- Article by Kathryn Jones
- Producers
Cristalia Premium Water
Celebrating its 25th anniversary this year, Cristalia Premium Water has grown to become the market leader in premium Puerto Rican bottled water. Plastics entrepreneur Salvador “Chiri” Vasallo founded the company on his Ponce, Puerto Rico, farm in 1986, where the bottling plant is still located today. In 1989, he sold his bottled water operation to Pepsi Cola Puerto Rico Bottling Co.