In Pursuit of Excellence
In Pursuit of Excellence
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More and more people are beginning to see the health benefits of it.
We’re not in competition with any of the other local waters because they are
Spring and we are Mineral water. The PH of our Mount Pure is 7.6 which helps
rid the body of acid and improves health
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When she finally bought the company, she had the water tested and
also sent samples to “Grenada’s Bureau of Standards”. “We’re not
scientist, so we sent the water to be re-analyzed, I didn’t go into this
blindly.” The results amazed her husband, who was in Grenada with her
at the time. He said, “Why is this company (Claboney) out of business?
This could help all the sickness in Grenada.”
Upon further due diligence and discussions with Mr. St. Bernard of
“The Grenada Bureau of Standards”, it was discovered that even
though the previous founder, David Rainey, had a great vision for the
mineral water company, it was felt that the product was not marketed
appropriately. He said, “the Grenadian public had no idea of the
amazing health benefits of the water. It is now McQueen’s intention
to rectify this situation with her newly re-branded product that has a
name that speaks of what’s inside - “Mount Pure”.
Shortly after buying the company, foreign buyers approached Rolanda
to export all the water (Mount Pure Natural Mineral Water) to the Middle
East, which she defiantly refused stating, “I want it to be available to
Grenadians, I want it to be affordable to the people of the country, I
want our people to gain the health benefits”. She continues, “Some
other foreign mineral water on our shelves are usually not available to
citizens of that country”.
A customer recently appraised, “I can’t have enough of Mount Pure, I
always feel highly rejuvenated and nourished anytime I drink the water.
The taste is exceptional!”
The business operates in two locations. The factory, at
source, operates a pump less well that naturally pushes
the water to the surface, into an artesian well, up in
the virgin St. Andrew mountain. It comes out of the
ground with a natural amount of CO2 in it, so we are
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