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Country: France

Part of the Danone group, volvic is a mineral water brand created in 1938. It offers a wide range of beverages: classic mineral water, volviv zet or volvic touche de thé, volvic is notably the originator of the Oasis drink in 1966. The brand produces 1.2 billion bottles a year (all ranges) and is sold in some sixty countries.

News

Volvic aims to reduce groundwater withdrawals 19/10/2023

  • Volvic is the Danone group's largest mineral water production site in France.
  • The site employs 1,300 people.
  • The Volvic, Evian and Badoit brands account for 16% of the group's sales of 4.5 billion euros.
  • Between 2017 and 2022, Danone has reduced water consumption at the Volvic site by 360 million liters by modernizing its bottling lines.
  • By 2026, half of the agricultural land located in the four catchment areas for Danone's natural mineral waters in France will be committed to this program.
  • By 2025, 100% of Volvic bottles will be made of recycled and recyclable plastic, and Evian will follow in March 2024.

Volvic, victim of water consumption restrictions 16/05/2023

2.33 billion liters of bottled water withdrawn by Danone in 2020

850 employees at Société des eaux de Volvic (SEV)

Annual rainfall deficit of 24% in the Volvic area in 2022

SEV authorized withdrawals for the period 2022-2024: 2.514 billion liters of water per year

5% reduction in Danone's monthly withdrawals due to prefectoral alert

Danone's actual consumption in 2020: 2.33 billion liters of water per year

Société des eaux de Volvic exports around 70% of its production, mainly to Europe.

Studies mentioning this company

The bottled water market - France

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  • Alma Sources (Groupe Alma - Neptune) Roxane Groupe
  • Ogeu Groupe
  • Nestlé Waters
  • Cristaline
  • Abatilles Eaux Minérales d'Arcachon
  • Mont Roucous
  • Hepar (Nestlé Waters)
  • Fiji Water
  • Evian (Danone Groupe)
  • Volvic (Danone Groupe)
  • Badoit (Danone)
  • Perrier (Nestlé)
  • Contrex (Nestlé Waters)
  • Les Thermes de Vittel
  • Fiée Des Lois (Intermarché Groupe)
  • BE WTR