The Ghana Beverages Awards (GBA) recently held its eighth edition at the Kempinski Gold Coast City Accra, where Verna Purified Water emerged as the ultimate winner.
The Marketing Manager for Twellium Industrial Company Limited, Emelia Gyasi, received the award and expressed gratitude to the organizers and the GBA Committee for recognizing their hard work.
Verna Purified Water beat out stiff competition from other beverage brands, including Star Beer, Malta Guinness, Bel-Cola, Vitamilk Regular, Tampico, Coca-Cola, and Adonko Bitters.
Emelia Gyasi dedicated the award to the staff of Twellium Industrial Company Limited and praised consumers for their loyalty and confidence in the product.
The CEO of Global Media Alliance, Ernest Boateng, congratulated Verna Natural Mineral Water on clinching the top honor and commended all stakeholders for their support.
He emphasized the importance of the beverage industry and the role of GBA in promoting excellence and sustainability.
The awards night saw other beverage brands receiving awards in various categories, including Heritage Beer, Heineken, and Johnnie Walker. The event also featured a bartenders’ masterclass and a focus on sustainability, with the introduction of a new category, Sustainability Champion of the Year.
Here is the full list of winners:
- Energy Drink of the Year: Vitamilk Energy
- Bitters of the Year: Adonko Bitters
- Carbonated Soft Drink of the Year: Bel Cola
- Fruit Drink of the Year: Tampico
- International Liqueur of the Year: Baileys Irish Cream
- International Beer of the Year: Heineken
- International Spirit of the Year: Johnnie Walker
- New Beverage of the Year: Reign
- Rum RTD of the Year: Smirnoff
- Cocoa/Chocolate Product of the Year: Koa Natural Cocoa
- Fruit Juice Liqueur of the Year: Sahara Solace
- Spirit of the Year: Reign Baobab and Hibiscus Rum
- CSR Company of the Year: The Coca-Cola
- Bottling Company of the Year: Twellium Industrial Company Limited
- Water of the Year: Voltic Natural Mineral Water
- Beer of the Year: Heritage Beer
- Beverage Campaign of the Year: Star Beer Shine On Campaign
- Indigenous Beverage Brand of the Year: Product of the Year: Verna Purified Water
