Nova Water

What Nova Water does

Nova Water is a private, for-profit bottled drinking water brand headquartered in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Founded in 1973, the company has operated for more than five decades in the Saudi consumer beverage market, producing and selling bottled water to end consumers through retail and distribution channels within the Kingdom.

The company's operations are sized at 1,001–5,000 employees, which is consistent with a nationally distributed FMCG bottling business — implying production facilities, a logistics and warehousing layer, and a route-to-market sales force servicing retail accounts across Saudi Arabia. No specific product SKUs, packaging formats, source-water disclosures, certifications, capacity figures, or brand portfolio details were available in the supplied data, and the company's website rendered no substantive content beyond a loading indicator.

The business model is the standard packaged consumer goods model: Nova Water sells bottled water through distribution and retail channels, generating revenue per unit sold. No pricing structure, channel mix, customer segmentation, marketing approach, or partnership information was disclosed in the supplied sources. As a result, segment economics, channel margin structure, and brand-level revenue contribution cannot be characterized from the available evidence.

Name

Nova Water

Website

https://novawater.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1973

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Nova Water is a private Saudi Arabian bottled drinking water brand headquartered in Riyadh, founded in 1973. It produces and sells bottled water to Saudi retail consumers through a national distribution operation supported by 1,001–5,000 employees.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Bottled Water

NAICS

Bottled Water Manufacturing (312112), Beverage Manufacturing (3121)

SIC

Bottled & Canned Soft Drinks & Carbonated Waters (2086), Beverages (2080)

akta.pro primary industry

Bottled Water (Still, Sparkling, Enhanced) (CRADAHAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Purified/RO Bottled Water Production (AFAFACAC)

Keywords

• Bottled water
• Drinking water
• Beverage products
• Water bottling
• Packaged water

Headquarters

HQ city

Riyadh

HQ country

Saudi Arabia

HQ region

Middle East

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Core offering

Nova Water is a drinking water brand that produces and sells bottled water for consumer consumption. Founded in 1973 and headquartered in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, the company manufactures packaged drinking water as its core product offering for the consumer beverage market.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Nova Water Bottled Drinking Water

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves1 record

Regional players

• Berain Water: National Bottling Company (Berain) is a Saudi-based beverage producer with bottled water lines; comparable as a domestic Saudi rival offering bottled water alongside other beverages to similar customer segments.
• Hana Water: Saudi Arabia-based bottled water brand competing directly with Nova Water in the domestic market across retail, hospitality, and home delivery, with similar product positioning in still water.

Emerging players

• Bisleri: India's leading bottled water brand, comparable as a single-category bottled water pure-play with strong consumer brand equity; relevant peer for benchmarking Nova Water's brand-led regional business model.

Direct peers

• Al Ain Water: Flagship bottled water brand of Agthia Group in the UAE, directly comparable to Nova Water as a regional premium bottled water producer serving GCC retail and foodservice channels.
• Mai Dubai: Dubai-based premium bottled water brand owned by Dubai Holding, directly comparable as a regional still and sparkling water producer targeting retail, hospitality, and corporate accounts in the GCC.
• Masafi: UAE-based bottled water and beverages producer with a comparable GCC footprint and brand-led retail positioning, competing with Nova Water for shelf and foodservice share in the region.

Broad incumbents

• Suntory: Japanese beverage major with bottled water brands such as Suntory Tennensui and Minalba; competes broadly in the global bottled water category and provides a benchmark for premium and functional water positioning relevant to Nova Water's potential expansion.
• PepsiCo (Aquafina): Aquafina is PepsiCo's bottled water brand distributed globally including the Middle East; competes directly with Nova Water in retail, vending, and foodservice channels as a multinational incumbent.
• Nestlé Waters: Global bottled water division of Nestlé operating brands such as Perrier, S. Pellegrino, and Pure Life across MENA; competes broadly with Nova Water in retail and foodservice with far greater scale and marketing budgets.
• Danone (evian, Aqua): Danone's Waters division includes evian and the Aqua brand in Indonesia, with global MENA distribution; a broad incumbent with comparable bottled water production that competes with Nova Water for premium positioning.

Market position

Strengths3 records

Weaknesses3 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights4 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/novawaterksa
• Facebookfacebook.com/NovaWaterKSA
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/novawaterksa

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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