Delegates of the 22nd Global Water Drinks Congress will have the opportunity to explore Mattoni 1973's Szentkirályi bottling plant, near Budapest.

Szentkirályi is the market leading mineral water of Hungary, recognised for its excellent quality. In 2004 Szentkirályi was awarded as the best mineral water in the world at the Aqua-Eauscar Award in Paris; since then it has been considered worthy by more than 50 national and international awards.

The Szentkirályi plant is a state-of-the-art facility, which has considerably expanded its technical capabilities since 2015 with a series of major technical investments into its production lines and facilities. This includes the addition of a 5 litre production line (2019), the launch of a fourth PET line (2023) with cutting-edge Krones technology (32,000 bottles per hour) and the introduction of a Pepsi CSD Capability (2024-2025) which will enable the company to bottle Pepsi products in Hungary.

Designed for industry leaders, suppliers, customers and advisers worldwide, the Global Water Drinks Congress offers attendees a complete overview of the latest market trends, developments, innovations and issues alongside extensive networking opportunities.

Between 90 and 140 attendees participate each year, most representing their organisation at a senior management level.

Take a look at the companies that were part of the 2024 and 2023 event.

• "This is one of the best events in the sector. The content, the audience, the insights outshine most other events I know." Alexander van 't Riet, LeNoble Consultants

• "This event remains the most important industry gathering of the year" Gareth Jones, Icelandic Glacial

• "FoodBev has curated a thoughtful global industry conference in both speaker content and attendees, creating an event that fosters great relationships through a shared passion for water beverages, sustainability and innovation." Leila Khoury, Nirvana Water Sciences

• "A very well organised opportunity to get some great insights into the water industry, from key speakers." Sally Laurie, Borg & Overstrom

• "Absolutely stunning event, excellent content and beautifully organised. Such an interesting and proactive group of attendees with lots of positive discussions to combat the world’s water solutions.” Francesca Walters, WET Global

• "Great conference, great forum, the real decision makers of the industry." Yaniv Neeman, Culligan

• “Outstanding strategic and insightful contributions from key directors of the world's leading businesses in the domain. The sheer level of participation from executive leaders every year demonstrates the value we see at this event” Ananda Roy, IRI Worldwide

• "A truly unique, strategic event that brings together everything your business or brand needs to be in a position where you can make it all happen. For us, it is a marked event in our yearly calendar." Alina Balatchi, AQUA Carpatica

The industry's only Global Water Drinks Awards are designed to celebrate excellence and innovation across every category of the packaged water industry.

The awards are a great way for you to enhance your brand and ensure your product, concept or campaign is recognised on an international scale. Winners will be announced during the 22nd Global Water Drinks Congress in Budapest, during a gala industry dinner.