September 2005 Volume 47 Number 9
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	IBWA 47th Annual Convention and Trade Show by Bridget Wells Statistics by Beverage Marketing Corporation show U.S. bottled water sales and consumption continuing to rise as consumers increasingly choose bottled water over other commercial beverages...  read more   Bottled Water and Homeland Security by Bob Hirst Contamination of the Unites States' food supply by domestic or foreign terror groups is a threat that has the potential to cause mass morbidity or even mortality...  read more   Zenith Report: Part 1. Quenching a Thirst in the Middle East and Asia: Bottled Water Consumption Breaks 50 Billion Liter Barrier by Paul Tarling Bottled water sales in Asia and the Middle East rose by 11 percent to reach 51 billion liters in 2004, according to the latest Asia/Middle East Bottled Water report from specialist food and drink consultancy Zenith International...  read more   Are Wet Bottles Giving You the Slip? by Matthew Forknall The littlest things can damage a conveyor and stop production, whether filling five bottles of water per day or 50,000...  read more   Zenith Report: Part 2. Information Flow by Kirstin Gradl Still growing. Sparkling performance. Water surges. The years may pass, but the headlines relating to the performance of the bottled water sector remain the same...  read more   Zenith Report: Part 3. Flourishing Growth for Flavored Water in West Europe by Sophie Carkeek Runaway growth in West Europe's flavored water market is the result of consumer demand for drinks that combine good taste with an enhanced sense of well-being, according to the 2005 West Europe flavored water report from leading drinks consultancy Zenith International...  read more   Harvesting the Future: Water Bottles Made from Corn-Based PLA Plastics by WC&P Staff PLA is the future of the bottled water industry and the entire packaging industry...  read more
Features
	Overcoming the YUCK Factor by C.F. Chubb Michaud There is a tremendous psychological barrier to overcome before someone will drink apple juice out of a bed pan...  read more   Dividing the Indivisible by Richard A. Aubrey Consider the value of a Michagan vacation home owned by a woman we'll call Mrs. Jones...  read more   PWQA Northern California Barbecue Roundup Review by Karen R. Smith Most organizations have a hard time keeping their members motivated during the summer months, what with the allure of sun and surf&but not PWQA...  read more
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Columns
	Viewpoint: Organic advances read more   Surfing for Refreshment: The Bottled Water Store.com by  read more   Drinking Water Dollars: The Metacatalyst -- A Private Equity Perspective of Water by Christoph Lueneburger read more   Mike McFarland of Norland Int`l. Inc. by Nate F. Searing read more   Bottled Water Certification Audits by Loren Merrick read more   The Microbial Quality and Safety of Bottled Water by Kelly A. Reynolds read more   Tech Talk: Finding Success in Search: Search Engine Marketing by Garry Grant read more