date:May 26, 2016
The International Bottled Water Association (IBWA), Alexandria, Va., in conjunction with New York-based Beverage Marketing Corporation (BMC), released 2015 bottled water statistics, which show that Americans consumption of bottled water increased by 7.9 percent and bottled water sales are up 8.9 percent from the previous year, according to the companies.
BMC now indicates that bottled water is poised to overtake carbonated soft drinks as Americas largest beverage category by volume by 2017, if