Nestlé Waters erwirbt Clear Water, den Marktführer im Haus- und Bürolieferdienst in Russland

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Nestlé Waters erwirbt Clear Water, den Marktführer im Haus- und
Bürolieferdienst in Russland.

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* A few days after announcing the acquisition of Powwow, the
number one HOD operator in Western Europe, Nestlé Waters acquires
the Russian leader in the HOD business: Clear Water.

* Following the acquisition in July 2002 of Saint Springs,
one of the main local brands in small formats, Nestlé Waters has
established a solid base for further development of its water
business in Russia.


Paris (France) - February 19, 2003


Nestlé Waters announced today the acquisition of the Clear Water
group, the leader in bottled water Home & Office Delivery (HOD) in
Russia. Founded in 1993, Clear Water was one of the companies who
pioneered the dynamic HOD business in Russia.

The HOD sector is set for a promising future in Russia, showing an
outlook of durable growth of over 30% per year. In order to take full
advantage of this consumer enthusiasm and of growing bottled water
awareness, Clear Water set up a bottling factory & distribution
center, in 2001, close to Moscow, with the capacity to supply up to
120,000 clients in the greater Moscow area.

In 2002 Clear Water should reach sales of over 15 million euros,
thanks to a portfolio including more than 40,000 clients, mostly in
the Moscow and Saint Petersburg regions of Russia.

Following the purchase of Saint Springs in July 2002, this
acquisition enables Nestlé Waters to take a leading position in
Russia, the most highly populated country in Europe (140 million
inhabitants). The combination of Saint Springs' HOD activities
(accounting for almost 25 % of its revenue, through 20,000 clients)
and those of Clear Water will help to build an efficient and solid
HOD platform in Russia.

Nestlé Waters has been present in Russia for many years, through a
distribution office that oversees sales of its top international
brands, Perrier, Vittel and S. Pellegrino. Those brands, along with
Saint Springs' retail business and the combination of Clear Water and
Saint Springs' HOD operations, will position Nestle Waters firmly in
all segments of the growing Russian bottled water market.

Nestlé Waters is the Nestlé Group's bottled water division. With
sales over 5 billion euros (7.5 billion CHF) in 2001, Nestlé Waters
leads the bottled water business world-wide.



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Visit: www.nestle-waters.com
Contacter: Hubert GENIEYS / Communication Externe Nestlé Waters -
Paris
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E-Mail: hubert.genieys@waters.nestle.com