Kofola-Hoop, the company operating in the Czech Republic, Poland, and Slovakia, producer of non-carbonated and carbonated drinks, juices and water, won the Water Innovation award for best children’s’ concept at the Global Bottled Water conference held in Wiesbaden in September with their Jupic Aqua brand of flavored water.

The package is dynamic and fun, and with its easily recognizable cartoon character and bright colors has proved to be an incentive to healthy drinking.

The product comes in three flavors: lemon, apple and strawberry and contains no artificial colorants or sweeteners. Additionally Jupik Aqua contains one of the lowest sugar levels among children’s drinks, and flavored waters on the market.

The handy 500ml bottle is equipped with a 28mm Original Sport Cap from Seaquist Closures with SimpliSqueeze® silicone beverage valve. This ensures no accidental spills as the valve opens only if the bottle is squeezed and seals immediately when the pressure is released. The mouthpiece is hygienically protected by the transparent lid which is easy for children to open and close, whilst ensuring a tight seal.

Jupic Aqua with SimpliSqueeze® provides the fun content children are looking for and guarantees the safety of use sought by parents.

Patrycja Giurko, Senior Brand Manager says “Children love the product; the Original Sport Cap has really contributed to the success of Jupic Aqua.” The SimpliSqueeze® beverage valve is colored to enable detection by vision systems and can be sorted from PET in sink tanks, therefore respecting the PET recycling stream.

Seaquist Closures is a world leading supplier of dispensing closures and systems to the food & beverage and personal care & household markets. With an annual turnover in excess of $490 million, Seaquist Closures combines the creative spirit of 3,000 employees to manufacture over 10 billion closures each year in 14 plants around the world. The company is committed to using leading edge technology for the sustainable development of high quality, innovative dispensing solutions for a wide variety of custom and standard applications. Seaquist Closures is a wholly owned subsidiary of AptarGroup, Inc., a New York Stock Exchange listed company (NYSE:ATR).