The company offers CarbonNeutral bottled water. Stocking with The Pantry opens up a large number of convenience store and gas station locations in the southeast to Icelandic Glacial, it said, increasing consumer access to the product.
"Since concluding our national rollout at the end of 2008, our team [image-nocss] has been broadening our availability by securing targeted new listings in key regions of the country," said Danny Stepper, vice president of sales for Icelandic Glacial. "The Pantry's widespread presence in the Southeast enables Icelandic Glacial to expand even further, delivering more of our award-winning CarbonNeutral water to the consumer."
As the world's first CarbonNeutral certified bottled spring water for both product and operations, Icelandic Glacial delivers a water of exceptional purity to consumers with a "net zero" carbon footprint, according to the company.
Icelandic Glacial is the product of Icelandic Water Holdings ehf, located in Olfus, Iceland, is an environmental pioneer in the industry. The company benefits from Iceland's natural green energy sources, using only geothermal and hydroelectric power. The source of Icelandic Glacial is the Olfus Spring, a naturally replenished catchment zone formed during a massive volcanic eruption more than 4,500 years ago.
Headquartered in Sanford, N.C., The Pantry is the leading independently operated convenience store chain in the southeastern United States and one of the largest independently operated convenience store chains in the country, with revenues for fiscal 2008 of approximately $9 billion. As of Nov. 13, 2008, the company operated 1,653 stores in 11 states under select banners, including Kangaroo Express, its primary operating banner.
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