Catch natural

mineral water, is celebrating their 11th year as a NSF Certified Brand. Catch

Natural Spring Water is bottled at the source without being subjected to any

chemical treatment. As the only NSF-Certified Indian brand of pure and natural

spring water, Catch has enjoyed a distinct competitive advantage in India's

marketplace as their NSF Certification communicates their commitment to

producing a safer, higher-quality product to consumers worldwide.

November 22, 2011: The railways had decided to set up packaged drinking

water bottling plants on Design, Build, Finance, Operate and Transfer (DBFOT)

basis and were seeking proposals from interested private parties for the same.

The plan was meant to be implemented in March this year.

October 20, 2011: Juvenex Inc. announces the introduction of KarmaLife

Coconut Water, the first line of Indian Coconut Water available to US consumers.

Unique to the category, KarmaLife uses only Coconut Water from India. Indian

Coconut Water have the best taste among coconut waters given the indigenous

soil and growing conditions.

October 2, 2011: Red Lion has come up with a new campaign for mineral water

brand Bisleri that features a new thought 'Stay Protected'. The baseline remains'The sweet taste of purity'. Ramesh Chauhan, chairman, Bisleri International,

explained, "'The sweet taste of purity' is still there as a baseline, being the

product attribute.

Bottled water company SCPF sets up microbreweries in West Bengal:

August 25 , 2011: Shivsu Canada Pure Fillers Pvt.Ltd. (SCPF) a bottle water, soft

drink and juice maker, announced that it is setting up "microbreweries and brew

pubs" in West Bengal . We expect 5 Microbreweries and 5 Brew pubs to be

opened in the next 6 months through prospective investors, said an officialspokesperson here on Saturday. According to latest data, Indias demand for

beer is growing at the rate of 25 to 30% per annum.

PepsiCo sales growing twice as fast as Coca-Cola:

August 10, 2011: In the Rs 11,000-crore soft drinks market, where volume

growth is significantly lower than two years back in any case, PepsiCo reported

17% volume growth during April-June while Coca-Cola grew 8%. This is the

biggest gap in growth between the two cola rivals in the past 3-4 years when

they were growing neck-to-neck.


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Eureka Forbes to enter packaged drinking water market:

MUMBAI: July 15, 2011: Water purification appliances-maker Eureka Forbes is

making a foray into the packaged water segment and will roll out the bottled

water product on a pan-India basis by next year, a top company official

said. The company will sell the product under the brand name 'AquaSure', in 20-

litre and one-litre bottles, but has not divulged the prices.

Bisleri looking to enter Middle East countries;

NEW DELHI, June 30, 2011: Bottled water major Bisleri International said it is

looking at entering Middle East countries as part of its strategy to expand its

overseas presence. As part of the plan, the company said it will consider setting

up more manufacturing facilities outside India.

Egypt, India plan $160 mln PET plant in Ain Sokhna:June 21, 2011: A joint Indian-Egyptian venture will see the construction of a

polyethylene terephthalate (PET) plant in Ain Sokhna at a cost of $160 million,

officials said. The factorys production capacity will reach 1,200 metric tons per

day producing about 420,000 metric tons of PET plastic chips per year. These

plastic products will include bottles, food containers, bottled water, bottled

drinks, shampoos and cosmetics.

Railways hikes capacity of Rail Neer plant at Khagau:

June 8, 2011: The Rail Neer (mineral water) plant at Khagaul has proved to be agood revenue earner for the railways. The railway has increased its production

capacity to one lakh bottles daily to cope with the growing demand in other

zones.

Coca-Cola Company looking ahead for water:

Coca-Cola uses 309 billion liters of water annually to produce its beverages.

That's about what Atlanta uses in five months, according to the city's

Department of Watershed Management. In 2008, the company said, Coca-Cola

used 2.43 liters of water to produce an average one-liter beverage. One litergoes into the beverage itself, and 1.43 liters are used for manufacturing

processes such as rinsing, cleaning and cooling. The company says its global

system of about 1,000 bottling plants is on track to improve water efficiency by

20 percent between 2004 and 2012.


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India to Serve as Hub for Imported Alaskan Water:S2C Global Systems, based in San Antonio, Texas, has announced plans to

export 12 billion gallons of water per year from the Blue Lake Reservoir in Sitka,

Alaska, to a new, yet-to-be-built water hub on the west coast of India

The first shipment to the new hub in India whose location remains

undisclosed for security reasons is at least 18 months away, Rod Bartlett,

president and CEO of S2C Global, told India-West October 15, 2010.

The water hub will be built in the next six months, while custom-built water-

transport tankers, costing about $75 million, will be built over the next 18

months. Existing oil tankers cannot be used because of potential contamination

from leftover oil residues, he explained. The water will be packaged at the hub,

and then distributed in India as well as several GCC Gulf Cooperation Council

countries, including Saudi Arabia, Iraq and UAE.


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Introduction of BisleriIn 1967, Bisleri an Italian company, started by Signor Felice Bisleri, first brought

the idea of selling bottled water in India. It started a company called Bisleri

India. In 1969, Ramesh Chauhan, the Chairman of Parle Exports, bought over thebrand. In those days, Bisleri packaged drinking water was available in glass

bottles.

Being a returnable package owing to various other problems such as breakage

and weight, in 1972-73, Bisleri was made available in PVC (Poly Vinyl Chloride)

bottles. After this plastic packaging was introduced, things started to change,

and sales increased rapidly.

