Bottled water reached a new high of roughly six billion gallons in 2002 with revenues jumping to $7.7 billion dollars

Bottled water continues as the star category of the multiple beverage marketplace

Beverage Marketing projects bottled water will continue on a solid growth trajectory in the coming years

The industry advanced in the solid 10% range for each quarter of 2002

Bottled water is expected to become the second largest beverage category in 2003

For 2003, BMC projects another strong year for the bottled water industry, with volume once again advancing in th solid 10% range and reaching over 6.5 billion gallons, a huge 600 million gallon advance

PET continues to drive the industry forward, up 27.5% for the year and reaching 2.2 billion gallons

PET water now dominates the New Age beverage marketplace with a 30% share and its strongest growth

Canadian waters had strong growth in 2002, ending the year ahead a solid 7.2%

Industry Leaders by Company

Nestle

NWNA dominates the industry with sales approaching $2.5 billion 2002

In 2002, Nestle Waters North America (NWNA) increased its industry leading share by slightly over one oint, reaching 31.7% of the industry's revenues

NWNA is the leading player in the premium PET water market, approaching a 32% share of teh PET water volume adn a 29.5% share of revenue

NWNA's primary strength is a strong portfolio of regional brands that often have market share leadership in their respective regions

PepsiCo.

For 2002, Aqufina's wholesale revenues advanced a a solid but slower rate than 2001

Aquafina PET Share Gains 1998-2002

CocaCola

On a wholesale revenue basis, Dasani advanced at a 35% rate reaching $765 million in 2002

Dasani PET Share Gains 1999-2002

Danone

DWNA's retail waters accounted for the vast majority of its 2002 revenue loss