Cristalia Premium Water is a producer of bottled drinking water in Puerto Rico. The company is headquartered in Barrio Coto Laurel, Ponce, Puerto Rico.Cristalia Water. Verdict Media Limited. 2007. Accessed 3 December 2019. It is Puerto Rico's largest manufacturer and supplier of bottled water.Cristalia. Food & Drink Magazine. Food-Drink International. Accessed 3 December 2019. In 2006, the Company was recognized by Beverage World Magazine as "the premier bottled water in Puerto Rico."Cristalia does the Cha, Cha, Cha: Cristalia upgrades its multipack options in an effort to keep up with demand. BEVERAGE WORLD MAGAZINE. May, 2006. Page 108. Accessed 3 December 2019. In 2018, Honeywell International recognized it as "the Caribbean’s leading bottled water company".Automated Palletizing Gives Cristalia a Clear Advantage: The Caribbean’s Leading Bottled Water Company Receives Six-month ROI With Entry-level Alvey GS100 Series Palletizer From Honeywell Intelligrated. Accessed 3 December 2019.
History Salvador “Chiri” Vasallo, a plastics industrialist, founded the company in 1986 in his Ponce, Puerto Rico, farm, where the bottling plant was still located as of 2016. In 1989, Vassallo sold his bottled water operation to Pepsi Cola Puerto Rico Bottling Co., the local Pepsi bottler in the island. In 1998, the local Pepsi Puerto Rico bottler was sold to the larger PepsiAmericas bottling corporation. At the time, Pepsi was preparing to introduce its own bottled water brand, Aquafina, to the market, so it put the Cristalia division up for sale. David Virginia and a group of investors acquired Cristalia Premium Water from Pepsi Americas.Cristalia. Food & Drink Magazine. Food-Drink International. Accessed 3 December 2019.
Growth The company started in Ponce, then expanded in 2009 to Carolina, Puerto Rico, then (in 2019) moved the Carolina location to a 45-cuerdas facility in Las Piedras, Puerto Rico.Cristalia Premium Water expande operaciones en Las Piedras. WALO Radio, Humacao, Puerto Rico. Accessed 3 December 2019. The company delivers to every chain store in Puerto Rico,Cristalia. Food & Drink Magazine. Food-Drink International. Accessed 3 December 2019. including the likes of Walmart and Home Depot.Cristalia. Home Depot. 2019. Accessed 4 December 2019.
Facilities The company's location in Ponce consist of a 20,000ft² facility.Cristalia Water. Verdict Media Limited. 2007. Accessed 3 December 2019. The Carolina, Puerto Rico, facility consists of a 160,000-square-foot covered floor manufacturing area.Cristalia. Food & Drink Magazine. Food-Drink International. Accessed 3 December 2019.
See also
Salvador Vassallo Ponce, Puerto Rico
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