The upsurge in the sales of Bisleri started in 1993 as Ramesh Chauhan sold off

the Parle stable of brands, including Thums Up, Limca and Gold Spot.Recognizing the potential of the packaged drinking water market, he then went

on to concentrate on making Bisleri a top selling brand in India. Marketing and

Brands Blog

Bisleri a brand name synonymous to mineral water in India. It has

approximately 60% market share in packaged drinking water in country. Brand

is owned by Parle Company, which bought over Bisleri in 1969 from Italian

company. Initially, Bisleri faced the problems of acceptance from consumers. It

was difficult to advertise for a company something as bottled water, which is

colourless, tasteless and odourless. In mid-eighties company changed its

packaging to PET bottles which shows transparency and clear water to

consumers. This gave mineral water market a boost

In India, water is scarce and quality is poor so initially the consumers were only

foreigners and NRIs. Therefore, to increase its customers base, company came

up with comfortable and affordable price bottle which was a great success and

showed 400% growth.

India bottled water market is approx. is worth Rs 1,000-1,200 crore (Rs 10-

12billion). Seeing this growth over the years, many new players have entered

the market. Amongst them Kinely from Coke, Aquafina from Pepsi, kingfisher

and now Himalayan from Tata are main players of industry. There are many ups

and down in last couple of years but brand recall of Bisleri is amazing which

helped company. In order to differentiate form other players company tries to

come up with different and new campaigns on regular intervals


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In case of food and water, whenever people are suspicious of the quality of

product they dont eat unhygienic food and instead of having non purified

water they prefer to stay thirsty. Bisleri itself seems to play on this need for

safety, coining the popular tag-line Play it safe. The advertising helped

differentiate the product from its competitors who, more or less, communicated

nothing. Bisleris seal was also breakaway (hence irreplaceable), even though

this manufacturing process of sealing seems to be slow and could clog up the

assembly line.

Somewhere along the now that space was occupied by Aquafina and Kinley. The

safe breakaway seal was replaced by a regular seal, but the change wasnt

communicated and more variants (packaging) emerged. Some of these variants

were sold simultaneously. They were manufactured in different parts of Delhi,

and one had the website www.bisleri.com printed on it, while the other had

www.bisleri.co.in printed.

So, the mistake was a complete lack of communication on Bisleris part. Now

they have a new product out - a mineral water brand (as opposed to a packaged

drinking water brand), and they are advertising it. Still, there are three types of

Bisleri bottles in the market in Delhi right now.

Now again Bisleri changed its packaging and came up with a new bottle. It has

been general feeling that Kinleys new packaging is more acceptable by the

people as it is easy to grip it. In a packaged water market, where the product is

not so differentiated, the company has to constantly innovate new branding

techniques, distribution channels, advertising and in fact new packagingtechniques.

According to the Bureau of India [Images] n Standards there are 1,200 bottled

water factories all over India (of which 600 are in one state -- Tamil Nadu). Over

100 brands are vying for the Rs 1,000-crore (Rs 10 billion) bottled water market

and are hard selling their products in every way possible -- better margins to

dealers, aggressive advertising, catchy taglines.... In such a scenario, The

Strategist takes a look at how it all started -- with Bisleri -- and how Ramesh

Chauhan, chairman, Parle Bisleri created a market out of pure water. Excerpts

from a conversation with Prerna Raturi:

Western Express Highway in Mumbai has been the route to success for two well-

known men. One was the make-believe super biker cum thief Kabir aka John

Abraham in the Bollywood flick Dhoom; and the other is the crafty Ramesh

Chauhan, who has masterminded the runaway success of the Rs.500 crore

bottled water brand, BISLERI in the country, from his 1st floor office in the

sparkling green aqua fill BISLERI building.


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BISLERI was originally an Italian Company created by Signor Felice BISLERI who

first brought the idea of selling bottled water in India. BISLERI then was

introduced in Mumbai in glass bottles in two varieties bubbly & still in 1965.

Parle bought over BISLERI (India) Ltd. in 1969 & started bottling Mineral water in

glass bottles under the brand name BISLERI. Later Parle switched over to PVC

non-returnable bottles & finally advanced to PET containers. Since 1995 Mr.

Ramesh. J. Chauhan has started expanding BISLERI operations. In 2003 BISLERI

announced its venture to Europe.

For over 30 years, BISLERI has been the pioneer in the bottled water industry

with its innovations and an eye for perfection. And ever since it was established

in 1969, BISLERI has constantly searched for inspiration in nature.


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The Journey till Now:-

1969: Buys Bisleris bottled water from an Italian company, Felice Bisleri. It was

bottled in glass bottles then.

Early-1980s: Shifts to PVC bottles. Sales surge

Mid-1980s: Switches to PET bottles, which meant more transparency and life for

water.

1993: Sells carbonated drink brands like Thums Up, Gold Spot and Limca to

Coca-Cola for Rs 400 crore.

1995: Bisleri launches a 500 ml bottle and sales shoot up by 400 per cent.

2000: Introduces the 20-litre container to bring prices down from Rs 10 a litreto Rs 2 a litre.

1998: Introduces a tamper-proof and tamper-evident seal.

2000: BIS cancels Bisleri's licence of a water bottling in Delhi [ Images ] since

some of the bottles did not carry ISI label; the licence is restored one-and-a-half

months later.

2002: Kinley overtakes Bisleri. The national retail stores audit by ORG-MARG

show Kinley's market share at 35.1 per cent compared to Bisleri's 34.4 per cent.


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How Is Bottle Water Different From Tap Water?

