AquaBotanical Beverages, which has created the world’s first bottled water 100 per cent harvested from fresh produce, has won an innovation award.
AquaBotanical makes use of an undervalued new water source – fruit and vegetables, and last week it was awarded the Food Industry Innovation Award from the Australian Institute of Food Science and Technology (AIFST) at the AIFST 48th Annual Convention in Sydney.
Judges were impressed with AquaBotanical’s innovative and patented process of utilising aqueous fraction from fruit and vegetable juice concentrate production and developing it into a water that is potable, palatable and storable.
AquaBotanical is a clear and clean tasting water that is low in acidity and has a silky mouth feel, according to its makers.
The brand was also recently certified by Australian Made, Australian Grown for using solely Australian grown produce to harvest water.
AquaBotanical's inventor and founding director, Dr Ambrosios Kambouris, said the produce was the result of five years of research and product.
Its patented production process aims to make use of an undervalued new water source and also helps Australian farmers minimise food and water wastage.
AquaBotanical Beverages was founded in 2012, and its manufacturing facilities are located in Mildura, Victoria, at the heart of Australia’s key growing regions, the Sunraysia.
The AquaBotanical brand is being marketed as a super-premium water brand, and as such, is encased in recyclable blue glass bottles in 330 mL and 750 mL and comes in the varieties still and sparkling.
It is only being sold in high end hospitality venues and will soon be launched in specialty food retail channels.
