Crystal Geyser Water Company
{{Short description|Bottled sparkling water company}}
{{Infobox company
| name = Crystal Geyser Water Company
| type =
| industry = Beverage, Bottled water
| foundation = {{start date and age|1977}}
| founder =
| location_city = Calistoga, California
| area_served = Worldwide
| products = sparkling water, ready-to-drink teas
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| homepage = {{URL|https://www.crystalgeyser.com/}}
}}
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Crystal Geyser Water Company, or just Crystal Geyser, is a private company founded in 1977 in Calistoga, California. They produce bottled sparkling water based on mineral water and spring water sources at their original facility in Calistoga.
About
Besides sparkling water drinks, the company also produces ready-to-drink teas called Tejava in Bakersfield, California.{{cite web |last1=Owen |first1=Jason |title=Tejava iced tea announces expanded distribution to CVS, Target |url=https://drugstorenews.com/news/tejava-iced-tea-announces-expanded-distribution-to-cvs-target |website=drugstorenews.com |accessdate=October 30, 2020 |date=July 22, 2013}}{{cite web |last1=Kiel |first1=Aaron |title=Global Tea Championship at BUNN Names the Best Commercial Iced Teas of 2019 |url=https://worldteanews.com/global-tea-championships-news/global-tea-championship-at-bunn-names-the-best-commercial-iced-teas-of-2019 |website=worldteanews.com |accessdate=October 30, 2020 |date=November 12, 2019}} In 1990 Crystal Geyser was acquired by Otsuka Pharmaceutical's parent company Otsuka Holdings Co. Ltd.https://www.otsuka.com/en/ir/library/pdf/2014/2014_07.pdf {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190616203733/https://www.otsuka.com/en/ir/library/pdf/2014/2014_07.pdf |date=2019-06-16 }} Otsuka.com Library], Otsuka Pharmaceutical. Retrieved September 21, 2019. In 2014, the company had plans to bottle water from an aquifer in Mount Shasta, California, but many local residents criticized the plan.{{cite web | url=http://www.sfgate.com/science/article/Crystal-Geyser-small-town-locked-in-bitter-water-5246469.php | title=Crystal Geyser, small town locked in bitter water fight | work=San Francisco Chronicle | date=19 February 2014 | accessdate=22 November 2014 | author=Fimrite, Peter}}
In August 2019, Siskiyou Superior Court struck down a lawsuit brought by an environmental group and Native American tribe claiming the presence of their plant in the area would negatively impact the environment.{{cite web |last1=Kinkade |first1=Skye |title=Court dismisses lawsuit against Crystal Geyser, county |url= https://www.mtshastanews.com/story/news/2019/10/11/court-dismisses-lawsuit-against-crystal/2554290007 |website=mtshastanews.com |accessdate=September 28, 2022 |date=October 11, 2019}}
= Water Sources =
Crystal Geyser Water Company produces sparkling mineral water and sparkling spring water out of their Calistoga facility. Mineral water and spring water are both from geologically and physically protected underground water sources. Mineral water is pumped from the underground sources and naturally contains at least 250 parts per million (ppm) total dissolved solids (TDS). Spring water reaches the surface without aid and is only considered mineral water if it reaches 250 ppm TDS.{{Cite web|title=How Bottled Water Works|url=https://science.howstuffworks.com/environmental/green-science/bottled-water.htm|date=2006-08-29|website=HowStuffWorks|language=en|access-date=2020-05-02}}
Confusion with CG Roxane
CG Roxane, which produces bottled waters with “Crystal Geyser Alpine Spring Water” branding printed on the bottles, is a different legal entity than the Crystal Geyser Water Company.{{Cite web|last=Brown|first=Alex|date=June 14, 2019|title=Crystal Geyser Bottling Proposal Draws Fierce Opposition in Randle|url=http://www.chronline.com/news/crystal-geyser-bottling-proposal-draws-fierce-opposition-in-randle/article_fbfd0bea-8ed2-11e9-9fbe-6b2e3807c3e0.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190614221200/http://www.chronline.com/news/crystal-geyser-bottling-proposal-draws-fierce-opposition-in-randle/article_fbfd0bea-8ed2-11e9-9fbe-6b2e3807c3e0.html |archive-date=2019-06-14 |access-date=2020-08-18|website=The Chronicle|language=en}} Crystal Geyser Water Company and CG Roxane operate independent of each other, but are affiliates of the same Japanese company, Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co.{{cite web |title=Otsuka Holdings Group Companies |url=https://www.otsuka.com/en/company/group/ |website=otsuka.com |accessdate=October 30, 2020}} Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co. owns 49% of Alma S.A., which is the parent company of CG Roxane.{{cite web |title=Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. invests in French leading mineral water company, ALMA S.A. |url=https://www.otsuka.co.jp/en/company/newsreleases/2008/20080528_1.html |website=otsuka.co.jp |accessdate=October 30, 2020 |date=May 28, 2008}}
CG Roxane was established in 1990, and only produces flat water under the Crystal Geyser Alpine Spring Water brand throughout the United States.{{cite web |title=Our Story |url=https://www.crystalgeyserplease.com/our-story/ |website=crystalgeyserplease.com |accessdate=October 30, 2020}}{{cite web |title=CG Roxane Announces rPET Investment and Reveals First Integrated Campaign |url=https://www.bevnet.com/news/2020/cg-roxane-announces-rpet-investment-and-reveals-first-integrated-campaign/ |website=bevnet.com |accessdate=October 30, 2020 |date=July 21, 2020}}
CG Roxane spring water is produced through a joint venture with Societe Roxane of France which is known as Crystal Geyser Roxane or just C G Roxane.{{cite web |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-01-30-fi-451-story.html |title=Otsuka Buys Crystal Geyser |work=Los Angeles Times |date=January 30, 1991 |access-date=September 28, 2022}}
CG Roxane has a bottling plant in Weed, California, ten miles North-Northwest of Mt. Shasta. Crystal Geyser Roxane draws water from an aquifer to the east of Mount Whitney with its plant located at Olancha, California, where it bottles, sells and exports water for Japanese domestic consumption.[https://www.otsuka.com/en/csr/library/ Otsuka Library], Otsuka Pharmaceutical. Retrieved September 28, 2022. The company also supplies American retail outlets with their branded water, including Trader Joe's Natural Mountain Spring Water. CG Roxane also has a bottling plant in Benton, TN.
External links
- [https://www.crystalgeyser.com/ Crystal Geyser Water Company]
- [https://tejava.com/ Tejava]
- [https://www.crystalgeyserplease.com/ CG Roxane]