2022 State of the Beverage Industry | Sparkling water shines in bottled water category
Bottled water sales continue to grow post-pandemic
At the start of the pandemic, bottled water was horded as the world shut down. Shelves were cleared of it, carts were full of it, and we all wondered when life would return to normal. Fast-forward two years, and the bottled water industry is consistently growing.
In Beverage Industry’s October 2021 eMagazine, Caleb Bryant, associate director of food and drink reports at Chicago-based Mintel, noted that the bottled water industry faced some ups and downs from 2020-2021. As more people stayed at home, they were drinking water, but missing out on social gatherings. Bryant suspected the “pent-up demand for travel, socialization and experiences” would result in higher bottled water sales in 2021.