Heineken is moving into premium water in Costa Rica

Heineken Costa Rica has signed a definitive agreement to acquire RainForest Water, a Costa Rican premium artesian water brand, through its subsidiary Distribuidora La Florida S.A. The acquisition has been submitted to Costa Rica’s competition authority COPROCOM for approval. RainForest Water was founded in Sarapiquí and bottles artesian water directly at its natural source in 100% recyclable and reusable aluminium bottles. Its operations are powered by renewable energy and the brand supports reforestation, forest conservation, biodiversity, and community development programmes.