Article Reference: The Effects of Nestle Bottling Co.’s on Florida Springs

By Noah Davis, Taylor Garrett. Christian O’Shea

Nestle is an enormous food and beverage company with over 2000 brands. The company began in 1866 with the creation of a baby cereal and grew from there. Now, Nestle sells in 186 countries. Nestle produces the most bottled water in the world. Three Nestle water bottle brands currently source their water from Florida. One of the brands that Nestle has created is Zephyrhills Bottled Water. Zephyrhills is a city in Pasco County, Florida that is surrounded by beautiful springs. Zephyrhills Bottling Co. started to pump water from Florida springs in 1964, over 50 years ago, but how much water is safe to take without affecting the surrounding communities and ecosystems?

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