Consistent quality and taste are two of the principal differences between bottled

water and tap water. While bottled water originates from protected sources -

largely from underground aquifers and springs - tap water comes mostly from

rivers and lakes.

Another factor to consider is the distance tap water must travel and what it goes

through before it reaches the tap. In compliance with international regulations,

bottled water is sealed and packaged in sanitary containers. If a bottled water

product is found to be substandard, it can be recalled. This cant happen in case

of tap water.

According to regulations in the US, when bottled water is sourced from a

community water system the product label must state so clearly. However, if

the water is subject to distillation, de ionization or reverse osmosis, it can be

categorized that way, and does not have to state on its label that it is from a

community water system or from a municipal source.

Processing methods such as reverse osmosis remove most chemical and

microbiological contaminants

Competition

The bottled water industry has two other industries as its biggest competitors in

from of Water purifiers industry and the soft drinks industry. Though the waterpurifier industry should be credited to have done the spadework, for setting up

the foundation of bottled water industry but still it acts as competitors

especially in the household and institutional consumption market. So the water

purifier is a strong competitor in household and institutional market the soft

drinks market is a strong rather very strong competitor in the retail

consumption market. Bottled water became a product in the West during the

1920s and developed rapidly. Huge market size, numerous local brands and

controlled price mechanism are some of the features of the market there.

Consumers in the West are quality conscious and display brand loyalty. Indian

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In Asia, Indonesia is the largest and the oldest market for bottled water. In

India, bottled water is still not perceived as a product for masses though; the

scene is changing slowly thanks to low pricing and aggressive marketing

strategy adopted by new entrants. Some surveys show that truck drivers on

highways form a major chunk of bottled water drinkers. Penetration in rural

areas is another significant factor that is likely to play a key role in the

development of the bottled water trade.

In comparison to global standards Indias bottled water segment is largely

unregulated. Safe water is rated with a different yardstick in different countries.

In India, the aspect has been overlooked for long. Indian consumers tend to

believe that any bottled water is safe water. This may not be the case.


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Types of Bottled Water

There are several different varieties of bottled water. The product may be

labeled as bottled water, drinking water or any of the following terms.

Artesian Well Water: Bottled water from a well that taps a confined aquifer (a

water bearing underground layer of rock or sand) in which the water level

stands at some height above the top of the aquifer.

Drinking Water: Drinking water is another name for bottled water. Accordingly

drinking water is water that is sold for human consumption in sanitary

containers and contains no added sweeteners or chemical additives (other than

flavors, extracts or essences). It must be calorie-free and sugar- free, Flavors,

extracts or essences may be added to drinking water, but they must comprise

less than one-percent- by weight of the final product or the product will be

considered a soft drink.

Mineral Water: Bottled water containing not less than 250 parts per million total

dissolved solids may be labeled as mineral water. Mineral water is distinguished

from other types of bottled water by its constant level and relative proportions

of mineral and trace elements at the point of emergence from the source. No

mineral can be added to this product.

Purified Water: Water that has been produced by distillation, deionization,

reverse osmosis or other suitable process can be labeled as purified bottled

water. Other suitable product names for bottled water treated by one of the

above processes may include distilled water if it is produced by distillation,

de-ionized water if thewater is produced by deionization, or reverse osmosis

water if the process used is reverse osmosis.

Sparkling Water: Water that after treatment and possible replacement with

carbon dioxide contains the same amount of carbon dioxide that it had at

emergence from the source.

Spring Water: Bottled water derived from an underground formation from which

water flows naturally to the surface of the earth. Spring water must be collected

only at the spring or through a borehole tapping the underground formation

finding the spring.

Well Water: Bottled water from a hole bored drilled or otherwise constructed in

the ground, which taps the water of an aquifer.


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Growth in Bottle Water Industries:

It was in 1967 that BISLERI set up a bottling plant for manufacturing and

marketing its mineral water, which failed badly.

In 1968-69 the brand BISLERI was sold to the Parle group by the Italian

company, Parle group launched BISLERI soda and mineral water, but again the

concept failed as the Indian customer was not ready to buy water in bottled

form.

The market remained dormant for the next two decades (i.e. from 1970 to 1990)

the market throughout this period was formed mainly by the premium segment

like five- star hotels.

In the early 1990s was the onset of liberalization policy, and sell-off of major

soft drinks brands, BISLERI was compelled to test the waters again.

Today the demand of bottled water is increasing at a much higher rate that of

carbonated soft drinks. The market size of bottled water too is expected to

surpass the size of soft drinks market in near future. HLL, which too has

identified the bottled water as a growth area of future, is presently looking or

some suitable brand for acquisition. Britannia too evinced some initial interest

in the market but now seems to have postponed its plans. The existing players

too are set to expand their distribution network to have their presence across

the country.

The market is also expected to undergo a major consolidation phase. As one of

the major factors that are important for success in the market is the distribution

network, the players with deep pockets are expected to go for acquisition of

existing small regional players to spread their network across the country.

Already Coke has tied up with Yes for manufacturing of its brands in areas

where it doesnt have presence.

Though Coke and Pepsi have both, well established distribution network as wellas bottling & manufacturing plants, they seems to be at advantage but players

like HLL and Nestle with strong financial muscle can easily turn the tables in

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The following table shows the growth in the package drinking water industry

Year Growth rate

1996-97 3-4 %

1997-00 10 %

2000-02 50 %

2002-04 70 %

2004-09 90%

1996-97

1997-00

2000-02

2002-04

2004-09


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SWOT ANALYSIS

STRENGTH

1. QUALITY STANDARD:-

Every bottle of BISLERI is put through a rigorous Multi stage

purification processes which includes micron filtration and ozonisation.

