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Article: Water From Appalachia's Mineral Springs Sells Well; Profits Soar for West Virginia Bottlers as Health-Consciousness Fuels a $2 Billion Industry
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- The Washington Post
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- December 21, 1989
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From smart shops in Tokyo to the White House dinner table, water
from the mineral springs of Appalachia suddenly has cachet, and West
Virginia bottlers are helping quench the thirst of the
health-conscious.
Water straight out of these hills is just plain good and good for
you, they say.
"Out West, they look at West Virginia as a wild, untouched area,"
said Tim Greider, managing director of Quibell Corp., bottler of the
state's best-known mineral water. "They aren't concerned with
pollution from West Virginia. We find that to be a good selling
factor."
Janet McMillion, co-owner of the smaller Nu-Mint Springs Co. in
Lindside, agrees.
"A lot of people in other states and different cities ...