"This significant award proves what we've always known; the water in Naturally Iowa's Green Bottle(TM) Spring Water is the best-tasting water consumers can find anywhere," said Bill Horner, native Iowa farmer, agricultural entrepreneur and CEO of Naturally Iowa, Inc. "We are so proud that our bottling partner, Grand Springs Natural Spring Water in Virginia, has won this award for the water that we use in our Green Bottle(TM) Spring Water."
2009 was the second consecutive year that Naturally Iowa's bottling partner, Grand Springs Natural Spring Water, has won top honors at the International Water Tasting. The spring water source for Grand Springs is a clear, pure spring near Alton, Virginia six hundred feet below certified organic fields east of the Shenandoah Mountains. This spring provides a refreshing water of exceptional flavor and character whose superior qualities are repeatedly noted by competition judges and the public alike.
"We are very proud of the special qualities of our spring water," said Robert Smith, owner / operator of Grand Springs. "We appreciate each and every award that our spring water has won. Of course, the greatest reward for us is the taste and refreshment that our spring water brings to consumers. It's an honor to be the bottling partner for Naturally Iowa's Green Bottle(TM) Spring Water. Naturally Iowa shares our commitment to great taste, quality and environmental stewardship."
Naturally Iowa's CEO, Bill Horner noted that Green Bottle(TM) Spring Water is bottled in the revolutionary INGEO(TM) bottle from NatureWorks LLC. The INGEO(TM) bottle is made from U.S. plants... not oil, and requires significantly less energy to produce. The compostable INGEO(TM) bottle is used for all Naturally Iowa beverages, including spring water, fluid milk and drinkable yogurt.
"This international taste award comes at a fortuitous moment, shortly after we announced our partnership with GreenGuard Associates, makers of the ORCA Green composting system," said Bill Horner. "To us, it makes perfect sense to offer consumers an inspiring product from start to finish, from the award-winning taste of Green Bottle(TM) Spring Water to the innovative use of environmentally-beneficial composting systems."
Previously, Naturally Iowa's Green Bottle(TM) Spring Water gained distribution in the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Washington, DC headquarters, and the company was selected as a "BioPreferred" supplier to the U.S. Government. Green Bottle(TM) Spring Water was also chosen as the exclusive bottled water for the food service venues at the U.S. House of Representatives as part of its "Green the Capitol" Initiative.
About Naturally Iowa, Inc.
Naturally Iowa, Inc. (www.naturallyiowa.com), operating through its wholly owned subsidiary, Naturally Iowa, LLC, distributes Green Bottle(TM) Spring Water brand bottled water, and manufactures and distributes organic and all-natural dairy products. The Company's main dairy product lines are organic and all-natural fluid milk, ice cream and drinkable yogurt. In 2003, Naturally Iowa, LLC developed a working partnership with NatureWorks, LLC, and became the world's first dairy to use NatureWorks® environmentally friendly Ingeo(TM) bottling. Naturally Iowa, Inc. operates its state-of-the-art, 28,500-sq.-foot dairy processing facility in Clarinda, Iowa.
About Grand Springs Natural Spring Water
Grand Springs Natural Spring Water (www.grandsprings.com) is an award-winning bottler of natural spring water. Located in the fertile hills east of the Shenandoah Mountains in Alton, Virginia, Grand Springs draws its pure, delicious water from natural springs deep beneath certified organic fields. These springs were enjoyed by Native Americans for hundreds of years, and provided refreshment to Colonial American passengers on the coach between Lynchburg, Virginia and Fayetteville, North Carolina. The modern FDA-approved bottling facilities at Grand Springs provide the delicious water of the springs in several single-serve bottle sizes as well as larger carafes for offices and home water systems. Grand Springs is the official bottler for Naturally Iowa, Inc. for the eastern region of the country.
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