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This year, not everything that happened in Vegas will stay in Vegas. The National Association of Convenience Stores (NACS), Alexandria, Va., hosted its 2015 tradeshow, which took place Oct. 11-14 at the Las Vegas Convention Center.

In the beverage market, one can see the recent success within the sparkling/mineral bottled water market.

JUST Beverages LLC now offers JUST Water nationwide at Whole Foods Market and OTG airport locations. 

Inspired by a consumer-driven social media initiative that gave fans the power to choose its next beverage flavor, Talking Rain Beverage Co.’s Sparkling Ice line announced the release of a new flavor at NACS 2015. 

Leadings Brands Inc. is launching its Happy Water in the United States. 

Bai Brands introduced its Bai Antiwater, an antioxidant-infused bottled water. 

New data compiled by New York-based Beverage Marketing Corporation (BMC) shows that between 2000 and 2014, the average weight of a 16.9-ounce single-serve PET plastic bottled water bottle has declined 52 percent to 9.25 grams. This has resulted in a savings of 6.2 billion pounds of PET resin since 2000.

An extremely competitive beverage landscape didn’t stop Beth Wilson-Parentice from pursuing her passion. From managing a Starbucks in Connecticut, to creating concoctions in her Pennsylvania kitchen, Wilson-Parentice overcame financial, production and distribution hurdles to create her own line of natural, organic sparkling beverages.

Bottled water has come a long way in its lifetime, and today, consumers are choosing this natural, healthy beverage more than ever. Industry experts even speculate that the category could grow larger than the carbonated soft drink (CSD) category by the end of the decade.

bottlePORT, Inc. released its self-titled dosing cap powdered water enhancer line, “bottlePORT.”