It acquires 6 stages of purification processes which ensure quality water which

is pure and safe for drinking purpose. Good manufacturing are the strength all

the time processing in religiously monitored at every stage.

2. TRUST FOR BRAND:-

More than 50 lakhs people trust the BISLERI. They buy only BISLERI

water because it has became generic name for mineral water. For example: -

When people go to buy the mineral water many of them ask for BISLERI, even

though they get other brand.

3. LARGE RANGE OF PRODUCTS:-

BISLERI offers a large range of products which attracts consumer of

all categories. For example: - 1 litre or 500 ml pack is useful for individual

buyers, 12 litres or 20 litres is useful for organization. Therefore it attracts

large number of customer.

4. MARKETING:-

BISLERI is promoted by an aggressive print & TV. TV is backed by aHoarding & point of sale material. Every interface with customer is used as


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an opportunity to reinforce. For example: - All vehicles used for supply have

been painted in light green, bears the BISLERI logo & sport catchy baseline likes

drink and drive.

5. DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM.

With little belief in the distributor system, the company leverage

its large fleet of truck to supply bottled water directly to retailers through a

system called Route Selling where the driver of truck is trained to be a service

person. This ensures that water supplied is fresh and bottles are in good shape.BISLERI has more than 80,000 outlets in the country.

6. EXPERIENCE OF MR.CHAUHAN (M.D OF BISLERI)

From the vast experience of marketing Gold Spot and Thums

Up, Mr. Chauhan knows that distribution plays a crucial role in the successful

marketing of bottled drinks. He knows that making fresh water available withina particular period of time is crucial for its success. He is pursuing a multi- pack

and multi- price strategy.

7. BULK SEGMENT IS USEFUL FOR HOUSEHOLDS ALSO:-

Households in certain parts of the country spend a huge amount of

money on fuel in order to purify the water. They are supposed to buy the

impure water and then they have to spend money to purify it.

For instance the water scarce south people spend large some of money to buy

water and still more to purify it. The 12 litre product is hit in various cities of

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8. GROWING POPULARITY:-

The popularity of BISLERI is increasing rapidly day by day.

People in the market when it comes to mineral water a person goes to any shop

and asks for BISLERI as his/her first preference. BISLERI is seeing a growth ofalmost 50% per year. With the small pack being popular among individuals user

its bulk pack is also generating the huge demand which is capturing the market

for BISLERI. Today 60-70 % of total income of BISLERI comes from its bulk

segment and the company is planning to increase it up to 80%.

9. THE BREAK AWAY SEAL:-

Keeping in mind the consumers need to recognize a genuine

product that cannot be tempered with. The unique cap has been patented and

cannot be duplicated. This technical strength ensures that the consumer will

only get a high safe product when they will drink BISLERI.


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MISSION STATEMENT

To provide the highest quality product, keeping in mind all

aspect including freshness purity and safety and making it easy available to

the consumer at very affordable price.

RAMESH CHAUHAN


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WEAKNESS

1.METHOD ADOPTED FOR DISTRIBUTION:- THE ROUTESELLING policyadopted by BISLERI for distribution is more expensive than more commonly

followed method of appointing distributors in different towns. This reduces

the profit of company. The dealer margin is reduced due to this .therefore

not many dealer keeps BISLERI in many areas. Indirectly this is reducing the

coverage of BISLERI.

2. REUSE OF BOTTLE BY LOCAL SELLERS AND ILLEGAL MANUFACTURERS:-

Market research conducted by BISLERI revealed that the other overriding

concern for this set of buyers is the tampering of seal and the reuse of

bottles. Many have witnessed used bottles being refilled at railway stations.

This deteriorates the brand image of BISLERI.

For example: - local sellers fill the bottle of BISLERI with impure water and

the bottles are purchased by illiterate customers as BISLERI water but they

buy water of low quality. In this way brand of BISLERI gets affected.

3. FAULTS IN PRODUCTION:-Tests conducted by various authorities shows

that it contains pesticides. In 2002 the 2cm long insect was found in the

bottle of BISLERI. This has affected its sales and reputation. The license of its

two factories one at Noida and other at Bangalore has been cancelled because

of fault in production.

4. PRESSURE BY GOVERNMENT AUTHORITY:- After insect was found in the

bottles, FDA (Food & Drug Adulteration) has cancelled the production of

BISLERI. Afterwards it was allowed to resume it but in this period its

customer were moved towards other products. It is constantly under check

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5. NOT MEETING THE DEMAND OF THE CUSTOMER:-In certain parts of

south in our country big bottles of BISLERI are in huge demand but the

company is unable to meet the demand of the consumers. This is affecting

the demand for the product. So People are forced to use other brands of

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OPPORTUNITY

1. FAST GROWING FIELD:- The best beverage for India in the newmillennium seems to be water. In recent years, the bottled drinking water

market has been witnessing high decibel level of activity, with a host of new

entrants. The bottled water market which worth Rs. 1000 crore is expected to

be Rs. 5000 crore by 2010. This will increase a lot of scope for bottled water

market.

2. BISLERI CAN UTILISE ITS DISTRIBUTION CHAIN:- With BISLERI becoming

a generic name for bottled drinking water. If company can manage the

distribution chain of the product to make it available where the consumer

needs it the most, the company may well succeed in his gamble with water.

For this the company can connect it with dealers and other distributors who

will market the products for them all around the world.

