Apollinaris

Apollinaris is a long-established German mineral water brand originating in the Bad Neuenahr area of Rhineland-Palatinate. Its name refers to Saint Apollinaris. The water began to be marketed commercially in bottles in the late nineteenth century and subsequently developed into a brand serving Germany and international markets. Its identity has traditionally been associated with natural mineral water, carbonation and hospitality settings, with a particularly strong presence in hotels, restaurants and other food-service channels. In the late twentieth century, the brand became part of larger beverage businesses and was acquired by The Coca-Cola Company in 2006. It remains part of the Coca-Cola beverage system and is primarily operated in Germany as a premium and food-service mineral water brand. Publicly available reliable information about its detailed source composition, packaging portfolio and market-by-market distribution is limited.

Apollinaris is associated with the mineral springs of the Bad Neuenahr area in Germany. In the middle of the nineteenth century, Georg Kreuzberg began developing the local mineral water commercially, and the brand took its name from Saint Apollinaris. Improvements in glass bottling and distribution enabled Apollinaris to grow from a regional water business into a well-known German bottled-water brand with some international recognition. Its marketing and distribution have long been connected with hotels, restaurants and other premium hospitality settings. During the late twentieth century, the business went through the consolidation and acquisitions characteristic of the beverage industry. In 2006, The Coca-Cola Company acquired beverage assets that included Apollinaris, bringing the brand into the Coca-Cola system. It has since been operated primarily as part of the mineral-water business in Germany. Public sources differ on some details of the brand's early corporate structure, packaging changes and market-by-market development, so those points are not stated more specifically here.

• 2006

  Joining the Coca-Cola system

  [2]Coca-Cola completes acquisition of bottling interests in Germanycoca-colacompany.com

  The Coca-Cola Company acquired the relevant beverage assets, and Apollinaris thereby became part of its portfolio of mineral water brands.

• 1852

  Commercial development of the mineral spring

  [1]Apollinaris (water)en.wikipedia.org

  Georg Kreuzberg began the commercial development of the mineral water in the Bad Neuenahr area, marking the historical starting point of the Apollinaris brand.

Traditional German premium mineral water brand, emphasizing sparkling mineral water and food-service settings such as hotels and restaurants.

• mineral water

  Apollinaris mineral water

  Apollinaris's core product is bottled mineral water associated with the Bad Neuenahr area of Germany. The brand has traditionally been best known for sparkling mineral water and has long served hotels, restaurants and other hospitality settings.

1. 1Apollinaris (water)en.wikipedia.org
2. 2Coca-Cola completes acquisition of bottling interests in Germanycoca-colacompany.com