Czech Beverage Company Mattoni 1873 Invests in New Canning Line

Karlovy Vary, in western Czech Republic, is a traditional spa town, with the healing properties of its springs being exploited since the 15th century. 

One of the spa’s most famous citizens was Heinrich Mattoni. In 1873, Mattoni laid the foundation for the mineral water spring named after him when he purchased the little spa town of Kyselka, located about 10 kilometers downstream from Karlovy Vary on the River Ohře. Mattoni had a separate railroad laid for the distribution of his water, and by 1898, he was selling approximately eight million bottles a year, all labeled with the red eagle from his family coat of arms.