Vietnam
In 2018, 1001fontaines established itself in Vietnam to build a viable model, ensuring access to safe drinking water in a highly competitive context.
Vietnam
In 2018, 1001fontaines established itself in Vietnam to build a viable model, ensuring access to safe drinking water in a highly competitive context.
Vietnam
In 2018, 1001fontaines established itself in Vietnam to build a viable model, ensuring access to safe drinking water in a highly competitive context.
LET’S US UPDATE
Since 2018, 1001fontaines has supported the Vietnamese social enterprise OWE to provide safe drinking water to vulnerable urban populations. However, in a context of intense competition in the bottled water market, we encountered persistent difficulties in expanding our sales and ensuring financial viability. We worked to identify a growth model aimed at reconciling financial performance and social impact, and we realized that achieving this balance required a different approach.
Thus, with the support of the project’s co-shareholders, we decided to transfer OWE to Vietnamese entrepreneurs who already own an international coffee franchise. The new managers are committed to preserving OWE’s social mission, while maintaining the high quality of the water produced.
We are convinced that this decision offers OWE an opportunity to achieve financial viability while expanding its impact.
LET’S US UPDATE
Since 2018, 1001fontaines has supported the Vietnamese social enterprise OWE to provide safe drinking water to vulnerable urban populations. However, in a context of intense competition in the bottled water market, we encountered persistent difficulties in expanding our sales and ensuring financial viability. We worked to identify a growth model aimed at reconciling financial performance and social impact, and we realized that achieving this balance required a different approach.
Thus, with the support of the project’s co-shareholders, we decided to transfer OWE to Vietnamese entrepreneurs who already own an international coffee franchise. The new managers are committed to preserving OWE’s social mission, while maintaining the high quality of the water produced.
We are convinced that this decision offers OWE an opportunity to achieve financial viability while expanding its impact.
LET’S US UPDATE
Since 2018, 1001fontaines has supported the Vietnamese social enterprise OWE to provide safe drinking water to vulnerable urban populations. However, in a context of intense competition in the bottled water market, we encountered persistent difficulties in expanding our sales and ensuring financial viability. We worked to identify a growth model aimed at reconciling financial performance and social impact, and we realized that achieving this balance required a different approach.
Thus, with the support of the project’s co-shareholders, we decided to transfer OWE to Vietnamese entrepreneurs who already own an international coffee franchise. The new managers are committed to preserving OWE’s social mission, while maintaining the high quality of the water produced.
We are convinced that this decision offers OWE an opportunity to achieve financial viability while expanding its impact.
Local partner & Local water brand
O-We
Our impact from 2018 to mid-2025
1
production facility in Ho Chi Minh City
38,000
consumers
250
committed retailers
1
remineralized water range launched in 2024
