Low growth
In South Africa, from 1998 through to 2007, the bottled water market averaged a volume growth rate of 27.0% per annum. The volume increases for 2008, 2009 and 2010 were only 4.9%, 3.3% and 4.2% respectively. (BMI’sThirsty Thoughts: Bottled WaterReport 2011, bit.ly/MFYlW0)
This week’s theme: Bottled water