Christian Dimitri of Kentwood Springs/DS Waters of America, Inc. wins Award as Bottled Water Industry's Route Salesperson of the Year

NEW ORLEANS,  Nov. 8, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Christian Dimitri, a Kentwood Springs® associate and New Orleans resident, is the 2010 Route Salesperson of the Year, a coveted recognition in the bottled water industry awarded by the International Bottled Water Association (IBWA).  

Christian exemplifies the best values in customer service; he starts his route early every day and completes 76 stops while delivering 360 units of bottled water on average.  He spends additional time at each delivery stop to make certain his customers have all of the Kentwood Springs products they are expecting.  

Christian has consistently placed in the top 5 in every regional contest and sales promotional campaign organized by DS Waters of America, Inc., the parent company of Kentwood Springs.  In 2009 he added 170 new customers to his route.  Christian's customers commend his courtesy and commitment.

"We are very proud of Christian's dedication to his customers and the way he exceeds all expectations.  In our industry, exceptional customer service is important.  Christian delivers!" said Glen Sanders, VP and General Manager, Southeast region for DS Waters.  Sanders accompanied Christian to the award ceremony in Orlando, Florida during the recent IBWA 2010 convention and trade show, held in conjunction with the American Beverage Association (ABA).

"Christian clearly understands the importance of customer service and has consistently lived up to his commitment to his customers as well as regularly achieving his own goals as well as our company goals and objectives," said Tom Harrington, Chief Operating Officer of DS Waters.  In acknowledgement and celebration of Christian's outstanding achievement, Harrington attended the award ceremony along with Stewart Allen, Vice Chairman, and Dillon Schickli, CEO, of DS Waters.

About DS Waters:

Formed  in 2003, DS Waters is the producer and distributor of home, office, and retail bottled water, water filtration and office coffee products across the United States sold under the brand names Alhambra®, Abita Springs®, Athena®, Belmont Springs®, Crystal Springs®, Hinckley Springs®, Kentwood Springs®, Nursery® Water, Sierra Springs®, Sparkletts®, and Roast2Coast®, a coffee delivery service. The company, headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, is one of the leaders in the U.S. home and office water delivery, focusing on three and five gallon, one gallon and single serve bottled water products. Water is bottled at over 25 manufacturing facilities, and delivered to over a million homes and offices and retail establishments in more than 40 states. DS Waters and its associates also provide safe drinking water to communities during emergencies such as hurricanes, fires, floods, droughts and other natural disasters. Visit www.water.com or www.nurserywater.com for more information.

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About Kentwood Springs:

Since 1965, Kentwood Springs has delivered good tasting drinking water to homes and offices across the Gulf State regions. The source of Kentwood Springs Artesian water can be found in a deep artesian spring in the woods of Kentwood, Louisiana. The Kentwood Springs brand has been the clear choice for safe, great tasting bottled drinking water delivery for residents and businesses located throughout Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama areas.  Plus, Kentwood Springs offers the convenience of home or office delivery with a full line of office coffee and water filtration services. Known as a partner to a variety of events and organizations that are focused on family, youth, fitness and education, Kentwood Springs has a tradition of giving back to the communities it serves. Kentwood Springs  provides safe drinking water during emergencies such as earthquakes, hurricanes , tornados, fires, floods, droughts and other natural disasters.

SOURCE DS Waters