3. EXPANSION IN EUROPE:-The launch of BISLERI in the European market on

4th September, 2003 has created a lot of scope for BISLERI in the field. This

will also compensate the deterioration of image; BISLERI has suffered after

insect was found in the bottle. It will silence the critics and it will also

increase the faith of the customer for the brand. It will create an

international brand image and the quality will increase.

4. LAUNCH OF PREMIUM PACK:- The company also has its premium product

range. This is prepared keeping 5-star hotels and other premium customer.

This pack will be sold at Rs. 20 per litre. This will give a tough competition

to the EVIAN, the biggest player in the premium water range which sells its 1

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5. CHANGE OF IMAGE:-The Company has changed the colour of the product.

It has changed from blue to green. By changing the colour, the company has

provided a new product to the consumers; they will be getting a new and arefreshing product.

6.INCREASE IN PRODUCTION:-BISLERI is eyeing the Market and is in the

process of increasing the production by setting 4 new plants adding to its

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THREAT

1.MARKET IS EYED BY THE BIG PLAYERS:-The growth of the market indicatesthe need for the mineral water. Due to this the heavy weights are eyeing the

market. Coke, Pepsi, Britannia, Nestle, Auswateris keen on raising their

stakes in this market. With the cut throat competition between Coke and

Pepsi, BISLERI is not safe.

2. ENTERING OF NEW PLAYERS:- To get some share in the market many newplayers are entering in the market. Among them major names are Godrej,

which is launching its product AQUA-PURE and Tata-Tea is looking forward

to but Himalayan, this will increase the competition. Also Britannia which is

distributing EVIAN is planning to launch its own brand. There are also new

entrants ATCO with BRILLIANT water, DS FOODS with CATCH are also

coming. Even Hindustan lever is planning to enter into the market. This is

give a tough competition to the current water brands including BISLERI.

3. WATER FILTER MANUFACTURERS:-BISLERI is not only getting competitionfrom mineral water maker but is also facing a tough competition from

various water filter manufacturers such as Eureka Forbes (Aqua guard). They

have been marketing there purifiers in the market which has decreased the

sales of bottled water supply to homely customers.

4. ILLEGAL MANUFACTURERS:- Company is facing a tough competition fromillegal manufacturers in the rural areas. The illegal manufacturers provide

water at a very cheaper rate then the branded manufacturers. There are

1000s of illegal manufacturers which are providing the water at a very

cheaper rate. This is a serious problem for branded manufacturers. This

companies also use the fake name of branded bottled water i.e. BISLERI and

supply their products in the market.


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5. STRONG DISTRIBUTION CHANNEL OF THE OTHER MANUFACTURERS:-Analysts feel that BISLERIS break away seal will not at all be effective the

company having strong distribution channel will only survive. This rings the

warning bell for BISLERI because among other players Kinley and Aquafina

are having a strong distribution network of Coke and Pepsi. Nestle will be

banking on its chocolate distribution network. Even though the BISLERI has

a strong networks but its concentration on bulk segment can lead to

improper network.

For example: - A chemist who is selling the 1 litre pack may not sell the 20 litre

pack. This could disturb the network.

6. NEW GOVERNMENT POLICY:- For preparing 1 litre of mineral water 3 litre ofground water is required. Government was not charging tax on the

extraction of the ground water. Now by introducing the new policy

government is going to impose tax on the extraction of the ground water,

this will increase the production cost because of which the companies will

be forced to increase the price which all consumers of all categories can not

afford. The companies can compensate the high production cost by

reducing their marketing expenses but this will keep the consumer unaware

about the product. This is also effect the quality of the bottled water.


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BISLERI TODAY

BISLERI values its customers & therefore has developed 8 unique pack sizes to

suit the need of every individual. We are present in 250ml cups, 250ml bottles,

500ml, 1L, 1.5L, 2L which are the non-returnable packs & 5L, 20L which are thereturnable packs. Till date the Indian consumer has been offered BISLERI water,

however in our effort to bring to you something refreshingly new, we have

introduced BISLERI Natural Mountain Water - water brought to you from the

foothills of the mountains situated in Himachal Pradesh. Hence our product

range now comprises of two variants: BISLERI with added minerals & BISLERI

Mountain water

It is capturing its market in India as well as other continents. BISLERI has been

no 1 and is capturing Indian market by providing best quality over a period oflong time. None of the water products in line are able to compete with BISLERI

and thus BISLERI stand unique in the market.

Bisleris commitment is to offer every Indian pure & clean drinking water.

BISLER water is put through multiple stages of purification, ozonised & finally

packed for consumption. . Rigorous R&D & stringent quality controls has made

BISLERI a market leader in the bottled water segment.

BISLERIS endeavor to maintain strict quality controls each unit purchases

performs & caps only from approved vendors. BISLERI produces their ownbottles in-house; & have recently procured the latest world class state of the art

machineries that puts them at par with International standards. This has not

only helped them improve packaging quality but has also reduced raw material

wastage & doubled production capacity. You can be rest assured that you are

drinking safe & pure water when you consume BISLERI. BISLERI is free of

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Manufacturing Process

BISLERI manufacturers its own products and has its own manufacturing unit

which includes various machines, the whole manufacturing process is carried

on by BISLERI at its plant. The whole manufacturing process is divided into

different parts and it consists of different activities like water purification

treatment, blowing of the bottles, filling of the bottles, packing of the bottles

etc.

The manufacturing process of BISLERI is carried on in different parts:

Storing Of Water:-The water is taken from the boring well and then isstored in huge tanks, BISLERI has 6 tanks of 50,000 litres each, and water

is first taken from the boring well and stored in these tanks.

