Mattoni

Mattoni
Industry	Water
Founded	1873
Headquarters	Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic
Website	www.mattoni.com

Mattoni is a brand of mineral water, owned by Mattoni 1873 company, based in Karlovy Vary, the Czech Republic. It is the largest producer of mineral water in Central Europe.^[1]

History[]

The history of the Mattoni brand began in 1873 when Karlovy Vary native, originating from the Italian-Czech family Heinrich Mattoni (1830-1910) took over the mineral water production at the small spa town of Kyselka near Karlovy Vary in West Bohemia.^[2]^[3] Mattoni expanded the operations by building a modern bottling plant and establishing a distribution infrastructure to supply its product to spa guests in Kyselka and throughout Bohemia. In the 1880s, the Mattoni brand ranked among the best known in Europe. In 1910, 10 million bottles were exported to other countries.

At present, the Mattoni brand is owned by Mattoni 1873 company, the largest producer of mineral and spring water in the Czech Republic. Since 1994, the company is owned by the Italian business family Pasquale, it is based in Karlovy Vary. The Mattoni water comes in natural (sparkling, non-sparkling and gently sparking) and flavored varieties.

In addition to Mattoni, , , , , mineral waters, the Mattoni 1873 company's portfolio also includes the Hungarian and , the Austrian and the Swiss . It also holds licenses for the production of the Granini fruit drinks, which are also mixed with Aquila under the Fruttimo brand, , Schweppes and Dr Pepper limonades (since 2012).

Since 2018 it also owns production and distribution licenses in the Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovakia and Bulgaria for Pepsi, Mirinda, 7Up, Gatorade, Mountain Dew, Lipton, , Rockstar and juices.^[1] In 2019, the Mattoni 1873 finalized the acquisition of the Serbian producer of mineral water, Knjaz Miloš.^[4]