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AQUELLÉ

MD: Arno Stegen
www.aquelle.co.za

TOO GOOD NOT TO SHARE
Tucked away in the heart of KwaZulu-Natal, buried
beneath Table Mountain sandstone, flows aQuellé’s
exceptionally pure and precious spring water.
Undisturbed and unpolluted. Nature’s gift.
In 1997, a uniquely wholesome brand of water was
born. After testing a natural water source and finding
it was too good not to share, the water was bottled
and branded “aQuellé”. aQuellé is a hybrid of the
Latin word ‘aqua’, meaning water and the German
word ‘Quelle’ meaning spring.
aQuellé introduced four South African flavours in
1998 and from being a local beverage player, aQuellé
has grown to become a leading brand in the bottled
water category in South Africa.
Today the aQuellé flavoured sparkling range is
available in 500ml and 1.5L in twelve variants
– Naartjie, Litchi, Marula, Lemon, Strawberry,
Pineapple, Honey Melon, Granadilla, Watermelon,
Apple, Peach Lite and Young-berry Lite. Apple,
Raspberry and Orange make up the Flavoured Still
range, enchanced with B vitamins for that extra boost
you need for your day. The Still Natural Spring Water
range is bottled in 500ml, 750ml with flip-top cap,
1.5L and 5L and the Sparkling Natural Spring Water in
500ml and 1.5L. A flavour and size to cater for every
South African’s taste today!
Bottling Plant
Due to the incredible increase in the demand for
aQuellé, it has been necessary to continuously
expand the bottling plant and transport facilities. The
plant has expanded from a mere 360 square meters
in 1998 to over 18 000 square meters to date.
To prevent contamination of the natural spring water,
boreholes have been sunk from which the water is
pumped to the adjacent bottling plant where it is
filtered with a unique filtration system to ensure the
highest level of purity.

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