Crystal Geyser Water Company Orland California - CGWC

Crystal Geyser Water Company, or just Crystal Geyser, is a

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founded in 1977 in

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which produces bottled

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based on

mineral water Mineral water is water from a mineral spring that contains various minerals, such as salts and sulfur compounds. It is usually still, but may be sparkling ( carbonated/ effervescent). Traditionally, mineral waters were used or consumed at t ...

and

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sources at their original facility in Calistoga. Crystal Geyser is owned by the Japanese company

Otsuka Holdings (), abbreviated OPC, is a pharmaceutical company headquartered in Tokyo, Osaka and Naruto, Japan. The company was established August 10, 1964. History OPC's parent company Otsuka Holdings Co. Ltd. joined the Tokyo Stock Exchange through an init ...

About

Besides sparkling water drinks, the company also produces ready-to-drink teas called Tejava in

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. In 1990 Crystal Geyser was acquired by Otsuka Pharmaceutical's parent company Otsuka Holdings Co. Ltd. In 2014, the company had plans to bottle water from an

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, but many local residents criticized the plan. In August 2019, Siskiyou Superior Court struck down a lawsuit brought by an environmental group and Native American tribe claiming the presence of their plant in the area would negatively impact the environment.

Water sources

Crystal Geyser Water Company produces sparkling mineral water and sparkling spring water out of their Calistoga facility. Mineral water and spring water are both from geologically and physically protected underground water sources. Mineral water is pumped from the underground sources and naturally contains at least 250 parts per million (ppm) total dissolved solids (TDS). Spring water reaches the surface without aid and is only considered mineral water if it reaches 250 ppm TDS.

Confusion with CG Roxane

CG Roxane, which produces bottled waters with “Crystal Geyser Alpine Spring Water” branding printed on the bottles, is a different legal entity than the Crystal Geyser Water Company. Crystal Geyser Water Company and CG Roxane operate independent of each other, but are affiliates of the same Japanese company, Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co. Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co. owns 49% of Alma S.A., which is the parent company of CG Roxane. CG Roxane was established in 1990, and only produces flat water under the Crystal Geyser Alpine Spring Water brand throughout the United States. CG Roxane spring water is produced through a joint venture with Societe Roxane of France which is known as Crystal Geyser Roxane or just C G Roxane. CG Roxane has a bottling plant in

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, ten miles North-Northwest of Mt. Shasta. Crystal Geyser Roxane draws water from an aquifer to the east of

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with its plant located at

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, where it bottles, sells and exports water for Japanese domestic consumption.Otsuka Library
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''. Retrieved September 28, 2022. The company also supplies American retail outlets with their branded water, including

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Natural Mountain Spring Water. CG Roxane also has a bottling plant in Benton, TN.

External links

Crystal Geyser Water CompanyTejavaCG Roxane

References

{{reflist 1977 establishments in California Bottled water brands Otsuka Pharmaceutical