UK: Bottled water will spring back to growth in 2010 - research
By just-drinks.com editorial team | 23 March 2009
Bottled water sales in the UK will continue to fall in 2009, but the category is on-track to recover in 2010, according to a new report.
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Bottled water sales in the UK will continue to fall in 2009, but the category is on-track to recover in 2010, according to a new report.
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