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In 218 BC the military campaigns of Hannibal and his elephants refreshing themselves in the bubbling pool at Vergeze on his way to attack Rome. Archeological remain of Romans origin indicating the uses of the spring by the ancient Roman.
In 1860, a Dr. Perrier bought what locals had called LesBouillens or ‘bubbling waters’ and changed the name to Source Perrier. It was Napoleon III who granted the well known spring at Vergèze mineral water status in 1863.
Napoleon III gave rights to exclusively exploit the Perrier to the "Société de l'Etablissement Thermal des Eaux Minérale de Vergèze." Facilities were built for making bottled water and for bathing.
In 1894, Dr Louis Perrier began marketing the water and today Perrier the world’s most recognized and France’s best selling, sparkling mineral water.
In 1903, Sir St.-John Harmsworth, a member of the English aristocracy, invested in the property and renamed the spring (source of water) from Les Bouillens to Source Perrier, named after the dedicated physician who brought it to his attention: Dr. Perrier. He sold out his family business to buy the source of water.
In 1906 - He formed a company called "La Compagnie de la Source Perrier" and responsible for the distinctively shaped the bottle.
Perrier's famous green bottle became popular throughout Europe and was the first sparkling natural mineral water bottled in the U.S. Perrier became an intrinsic part of an active, healthy American lifestyle in the late 1970s.
The aggressive marketing of Perrier in the United States in the late 1970s resulted in great competition to the existing beverage industry and brought about legal challenges to Perrier of false advertising, regarding its advertisement about its ‘naturally sparkling’ character.
From 1981 to 2005, the company sponsored an annual comedy award in the United Kingdom, the Perrier Comedy Award. In 2002, some new flavors were introduced: ginger-cherry, peppermint, orange-litchi, raspberry or ginger-lemon.
Perrier continues to be bottled at the original source in Vergeze. In 1992 Perrier was acquired by Nestle, a Swiss corporation that is the world’s largest food conglomerate.
History of Perrier Sparkling Natural Mineral Water
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History of Perrier Sparkling Natural Mineral Water
In 218 BC the military campaigns of Hannibal and his elephants refreshing themselves in the bubbling pool at Vergeze on his way to attack Rome. Archeological remain of Romans origin indicating the uses of the spring by the ancient Roman.
In 1860, a Dr. Perrier bought what locals had called LesBouillens or ‘bubbling waters’ and changed the name to Source Perrier. It was Napoleon III who granted the well known spring at Vergèze mineral water status in 1863.
Napoleon III gave rights to exclusively exploit the Perrier to the "Société de l'Etablissement Thermal des Eaux Minérale de Vergèze." Facilities were built for making bottled water and for bathing.
In 1894, Dr Louis Perrier began marketing the water and today Perrier the world’s most recognized and France’s best selling, sparkling mineral water.
In 1903, Sir St.-John Harmsworth, a member of the English aristocracy, invested in the property and renamed the spring (source of water) from Les Bouillens to Source Perrier, named after the dedicated physician who brought it to his attention: Dr. Perrier. He sold out his family business to buy the source of water.
In 1906 - He formed a company called "La Compagnie de la Source Perrier" and responsible for the distinctively shaped the bottle.
Perrier's famous green bottle became popular throughout Europe and was the first sparkling natural mineral water bottled in the U.S. Perrier became an intrinsic part of an active, healthy American lifestyle in the late 1970s.
The aggressive marketing of Perrier in the United States in the late 1970s resulted in great competition to the existing beverage industry and brought about legal challenges to Perrier of false advertising, regarding its advertisement about its ‘naturally sparkling’ character.
From 1981 to 2005, the company sponsored an annual comedy award in the United Kingdom, the Perrier Comedy Award. In 2002, some new flavors were introduced: ginger-cherry, peppermint, orange-litchi, raspberry or ginger-lemon.
Perrier continues to be bottled at the original source in Vergeze. In 1992 Perrier was acquired by Nestle, a Swiss corporation that is the world’s largest food conglomerate.
History of Perrier Sparkling Natural Mineral Water
- Will Keith Kellogg (1860-1951)
Will Keith Kellogg was business manager of the Battle Creek Sanitarium, founder of the Kellogg Company and founder of the W.K Kellogg foundation. Born on April 7, 1860 to John Preston Kellogg and Ann Janette Stanley Kellogg, he was christened ‘Willie...
- History Of Vitamin D
The discovery of vitamin D arose from research into rickets – a bone disease of infancy and early childhood that reached epidemic proportions on the industrial cities of Europe and the United States of America during the industrial revolution. The first...
- Soap Of Lux In History
Lux soap first produced in United Kingdom in 1899. It was produced by British company name Lever Brothers. The company, which began as Lever and Co, was named Lever Brothers in 1890. Lever Brothers was founded in 1885 by William Hesketh Lever and his...
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Glass containers were first produced several thousand years ago in ancient Egypt and have been in continues use throughout the ages since. It is known that at least 6000 years ago – long before the man had learned to smelt iron – man knew how to make...
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During the American Civil War, Union soldiers were glad to get a hot breakfast cereals, especially when they were in the march or cut off from supply trains. Cooks used foodstuff on hand to make, panada, a hot breakfast gruel affectionately known as...