Water privatization
Private sector participation in the provision of water services and sanitation
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| 2024 | Nestlé is subject to an investigation by French prosecutors regarding the treatment/purification of its mineral waters, which potentially violates French law based on a European Union directive. |
| March 2024 | Liquid Death reaches a significant milestone with a company valuation of $1.4 billion, demonstrating substantial growth and market success since its founding. |
| 2023 | Liquid Death reports $263 million in retail sales for the year. |
| December 2023 | Water company debt had increased to £60.3 billion since privatization, with £53 billion paid out in dividends during the same period. |
| November 2023 | After receiving a legal threat from Arizona Beverage Company for using the Palmer name, Liquid Death renamed their 'Armless Palmer' tea to 'Dead Billionaire'. |
| March 2023 | The company announced the sale of three new tea flavors: Grim Leafer, Rest in Peach, and Dead Billionaire. |
| March 2023 | Vitaminwater Zero changed its sweeteners from Erythritol to stevia and monk fruit, and introduced two new flavors: coconut lime and raspberry dark chocolate. |
| 2022 | Liquid Death projects revenue of $130 million for the year. |
| October 2022 | Liquid Death raises $70 million in a funding round led by Science, with a $700 million valuation. |
| June 2022 | Zendaya was announced as the new brand ambassador for Smartwater, replacing Gal Gadot. |
| February 2022 | Liquid Death aired a Super Bowl LVI advertisement featuring children enjoying their water, set to Judas Priest's song 'Breaking the Law', with the tagline 'Don't be scared, it's just water'. |
| January 2022 | Liquid Death raises $75 million in Series C funding, receiving a $525 million valuation. |
| 2021 | Liquid Death's revenue rises to $45 million for the year. |
| May 2021 | Liquid Death raises $15 million in a Series C funding round with Live Nation, who agrees to sell the drink exclusively in their events and venues. |
| April 2021 | Sale of US water operations concluded, with businesses now operating under BlueTriton Brands. |
| February 16 2021 | Nestlé announces agreement to sell its water brands in Canada and the US to One Rock Capital Partners and Metropoulos & Co. |
| 2020 | Liquid Death introduced a sparkling water variety to its product line, expanding beyond its original water offering. |
| 2020 | Jennifer Aniston concluded her tenure as Smartwater's spokesperson, being succeeded by Gal Gadot. |
| November 2020 | The company released a second album of hate comments, this time in a punk rock style. |
| September 2020 | Liquid Death raises $23 million in a Series B funding round. |
| September 2020 | Nestlé Waters cancels the planned sale of its Canadian water bottling division to Ice River Springs in early September. |
| August 2020 | Liquid Death expands into 200 7-Eleven stores in Los Angeles and San Diego markets as a trial run. |
| May 2020 | Liquid Death released 'Greatest Hates', an album of death metal music created using lyrics from hate comments received online. |
| February 2020 | Liquid Death raises $9 million in a Series A funding round. |
| February 2020 | Liquid Death expands into Whole Foods Market in the United States, becoming the fastest-selling water brand on its shelves. |
| 2019 | Liquid Death raises $1.6 million in seed funding from Science Inc., bringing total funding to $2.25 million. |
| 2019 | Baltimore, Maryland became the first major U.S. city to ban water privatization. |
| 2019 | Austria constitutionally forbade the privatization of water provision, marking a significant legal stance against water privatization. |
| January 2019 | Liquid Death begins selling water to consumers through its website, marking the official commercial launch of the company's canned water product. |
| 2018 | San Benedetto employed 1,953 staff worldwide and operated 44 bottling lines with a production capacity of 4.49 billion bottles per year. |
| July 6 2017 | Cessario files a trademark application for 'Liquid Death' with the United States Patent and Trademark Office. |
| 2013 | Official opening of new factories in Buxton (United Kingdom) and Pocheon Edong (South Korea), and acquisition of the Mineral water spring Vale do Sol in Brazil. |
| 2012 | Nestlé Waters establishes a distribution agreement with Ambev in Brazil. |
| 2011 | ACEA served 18 million people in its water services. |
| 2011 | RWE served 18.3 million people in its water operations. |
| 2011 | Fomento de Construcciones Y Contratas SA (FCC) provided water services to 28.2 million people. |
| 2011 | American Water served 16.8 million people in its water services. |
| 2011 | Veolia Environnement served 125.4 million people, making it the largest private water company globally. |
| 2011 | SAUR served 12.4 million people in its water operations. |
| 2011 | Suez served 124.3 million people through its US subsidiary United Water and Spanish subsidiary Aguas de Barcelona. |
| 2011 | Global private sector water service provision reached 909 million people, an increase from 681 million people in 2007. |
| June 2011 | Italy repealed a law favoring water privatization through a national referendum, with an overwhelming majority voting against privatization. |
| 2010 | A socialist mayor of Paris remunicipalized the city's water system, reversing the 1985 privatization. |
| September 2010 | Rebranded version of the 10-calorie Vitaminwater was introduced to the Canadian market. |
| July 2010 | The International Center for the Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) ruled that the Argentine government unfairly prevented private concessionaires from raising tariffs after the 2001 peso devaluation, determining that private companies were entitled to damages. |
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