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6 STAGES OF WATER TREATMENT PLANT:

OZONATION FILTERATION CARBON FILTERATION RESERVE OSMOSIS SYSTEM MICRO FILTERATION OZONE TREATMENT

OZONATION:

The process of ozonation ensures that the water remains free from bacteria, so

that the water can have a longer life and the machine used for this process of

ozonation is called ozonator.

FILTERATION:

The process of filteration removes suspended particles from the water by sand

filteration.

CARBON FILTERATION:

The stage of carbon filteration removes bad odour and colour from water and

purifies it.

REVERSE OSMOSIS SYSTEM:

This stage of reserve osmosis system controls all the dissolves solid particles

and it converts hard water into soft water.


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MICRO FILTERATION:

Under this stage of micro filteration additional safety measures are taked to

guarantee purity of water. In this stage addition of mineral magnesium sulphate

and potassium bicarbonate is processed.

OZONE TREATMENT:

The ozone treatment increases the shelf life of water. To ensure mineral water

is held safe free from contamination, ultraviolet treatment and ozonation

process is carried out. Ozone is unstable trivalent oxygen, a very powerful

bactericide with no side effect, as it disintegrates into oxygen within couple of

hours. Sterilization effect of ozonized water continues even after water is

packaged, thereby ensuring safety of Mineral Water up to its final packing. Toensure high quality of packing materials, components like caps and bottles are

manufactured in-house from resins of quality suppliers.

Good Manufacturing Practices are stringently followed at all times. Processing is

religiously monitored at every stage. Testing source water, processing

parameters, microbial quality, packaging material integrity and finally, shelf life

studies, forms an integral part of quality and safety assurance plan.


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Distribution:-

Bisleri to have own distribution network

PARLE Drinks plans to put up its own distribution network across the country

for the Bisleri mineral water brand.

The company will invest approximately Rs. 200 crores to procure 2,000 trucks

and hire the same number of sales people by end-2000 to extend the

penetration of the brand.

Mr. Ramesh Chauhan, Chairman, Parle Drinks, said he expects an almost 400 per

cent growth in business when the number of trucks transporting Bisleri mineral

water doubles from the current 1,000.

Predicting that he expects his company's turnover to touch Rs. 1,000 crores

within the next two years, he said the idea is to ensure that the Bisleri brand

reaches every nook and cranny of the country. He said: ``The key to success in

any business is the distribution and if you have that in your control, you have

won more than half the battle.''

Meanwhile, Mr. Chauhan, who puts Parle's 1999-2000 turnover at Rs. 350 crores

(up from Rs. 160 crores last fiscal), also plans to grow the market with the five-

litre value pack, targeted mainly at homes and institutions.

This bottle, priced at Rs. 25, essentially makes mineral water available to theconsumer at Rs. 5 a litre. The one-litre bottle is available at Rs. 12, while the

half-litre one is priced at Rs. 5. Mr. Chauhan is now on the look-out for high-

quality cups to make the water available in smaller quantities.

Consumers who buy the five-litre value pack have to pay a Re. 1 deposit to the

retailer, which can be redeemed once the bottle is returned. The five-litre packs,

launched last December in Goa, are currently available in six cities, including

Delhi, Bombay and Bangalore, and sell over 5,000 bottles a day, according to Mr.

Chauhan.

The company hopes to make the value packs available across India in the next

couple of months,'' he added.

He is, meanwhile, dispatching people to Japan this week to procure a recycling

plant for the PET bottles and said at least two such plants would be set up in

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Crushed and compacted bottles from other parts of the country will be

transported to the two plants, Mr. Chauhan said, adding that a better part of the

compacted PET will go into the manufacture of polyester yarn: I have already

discussed with Reliance and a couple of other manufacturers the possibility of

selling the polyester yarn thus manufactured. He hopes to ensure that all used

Bisleri bottles come back to retailers by offering incentives.

The company plans to double its advertising budget from the Rs. 3 crores of last

year to Rs. 6 crores next year, according to Mr. Chauhan, who said it will also

promote the five-litre pack with events and PoP displays.

With business growing exponentially, Mr. Chauhan is convinced that water is the

business to be in: ``Bisleri is almost a generic name, the No. 2 in the business is

way behind me, and I hope to keep it that way.''


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BLOWING PROCESS:

A small tube like plastic which is known as PRE-FORM is blown with the help of

a machine called SIDEL which has a temperature of about 80 to 90 degree

Celsius, when this PRE-FORM is put into the SIDEL machine it is blown up by its

heat and turns out into a bottle in a specific shape according to the mould

plates available in the SIDEL machines which gives the bottles a specific shape

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BLOWING PART:

The small tube made from plastic known as PRE-FORM; initially was

manufactured but due to hygienic reasons it was stopped and now it is got from

outside and is out sourced. The SIDEL machine is only used for blowing the

empty bottles. Even the caps of the bottles are outsourced as the manufacturing

of the caps would involve a lot of time. So the SIDEL machine only helps in the

blowing of the bottle according to mould plates available in it which give it a

perfect shape and the PRE-FORM and the bottle caps are outsourced.

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FILLING PART:

Once the empty bottles are made and blown up the water is filled into it. The

machine used for filling the water in the blown bottle is called Dynathronic.

The speed of this Dynathronic machine is that in one minute 110 bottles can be

filled.

There are 7 stages to the filling process; they are:

The bottle is sterilized with air pressure

Then the bottle is filled with water

The bottle is sealed with a cap

Labeling of the bottle takes place

All mandatory information such as marking the batch number, manufacturing

date, expiry date and MRP.

