Nongfu Spring

Nongfu Spring Co., Ltd.
Simplified Chinese 农夫山泉股份有限公司
Traditional Chinese 農夫山泉股份有限公司

Nongfu Spring Co., Ltd., doing business as Nongfu Spring (simplified Chinese: 农夫山泉; traditional Chinese: 農夫山泉; pinyin: nóng-fū shān-quán) is a bottled water company headquartered in Xihu District, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.[1][2] As of 2013 it is one of the country's largest bottled water suppliers,[3] and the water is sold throughout the country.[4]

The company was established on September 26, 1996.[5]

On April 10, 2013 the Beijing Times accused the company of intentionally not adopting Chinese national water standards and instead adopting the lower standards of Zhejiang province. This started a dispute between the company and the newspaper.[4] In November 2013 the company accused the Beijing Times of defamation and filed a lawsuit in the Beijing Second Intermediate People's Court against the newspaper, demanding 60 million yuan ($9.85 million USD).[6] On November 30, 2013, the demanding has risen to 200 million yuan.[7]

On April 18, 2013, the rival company China Resources C'estbon Food & Beverage sued Nongfu, accusing Nongfu of spreading false accusations against C'estbon.[3]

Products

In addition to water, the company sells water-soluble vitamin C drinks, Shuirong C100 (C: 水溶C100, P: Shuǐróng C100, "Soluable C100") and juices, Nongfu Orchard (S: 农夫果园, T: 農夫果園, P: Nóngfū Guǒyuán).[8]

References

  1. ↑ "Nongfu Spring Co., Ltd." Bloomberg Businessweek. Retrieved on April 10, 2014. "No. 148 Shuguang Road Hangzhou, 310007 China"
  2. ↑ "联系方式." Nongfu Spring. Retrieved on April 10, 2014. "公司地址 杭州市曙光路148号 (310007)"
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Liu Jingyue (translator). "Nongfu Spring Hit with Two Lawsuits." The Economic Observer. April 18, 2013. Retrieved on April 10, 2014.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Zhao, Lei. "Nongfu Spring accuses Beijing Times of defamation." China Daily. November 5, 2013. Retrieved on April 10, 2014.
  5. ↑ "农夫山泉饮用水标准引争议_财经中心." 财经中心 中国网 (Finance.china.com.cn). Retrieved on April 14, 2014. "农夫山泉股份有限公司是一家中国大陆的饮用水生产企业，成立于1996年9月26日在浙江省建德市千岛湖畔，[...]"
  6. ↑ "Nongfu Spring defends its water." Global Times. November 23, 2013. Retrieved on April 10, 2014.
  7. ↑ "Nongfu Spring (农夫山泉)." Bai du bai ke, Retrieved on April 10, 2014.
  8. ↑ Li, Hui. "Nongfu Spring comes out clean on final test." 1 Hangzhou/China Daily. December 2, 209. Retrieved on April 10, 2014.

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