Choose plain still water for a straightforward shared option, or plain sparkling water when colleagues want fizz without flavouring. Sugar-free flavoured water offers another choice, but check its ingredients: Volvic Touch of Strawberry Sugar Free lists sweeteners despite stating 0.0g sugars per 100ml. Pack size matters too: individual bottles suit desks and meetings, while larger formats need a workable storage and serving arrangement.
Individual bottles may suit desks and meetings; larger formats need space and a way to serve the water. The Health and Safety Executive says workplaces must provide drinking water, while bottled water is a separate purchasing choice.
Plain sparkling or sugar-free flavoured water offers fizz or flavour without choosing a drink labelled as containing sugar. Check a flavoured product’s ingredients if sweeteners also matter to you.
Look at plain still and plain sparkling options rather than assuming sugar-free flavoured water contains no sweeteners. Volvic lists acesulfame K and sucralose in its Touch of Strawberry Sugar Free water.
Decide whether the office needs plain water only or also wants a flavoured choice, then match the pack to where and how people will serve it.
| Priority | What to check | Your needs |
|---|---|---|
| Added sugar | Read the exact claim and ingredients. Low sugar does not mean no added sugar: Volvic says its regular Touch of Fruit Strawberry is sweetened with sugar and stevia leaf extract. | I want an office drink that meets a strict no-added-sugar brief, not simply one described as low in sugar. |
| Other ingredients | Check a flavoured water’s sweeteners, flavourings and other listed ingredients. Volvic Touch of Strawberry Sugar Free states 0.0g sugars per 100ml but lists acesulfame K and sucralose. | If I also want to avoid sweeteners, I would choose a plain variant and check its label rather than rely on a sugar-free claim. |
| Still or sparkling | Check that the selected bottle is plain still or plain sparkling water, rather than a flavoured variant. Highland Spring describes its sparkling water as having nothing added but bubbles. | Some colleagues prefer fizz; others want still water. Both preferences can be considered without making flavouring the default. |
| Serving format | Check bottle size, available storage and whether cups are needed. Tesco lists a 6 × 2L still-water pack; smaller individual bottles serve a different purpose. | For desks or meetings, I may need individual bottles. For a shared area, I need a practical place to store and serve a larger format. |
A low-sugar flavoured drink can still contain added sugar. Volvic describes its regular Touch of Fruit Strawberry as sweetened with sugar and stevia leaf extract.
For a strict no-added-sugar brief, choose plain water or check the flavoured product’s exact claim and ingredients before ordering.
Volvic Touch of Strawberry Sugar Free states 0.0g sugars per 100ml but lists acesulfame K and sucralose. That distinction matters if colleagues also avoid sweeteners.
Read the full ingredients list and include a plain-water option when a no-sweetener choice is needed.
A shared bottle is less convenient for a desk or meeting if cups and suitable storage have not been arranged.
Choose individual bottles for those uses, or check the storage and serving setup before ordering larger bottles.
Offers spring water in plain still and sparkling formats, alongside flavoured still water.
A plain natural mineral-water option.
Its flavoured ranges illustrate why low sugar and sugar free need to be checked separately.
A reference for plain sparkling natural mineral water.
An own-label reference for larger still-water multipacks.
These plain still and sparkling water formats suit offices considering individual bottles or larger shared supplies. Check each pack’s label and serving arrangement against your requirements.
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Six individual bottles offer a format for desks and meetings. Check the current pack label if the office needs to document its ingredient requirements.
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The 24 individual 330ml bottles suit an office arranging smaller servings for desks or events. Check the pack label for the ingredients required by your buying brief.
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For colleagues who prefer fizz, this plain sparkling option comes in eight individual 500ml bottles. Confirm the selected pack’s label before ordering.
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These larger still-water bottles suit a shared area if there is space to store them and a convenient way to serve the water. Check the pack label and arrangements for opened bottles.
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A 10L format calls for a suitable place to store and serve water in a shared area. Check the pack’s dispensing and after-opening instructions before choosing it for the office.
No. They are different label claims, so check the wording and ingredients rather than treating them as interchangeable. A drink described as low sugar is different again: Volvic says its regular Touch of Fruit Strawberry is sweetened with sugar and stevia leaf extract.
Yes. Volvic Touch of Strawberry Sugar Free states 0.0g sugars per 100ml but lists acesulfame K and sucralose. If the office also needs a no-sweetener choice, check the ingredients of a plain-water option.
The Health and Safety Executive says workplaces must provide drinking water as part of their welfare facilities; its overview does not specify bottled water. Choose bottles for the snack area according to how colleagues will use and store them.
No. In England, Defra says natural mineral water must come from a source protected from pollution, but that description does not establish the ingredients of a flavoured drink. Check the particular product’s ingredients and nutrition label.