Bimonthly journal features news and information for bottlers, distributors, and suppliers, with topics covered in various issues including marketing trends, management practices, business innovations, market volume and consumption trends, packaging and recycling facilities, home and office delivery trends, and environmental sustainability. Digital editions of the publication can be viewed free online.
Monthly trade magazine features news and information for packaged ice manufacturers, with topics covered in various issues of this publication including retail sales trends analysis, product marketing and safety, technology innovations, controlling energy costs, plant maintenance, hiring and retention, fleet management, and convention previews and updates. Digital editions can be viewed free online.
Economics
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Economics section provides a variety of information on the packaged water industry including
market statistics (e.g., volume, producer revenue, and per capita consumption), wholesale pricing and point-
of-purchase data by retail distribution channel, advertising expenditures, product sales
by distribution model (e.g., retail, home/office delivery), and economic impact on a
national, regional, and local level.
Statistics: Market Report Findings
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Annual market analysis report provides current and historical trend data for the industry, with market
data provided including U.S. volume and producer revenues, per capita consumption trends,
volume and growth by product segment (e.g., non-sparkling, domestic sparkling, and imports),
and domestic consumption compound annual growth rate, with comparisons to other leading markets for the latter.
U.S. Bottled Water Topline
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Annual publication provides key data and five-year forecasts for the U.S. market, with topics covered
in this report including overall volume, per capita consumption,
volume by segment, wholesale dollar sales, pricing, seasonality, quarterly growth trends,
home office delivery segment, imported sparkling and non-sparkling
water, club soda and seltzer, water by source, advertising,
and leading companies.
U.S. Bottled Water in the U.S.
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Market research report provides an in-depth analysis of the U.S. market for
this product sector, with information provided in this report including
historical and forecast market size and market share by product
type (e.g., non-sparkling, sparkling), source
(e.g., domestic, imported), distribution channel (e.g., retail,
home and office delivered), packaging (e.g., type, size, material), and geographic region.
Market analysis report provides industry statistics for a user-defined area on a national, state, county, metro area, or zip code level, with data provided including number of companies, market volume and sales trends, average company sales, sales per employee, staffing and employment trends, average employee wage, and business start up activity and failure rates. Sample report can be viewed online.
Financial benchmarking section of these reports provides an analysis of income and expenses as a percentage of revenue for companies that bottle still, carbonated, and flavored water in single-serve plastic and glass bottles and bulk package containers and manufacture packaged ice and other ice products (e.g., cube, flake, tube, plate, block) used in retail, commercial, and industrial applications.
Bottled Water Manufacturing
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Free online service provides salary, bonus, and hourly wage data for job positions in this sector such
as production manager, production supervisor, quality assurance technician, production
worker, and route sales representative, with employers for which
wage data is provided including Nestlé Waters North America, Inc., Premium Waters, Inc.,
DS Services of America, Inc., and Niagara Bottling, LLC.
Ice Manufacturing
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Free online service provides salary, bonus, and hourly wage data for job positions in this sector such
as plant manager, distribution center manager, HVAC refrigeration technician, delivery
/ route drivers, production worker, and field service
technician, with employers for which salary or hourly rate data is provided including Reddy Ice Corporation,
Arctic Glacier, Inc., and The Home City Ice Company, Inc.