Beverages

7-Eleven Now Carrying Mela Water

Available in select stores, flavors include Original Watermelon, Watermelon + Passion Fruit and Watermelon + Pineapple
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Photograph courtesy of Mela Water

Three flavors of Mela Water are now available in select 7-Eleven convenience stores. The Los Angeles-based brand started rolling out its 100% watermelon juice into 7-Eleven stores in late March across 6,500 stores in California, Texas, Florida, Virginia and New York, the supplier said.

Available as 16.9-ounce, single-serve cans, the flavors include Original Watermelon, Watermelon + Passion Fruit, and Watermelon + Pineapple.

“We intentionally designed Mela Water to effortlessly fit into an on-the-go lifestyle,” said CEO Dom Purpura.Our partnership with 7-Eleven allows us to provide simple, hydrating options to even more people in their convenience stores around the country ahead of the summer.”

  • 7-Eleven is No. 1 on CSP’s 2023 Top 202 ranking of U.S. convenience-store chains by store count.

Irving, Texas-based 7-Eleven Inc. operates, franchises or licenses more than 13,000 stores in the United States and Canada. The company also operates and franchises Speedway and Stripes stores and the Laredo Taco Company and Raise the Roost Chicken and Biscuits brands.

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