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Icelandic Glacial?s Natural Integrity Inspires Industry at 2008 InnoBev Forum
Icelandic Glacial, the multi-award winning brand led by Icelandic entrepreneurial father and son team, Jon and Kristjan Olafsson, has experienced breakthrough success in the United States thanks to its exceptional purity, packaging & design and worlds first CarbonNeutral® certification for both its product and operations. Invited to deliver a keynote speech based on ‘natural integrity’, both Jon and Kristjan Olafsson inspired guests and industry professionals at InnoBev -- the Zenith International and BevNET forum held at the Parker Meridien Hotel in New York City.
As the leading Icelandic bottled water brand, Icelandic Glacial highlighted its pioneering position in the industry, proving that a super-premium brand can achieve success while respecting and instilling sound environmental practices.
Additional speakers at the conference included a number of well known and respected executives such as; Jones Soda Co. founder Peter Van Stolk, Sweet Leaf Tea founder Clayton Christopher, O Water CEO Tom First and industry expert Jeffrey Klineman of Beverage Spectrum and BevNET.
With a new state-of-the-art bottling plant set to open at the end of September, Icelandic Glacial is poised to raise the bar once more in regard to sustainable and environmental business practices, while fulfilling increasing demand from consumers and retailers worldwide for the super-premium, multi-award winning CarbonNeutral® certified bottled water.
