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Today, Evian is owned by Danone Group, a French multinational company. Evian first entered the U.S. market in 1978 where it was served in fine restaurants, lounges, and hotels in New York City and throughout Hollywood. In addition to mineral water, Danone Group uses the Evian brand for a line of organic skin care products as well as a fine resort in France. Danone factory in BieruÅ„, Poland Groupe Danone (Euronext: BN, NYSE: DA) (known as Dannon in the United States) is a food-product company with its central headquarters in Paris, France. ... The word multinational can refer to: A Multinational corporation A Multinational State This is a disambiguation page, a list of pages that otherwise might share the same title. ... An organic product is one which is certified organic. ... A section of Human Skin In zootomy and dermatology, skin is an organ of the integumentary system made up of a layer of tissues that guard underlying muscles and organs. ... Resorts combine a hotel and a variety of recreations, such as swimming pools. ...

History

• 1789: During a walk, the Marquis of Lessert drank water from the Sainte Catherine spring on the land of a Mr Cachat. The marquis, who was allegedly suffering from kidney and liver problems, drank regularly of the water while he walked, and claimed that his health improved. Encouraged by Lessert's advocacy of the 'miraculous' water, local doctors began to prescribe it as a health remedy. In response to the growing success of the water, Mr Cachat fenced off his spring and began selling the water.

• 1824: The first baths appeared. The name of the spring was changed from Sainte Catherine to the Cachat Source.

• 1826: The Duke of Savoy gave his permission to start bottling water from the spring.

• 1829: The first Société des Eaux Minérales (Mineral Water company) was founded.

• 1859: The business became a public company as the "Société anonyme des eaux minérales de Cachat".

• 1860: The business became French when Savoy was incorporated into France under the Treaty of Turin.

• 1878: The French Ministry of Health reauthorized the bottling of Cachat water on the recommendation of the Medicine academy.

• 1908: Evian water began to be sold in glass bottles manufactured by the glass factory Souchon-Neuvesel which today is a part of Owens-Illinois.

• 1969: The first PVC bottle was launched.

• 1970: The BSN Group, which eventually became the Danone Group, took 100% control of Evian brand.

• 1995: Evian switched to collapsible PET bottles.

• 2001: Launch of the Evian organic cosmetics branch.

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Trivia

When "Evian" is spelled backwards, the resulting word is "naïve".

In popular culture, ""Evian"" is portrayed as a high-end and pricey bottle of water, making it a popular mineral water among celebrities and a status symbol.^{[citation needed]}

See also

• Bottled water

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External links

• Official site
• Centre Evian pour l'eau