Our story

Let’s take a look back to where it all began: 1789 to be exact. This wasn’t just any year, it was the most important year in evian water history: the year our natural mineral water source was found by a local French nobleman, the Marquis de Lessert, in the town of Évian-les-Bains. While out on a walk, he got thirsty and drank from what turned out to be far more than any ordinary source. The Marquis found this particular water to be so ‘light and easily drinkable’ that he started drinking it regularly.

Word got out and the source became so popular that Monsieur Cachat began selling its water to the local community. Soon after, people wanted more than to just drink the water, they wanted to be fully immersed in it. Can you blame them? In 1806, the first thermal spa opened, followed in 1826 by the first bottling facility. The town became a popular, fashionable destination for visitors from all over Europe and beyond. Ever since, our water has become synonymous with health, hydration, and a humble town in the French Alps.

Keeping with our passion for pioneering, Danone Waters of America became the first to import a premium natural mineral water brand–evian–in the US and Canada in 1978, but we didn’t stop there.

In January 2017, Danone and The Ellen MacArthur Foundation announced a partnership aimed at accelerating the global transition to a circular economy. Through this partnership, Danone’s teams are working with the Foundation to generate widespread understanding of the circular economy and to drive behavioral change in an effort to transition its brands toward a circular economy. evian has benefited greatly from the knowledge and guidance of the Foundation to embed the circular economy principles in its brand.

We strove to make our natural mineral water more sustainable and achieved the global Carbon Neutral certification from Carbon Trust in April 2020. We strive to be recertified as carbon neutral every year moving forward.