Inspection of the bottle such as checking, sealing, printing and filling.

Lastly the bottle is packed.


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Marketing Mix:-

According to Philip kotler marketing mix is the mixture of controllable

marketing variables that the firm uses to pursue the sought level of sales in the

targeted market

In simple words marketing mix is the combination of four basic elements /

ingredients under one head. The 4Ps i.e. Product, Place, Price, and Promotion.


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PRODUCT:

Types of products

BISLERI values their customers & therefore have developed 8 unique pack sizes

to suit the need of every individual. They presently have 250ml cups, 250mlbottles, and 500ml, 1L, 1.5L and 2L which are the non-returnable packs & 5L,

20L which are the returnable packs.

Products Produced by BISLERI

BISLERI with added Minerals BISLERI Mineral Water contains minerals such as

magnesium sulphate and potassium bicarbonate which are essential minerals

for healthy living. They not only maintain the pH balance of the body but also

help in keeping you fit and energetic at all times.

Bisleris Mountain Water:-

BISLERI Natural Mountain emanates from a natural spring, located in Uttaranchaland Himachal nestled in the vast Shivalik Mountain ranges. Lauded as today's

'fountain of youth', BISLERI Natural Mountain Water resonates with the energy

and vibrancy capable of taking you back to nature. BISLERI Natural Water is

bottled in its two plants in Uttaranchal and Himachal Pradesh and is available in

six different pack sizes of 250ml, 500ml, 1 litre, 1.5 litre, 2 litre and 5 litres.


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Himalayan Water The water that almost descends from the Gods: The

Himalayas, the abode of the Gods, where the earth meets the heavens and where

in lies nature's untouched bounty. White glaciers, snow-capped mountains and a

plethora of exotic herbs and other flora that have therapeutic properties. This is

where you'll find a treasure trove of hidden natural spring water that flows

through natural purifying filters, mineral rich rocks and herbs from which it

absorbs many healing properties. We bottle this pristine spring water directly at

source, at the foothills of the Himalayas.

And now the customers will get every drop of purity, right here, in this bottle.

BISLERI Mountain Water is available in 500ml. bottles & 1 litre bottles.

Quality:-

In endeavor to maintain strict quality controls each unit purchases pre-forms &

caps only from approved vendors. BISLERI produces its own bottles in-house;

they have recently procured the latest world class state of the art machineries

that put them at par with International standards. This has not only helped

BISLERI improve its packaging quality but has also reduced raw material wastage

& doubled production capacity. You can be rest assured that you are drinking

safe & pure water when you consume BISLERI. BISLERI is free of impurities &

100% safe. Enjoy the Sweet taste of Purity!

Rigorous Research and Development and stringent quality controls have made

BISLERI market leaders in the bottled water segment. BISLERI has always been

committed to offering every Indian pure and clean drinking water. Hence

BISLERI water is put through multiple stages of purification, Ozonisation and is

hygienically packed for final consumption.

The machines which are used for the blowing and filling of the bottles are also

cleaned twice a month. All the tanks are also cleaned by the use of chemicals.

There is an online monitoring system where the batches of bottles are shown

and once the batch crosses a certain limit, an alarm is heard. Everyday almost

one lakh bottles are passed through the monitoring system. Moreover, in case

there is a problem regarding the batch for example, the cap seal of a particular

bottle is not there or labeling is not done properly, the system records that and

immediately the production is halted. This is followed as per the Bureau

Standards and if any mistake occurs then the whole batch is discarded.

This shows that the whole batch is replaced and stopped which indicates high

quality control. Even practically every 2 days testing and sampling of the water

and its bottles are done in the market and in their Quality Department to check

in case anything is wrong or not. In fact there is a quality checker under the

quality department for the final checking done of the water before it is entered

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There is also a warehouse where the 20 litre bottles are kept for 48 hours to

allow the ozone to settle in it. This helps in prevention of any germs or harmful

chemicals and also purifies the water. The cost of quality undoubtedly is very

efficiently taken care of in BISLERI, there are times when the cost of quality

increases i.e. in the rainy seasons the cost increases because the water is

purified twice than the normal seasons as sometimes the water might be dirty

due to the rains, Bislerisdoesnt take any risks and does not compromise with

their quality.

Online Monitoring System

Design/Creativity:

BISLERI has a separate creative department which promotes the different sizes

of the bottles. They have introduced new mountain water which is in hexagon

shaped bottle and is a new up gradation done by them. This helps in attracting

new customers and creates a new sensation in the market. Also 2 years ago a

new soda bottle was introduced which was named as BISLERI Fizzy bringing a

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Moreover, the creative department has an expansion scheme which was

introduced in October 2008 which was a compact and ideal gift for the

customer. This includes a 20litre bottle, 2 fridge bottles, 1.5 litre bottle and a

250 ml bottle with a fridge stand .This was experimented for a month and which

resulted in the lot of demand.

Value Engineering is redesigning the product already existing. The redesigning

of the bottle has definitely taken place in BISLERI. Earlier they had a blue

coloured bottle and then to bring in a different change, BISLERI decided to

redesign the bottle to green colour.

Old Bottle New Bottle

Labeling

Labeling plays a very important role BISLERI takes good care about the labelingas it tries to create and come up with an exciting and attractive label as it will

attract the customers; also labeling plays an important role as it gives a lot of

information about the product; like what are the contents of a bottle how is it

made what does it consist etc. Also labeling gives a lot of information about the

product i.e. the price of the product; manufacturing date; expiry date etc.


