Tag: Mineral water
SZ podcast “The Topic” – September 13, 2023 about water scarcity – economy
Water is common property. It belongs to all of us. So far, Germany is still considered a water-rich country. But climate change and the careless extraction of groundwater are also…
Beverage industry: If you pump water, you have to pay more
Mineral water producers enrich themselves at the expense of society. It is time to critically question the business model of the producers. source site
Why bubbles rise straight up in champagne – Knowledge
Sometimes scientists deserve a toast to their research. We are talking about physicists from Brown University in the USA, who in this particular case could hardly do without cooperation with…
Altmühltal: How a company wanted to use the corona situation to pump out more groundwater
One of the largest German mineral water companies intervened with Prime Minister Söder to overturn official requirements. An angry district administrator prevented that. source site
Ecological plastic bottle from Lidl: what’s behind the campaign with Jauch – economy
TV star Günther Jauch is currently advertising on all channels for what he says is a very ecological plastic bottle from Lidl. But it’s not quite that simple. What is…
Bavaria: distribution battle for the water – Bavaria
In the Altmühltal there are new mineral water debates, meanwhile water-rich municipalities want to be compensated for their drinking water deliveries to Munich, for example. The struggle for distribution of…
The fight for mineral water in Bavaria – Bavaria
The retail giant Edeka buys the Siegsdorfer Petrusquelle, Aldi Nord takes over Altmühltaler. Large companies are increasingly securing direct access to mineral water deposits. Are they allowed to do this…
The fight for mineral water in Bavaria – Bavaria
The shelves with mineral water in many supermarkets and discounters were suddenly empty or only weakly filled last year. Especially Edeka and Netto were affected. For many years, the two…
Water must not become an object of speculation – economy
comment by Uwe Ritzer Water belongs to the community. Local authorities decide who gets how much. For decades, the public was not very interested, after all, Germany is a wet…
Mineral water – It’s no longer bubbling – Economy
Less mineral water was produced in Germany last year. The amount produced of 12.4 billion liters corresponded to a decrease of 6.3 percent compared to the previous year, as reported…