BEVERAGE PROCESSING
New facility meets Australian bottled beverage demands AquaRush has a new purpose-built water bottling plant that not only meets its own needs, but has the capacity to help out private label customers. Food & Beverage Industry News explains.
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ottled water has been a refreshment for Australians for the best part of three decades. According to a recent IBISWorld report, the industry in Australia for the past five years through to 2018-19 was valued at just over $700 million, and is expected to grow by 0.8 per cent over the next year. IBISWorld believes this is due to Australians becoming more health conscious and the rise of disposable incomes, especially
among millennials. One company that has been at the forefront of the bottled water and mixed beverage development is AquaRush. Established in 2014 by serial entrepreneur Roshan Chelvaratnam, AquaRush offers various types of water –ranging from spring, sparkling, mineral, demineralised and mixed beverages. The company combines various technologies and manufacturing facilities, with the intent of reshaping
AquaRush bottles volcanic water, exotic sparkling water and flovoured water to name a few. 24 Food&Beverage Industry News | September 2019 | www.foodmag.com.au
the future of bottled water in Australia and the world. It has a new HACCP, GMP and ISO-accredited automated bottling and commercial facility that uses a range of technologies to produce the finest quality water products for the consumer and industrial markets at an affordable price point. It is capable of filling 15,000 350ml bottles per hour and has both PET and glass-filling lines. The company has existing
distribution channels in Australia, APAC, South Africa and the Middle East. The company has a quality management system that continuously monitors its products to make sure they meet Australian regulatory guidelines, standards and codes of practice. Chelvaratnam is the founder and managing director of the company. Over the past few years he has built a number of successful
