Himalayan Natural Mineral Water

Himalayan Natural Mineral Water
TypePrivate
IndustryMineral water
Founded1991
Headquarters
Paonta Sahib, Himachal Pradesh, India
Number of locations
India, United Kingdom, United States

Himalayan Natural Mineral Water is a brand of bottled natural mineral water produced by Tata Consumer Products.[1][2] The water is sourced from an underground aquifer in the Shivalik range of the Himalayas in India and is bottled at a facility in Paonta Sahib, Himachal Pradesh.[3][4][5]

History

The brand was established in 1991 by Dadi Balsara,[6] who founded Mount Everest Mineral Water Limited (MEMW).[7][8][9] A bottling facility was built at Dhaula Kuan, Paonta Sahib, Himachal Pradesh, to bottle natural mineral water.[10][11]

In 2007–2008, Tata Tea Limited (later renamed Tata Consumer Products Limited) acquired a stake in MEMW.[10][12][13] By 2008, Tata Tea held 31.73% of MEMW's paid-up share capital and subsequently acquired the remaining shares, making MEMW a wholly owned subsidiary.[4][14][15]

Source and composition

The water is drawn from a confined aquifer in the foothills of the Shivalik range and is naturally filtered through rock strata before collection, according to Tata Consumer Products. The company states that the water retains its naturally occurring minerals and is not chemically treated, in line with standards for natural mineral water under Bureau of Indian Standards specification IS 13428 and Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) regulations.[16]

Distribution

Packaged natural mineral water in India is regulated under the Food Safety and Standards Regulations and Bureau of Indian Standards specification IS 13428, which set requirements for source, composition, treatment, packaging, and quality control. According to the manufacturer, the water is bottled at source and retains its naturally occurring mineral composition.[17][18]

The brand is distributed within India and exported to markets including Singapore, the Maldives, Nepal, Mauritius, Russia, Malaysia, and South Korea.[17][19]

Recognition

References

  1. ↑ Bhushan, Ratna (2011-02-17). "Tata's Mount Everest loses trademark dispute with Bisleri over 'Himalayan'". The Economic Times. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 2026-06-19.
  2. ↑ "Research Report" (PDF). HDFC Securities.
  3. ↑ Karla, Aditya; Sadam, Rishika (2 February 2026). "India's wealthy embrace a new luxury symbol: water". Reuters.
  4. 1 2 Venu, Chaitali Chakravarty & M. K. (2007-01-20). "Tatas test Everest waters for plunge". The Economic Times. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 2026-06-19.
  5. ↑ "Tata Global to issue new shares to Mount Everest shareholders on June 8". BusinessLine. 2015-05-27. Retrieved 2026-06-19.
  6. ↑ India Today. Aroon Purie for Living Media India Limited. 1995.
  7. ↑ "Himalayan natural mineral water founder Dadi Balsara dies at 81". The Times of India. 2014-06-20. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2026-06-19.
  8. ↑ Vijayraghavan, Kala (2008-07-21). "Tussle between Bisleri and Mount Everest over 'Himalayan' intensifies". The Economic Times. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 2026-06-19.
  9. ↑ Sri Sathya Sai Baba and the Press, 1972-1996. M.D. Publications Pvt. Ltd. 1997. ISBN 978-81-7533-041-2.
  10. 1 2 "Mount Everest Water Trademark Dispute (case study)". KJSIM.
  11. ↑ Sarhat, Abdulmutalib Raafat; Mohsin, Muhammad; Mohammed, Aram Hassan (2022-12-25). "Investigation of Groundwater Quality for Drinking Usage in Kifri District (Iraq) by using NPI and WQI Indices: Investigation of groundwater quality for drinking usage in Kifri District". Proceedings of the Pakistan Academy of Sciences: A. Physical and Computational Sciences. 59 (4): 67–77. doi:10.53560/PPASA(59-4)802. ISSN 2518-4253.
  12. ↑ Economic and Political Weekly. Sameeksha Trust.
  13. ↑ Vijayaraghavan, Kala (2023-03-23). "Tatas' strategic shift: Focus on own mineral water brands after calling off Bisleri acquisition plan". The Economic Times. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 2026-06-19.
  14. ↑ "Moneycontrol Pro Weekender | The man who walked on water". Moneycontrol. Archived from the original on 2022-12-01. Retrieved 2026-06-19.
  15. ↑ Kalesh, Baiju (1 March 2023). "Tata Group's talks over $1 billion Bisleri stake stall". The Economic Times. Retrieved 2026-06-19.
  16. ↑ "Strategic Market Entry Plan for Rasuwa Water: Positioning a Premium Himalayan Bottled Water Brand in Delhi, India". Social Science Research Network.
  17. 1 2 "Mineral Water as a Trust, Quality, Taste and Worth for the Elixir of Life" (PDF). European Journal of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences.
  18. ↑ "Himalayan climbs up the price ladder". Business Standard.
  19. ↑ Shukla, Ravi Shankar; Singh, Nandita, "Human Right to Water in a Bottled Water Regime", in Singh, Nandita (ed.), The Human Right to Water: From Concept to Reality, Cham: Springer International Publishing, pp. 125–140, doi:10.1007/978-3-319-40286-4_7, ISBN 978-3-319-40286-4, retrieved 2026-06-19
  20. ↑ "CII Water Institute". www.ciiwaterawards.in. Retrieved 2026-06-19.
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