“The Alma Group ”
With the creation of Neptune and its associated brands, the Alma Group is the French market leader in the bottled water sector. It is responsible for marketing a complete range of well-known natural mineral waters and spring waters such as Vichy Célestins, St-Yorre and Cristaline.

In 1993, under the guidance of Pierre Castel, the Castel Group resolved to enter the French bottled water market. To this end they created Neptune, a « water » offshoot of the Group, which brought with it a portfolio of nationally recognised brands such as Vichy Célestins, St-Yorre, Thonon and Chateldon. Today, Castel’s water division holds third position on the domestic market.

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