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PRICE:-

Price plays as very important role as it is the only P which helps in getting

revenue:

Firstly one can explain the factors which affect the pricing decision i.e.

Price is directly related to:-

1. Demand

2. Competition

3. Break-even Point.

Secondly, if there is a novel product or almost no competition, one can Go for

higher price in the beginning, make good profits to face Competition and

innovations at a later date.

However if you are entering a competitive market your entry price should be

low to ensure big volumes to earn reasonable profits.

In the beginning BISLERI had no competition, so the price of BISLERI was high,

gradually the promoters dropped the price.

Buy Huge quantity at cheap rate, after confirming demand and sell at cheap

price, make them addictive, then gradually increase price)

BRAND PACKAGINGS PRICE (in Rs.)

Per bottle

BISLERI20 litre 70

5 litre 50

1.5 litre 22

1 litre 18

500 ml 10

330ml 8

250 ml cup 5


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Customer Delight

BISLERI is in the business to serve the customer. It deserves the best quality and

presentation at a worth of the price. They have world class quality, at the lowestproduction & distribution cost. This makes them unbeatable leaders, and helps

them in having satisfied loyal customers.

BISLERI values its customers & therefore have developed 8 unique pack sizes to

suit the need of every individual. At present they provide 250ml cups, 250ml

bottles, 500ml, 1L, 1.5L, 2L which are the non-returnable packs & 5L, 20L which

are the returnable packs. For the customers Bisleris has come up with a new

scheme called the REDUMTION scheme designed especially for the customers.

In the Redumption scheme BISLERI provides for Rs 300 a 20lt BISLERI bottle, 2fridge bottles, a 1.5l bottle, a 250ml bottle and a fridge stand.

PLACE

BISLERI has a specific distribution channel which they follow:

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From the manufacturing plant the bottles will come directly to the stockiest.

Taking out the C&F agent from the distribution channel, so as to increase the

margin to other elements in the chain.

The whole MUMBAI area is been divided into 4 zones: SOUTH, WEST, CENTRAL

and NORTH.

The total number of stockiest would be 12.

In the area of SOUTH MUMBAI there would be 2 stockiest, one in the area of

FORT and other in the area of MUMBAI CENTRAL. In the case of FORT it will

require 5 distributors covering the area from DADAR to C.S.T and WADALA to

C.S.T. The other stockiest at MUMBAI CENTRAL will require 2 distributors to

cover the area from DADAR to CHURCHGATE.

In the area of west MUMBAI there would be 3 stockiest in the area of ANDHERI,

BORIVALI & VIRAR, Covering the area from MAHIM to DHANU road. In the area of

Mahim to Andheri 5 distributor would be there, In the area of Jogeshwari to

Dahisar 5 distributor would be there, in the area of DAHISAR to DAHANU road 4

distributor would be there.

In the area of CENTRAL MUMBAI 4 stockiest would be needed. The stockiest

would be in GHATKOPAR, KALYAN, AMBERNATH, and TITWALA. The stockiest in

the GHATKOPAR would cover the area between MATUNGA to MULUND. Thestockiest in KALYAN would cover the area between THANA to KALYAN and it

would require 3 distributors. The stockiest in AMBERNATH would cover the area

from KALYAN to KARJAT. A stockiest in TITWALA would cover the area from

KALYAN to KASARA and would require 3 distributors.

In the case of NORTH MUMBAI there would be 3 stockiest. It would cover area of

PANVEL, URAN, ALIBAUG, PENN, MAHAD, and VASHI. In the area of PANVEL

stockiest 3 distributor would be needed and in the area of MAHAD stockiest it

would require 3 distributor and same is the case with Vashi. In the case of

KHOPOLI and ALIBAUG direct water would be supplied to the distributors.


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Promotion

Positioning : Playing Safe

Target audience : Health and hygiene conscious people

Personality : Guardian, Authoritative, Reliable

Punch Line : Play Safe

To keep your company humming with profitable work, its vital to advertise

your services. Your company is going to require the maximum exposure you can

afford. This constant exposure will alert potential customers who you are and

where you are when they need a sign. By positioning YOUR name at their

fingertips and even literally displaying it in front of their eyes, theyll call YOU

for identification products and services.

There are all types of promotion. They range from direct mail, word of mouth,

advertising in newspapers and telephone directories to radio and T.V. spots,

cold calls and telemarketing. Whatever the medium, consider the cost.

Advertising will usually is an expense that remains in your budget.

Bisleri follows different promotion strategies and uses different ways to

promote their product like

Advertisements

Advertisements are paid and and electronic way of communication ie to convey

the message to the customers, bisleri comes up with different and attractive

advertisements on televisions and cinema halls to attract customers today

advertisements really attract the customers and by looking at the attractive

advertisement people buy the product more.


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Direct Mail

Direct mail is an avenue of promotion that targets a definite audience with a

specific letter, brochure, or offer. Different potential customer groups have

various needs that can be bulls-eyed with a distinct service or product. For

instance, we can draft a personalized letter to hotels, gyms, canteens and a

different message to offices. In hotels where consumption of water is more as

compare to the office so we can give them additional discount and better

services compare to the office. In the case of the office where we there is less

consumption of water and less availability of space we can promote our 5-litre

jar, 10 litres jar and 20 litre jars.

The brochure or letter should contain information about our product, which we

want to target and which is different and better than other product. In case of

bottled water we can differentiate our product than other through the quality of

water, price, packaging, service that is very important.

In a country like India where religion and festival play an important role in

ones life, we can send post cards or greeting cards to not only our own

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