Poland Spring

The brand traces its origins to 1845 when the Poland Spring Resort opened in Poland, Maine, inviting guests to drink from a natural spring believed to offer therapeutic benefits. Early settlers and resort owners tapped into the local aquifer long before commercial bottling became a global industry. Over time, the water moved from glass bottles served at the resort to plastic containers distributed across grocery stores throughout the Northeast.

Today, Nestlé Waters North America owns the brand, managing a network of protected sources including Garden Spring, Clear Spring, and Evergreen Spring alongside the original Poland Spring. These sources feed into processing facilities in Poland, Maine, before shipping millions of gallons daily to consumers. The company emphasizes its regional heritage and the purity of water drawn directly from these protected aquifers without added minerals or sweeteners.

Recent years have brought intense scrutiny to the company's operations in Denmark, Maine, where extraction rates reached up to 432,000 gallons per day during drought conditions in late 2026. Local officials and residents challenged the renewal of the company's permit, arguing that heavy pumping dried up nearby wells and shrank Long Pond. Public hearings in August 2026 featured experts debating the environmental risks while the town formally opposed the bid. [edit]