Hungarians among the top mineral water consumers in the EU

Mineral water consumption has grown significantly in recent years, and demand is almost entirely met by Hungarian bottlers, reports Világgazdaság. Hungary is a mineral water powerhouse, with a wide range of smaller bottlers to choose from, in addition to the big, well-known brands. According to the Hungarian Chamber of Agriculture, there are almost 274 mineral water wells in Hungary, and bottling plants annually bottle around 1,200-1,300 million liters of domestically sourced mineral water. The counties of Pest and Bács-Kiskun have the highest number of mineral water wells. Mineral water consumption has increased severalfold over the past decades, and while carbonated waters used to be the most popular, nowadays non-carbonated mineral water is more popular. Although mineral water is no longer a seasonal product, demand for bottled water typically increases in the summer. At this level, domestic consumption of mineral water is among the top five in the European Union. At the ...