French Court Rejects Complaint Against Nestlé’s Perrier Water
Bottles of Perrier mineral water in Vergeze, France.
Photographer: Balint Porneczi/BloombergA French civil court rejected a legal complaint against Nestlé SA that could have threatened the future of its iconic, billion-dollar Perrier water brand.
The court of first instance of Nanterre, west of Paris, said consumer rights group UFC-Que Choisir failed in its complaint to demonstrate any illicit processes by the Perrier brand’s Swiss owner. It ordered the association to pay €5,000 ($5,787) to Nestlé, according to a court statement.