Water suppliers?

[Amy Ldn]

I’m trying to find a water supplier to create my own water brand... but I want 200ml bottles. Most water suppliers only supply their own label bottles and it’s 330ml.

I’m adding flavourings to the water, so not sure on the legal side of things whether I’m allowed to just buy water wholesale and re-bottle it?

Thanks!

 

[Scalloway]

I can't see why you can't rebottle water under your own name as long as it is done in accordance with FSA regulations. You will also need to follow regulations for the additives.

https://www.food.gov.uk/safety-hygiene/food-additives

http://www.reading.ac.uk/foodlaw/pdf/uk-06022-water-draft-guidance.pdf

 

[Socio South West]

Whether this has changed or not I don't know, but there were two grades of water for bottling:
- Natural Mineral Water - this had to be bottled, unadulerated, at source and could not be transported in bulk if it was to retain its status, and was subject to fairly strict chemical and biological parameters
- Spring Water - This was far more relaxed and could be transported for bottling, flavoured etc etc

You are looking for a Spring Water supplier - Suggest you contact one of the Drinks Federations or DEFRA for a list of registered water sources to contact. Routine testing and admin is usually the responsibility of the Local Authority, so they will be another point of reference if you want to shop local.

The bottles shouldn't be a problem... but the machinery for filling them in an existing water bottling plant may be.

 

[roydmoorian]

Talk to Rob at Sutton Spring.

http://www.suttonspring.co.uk/contract-filling/