News | Industry Updates WHA invites new members


The Water Dispenser & Hydration Association (the WHA), is urging all companies operating to provide drinking water solutions to consider joining the new, expanded Association. The WHA's general manager,


Phillipa Atkinson-Clow, said: "Our industry body is the place to be


not only for companies providing bottled or mains-fed water coolers but for those offering filtration, sanitisation and installation too. Those providing integrated tap systems or public water access systems as well as 3rd party service providers, are also welcome to apply to join the new, expanded Association. The new Association is borne out of the former British Water


Cooler Association (BWCA) and the European Drinking Water Cooler Association (EDWCA) creating a trade body that is bigger, better, and stronger in terms of the service it can supply both to end users and the members themselves. The WHA general manager, Phillipa Atkinson-Clow, said:


"Companies who are serious about best practice need to be members. Their customers recognise that hydration isn't enough; it must be healthy hydration. The pandemic has made people re- evaluate health and safety still further. That guarantee of quality and standards is what our members deliver and the WHA underpins that guarantee of unimpeachable service and hygiene."


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US consumers are still engaging with their favourite treats


In the United States confectionery market in 2021, chocolate and candy sales were up 11% over 2020, and up 15.4% over 2019 as consumers increasingly focused on seasonal celebrations, sharing and gifting, and emotional well-being. This was revealed in the third annual State of Treating report


published by the National Confectioners Association. The total confectionery category hit $36.9 billion in retail sales in 2021 and is projected to reach $44.9 billion in sales by 2026. “In 2021, consumers found even more creative ways to celebrate


holidays and special occasions, and they continued to turn to chocolate and candy to bring a little fun to those experiences,” John Downs, president & chief executive of NCA, said. “The shift to home-centricity has meant new opportunities for confectionery companies and their retail partners as consumers seek new treating moments with new items, new pack sizes and new brands.”


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