For individually served office drinks, check both the pack count and whether colleagues want plain or flavoured sparkling water. Volvic lists a 4 x 330ml flavoured sparkling can multipack containing sweeteners; evian lists a plain 33cl sparkling can, but its can listing alone does not establish a multipack. If cans are not essential, bottled multipacks offer other serving sizes, with different implications for sharing and waste collection.
A stated can count makes it easier to plan separately served drinks for meetings or break areas. Volvic lists its Mango Passion sparkling drink as a 4 x 330ml can multipack; check its ingredients if it will be shared across the office.
Volvic’s Mango Passion can multipack is a flavoured drink with sweeteners, while evian lists plain sparkling water in a 33cl can. The choice depends on colleagues’ preferences as well as the pack format offered by the retailer.
Snack multipacks can be one way to offer drinks, but buyers also need to consider how much drinking water is available throughout the working day and how easily staff can reach it.
Start with the serving format, then check the ingredients and how empty packaging will be collected.
| Priority | What to check | Your needs |
|---|---|---|
| Can count and size | Check the retailer’s stated pack count and capacity per can. Volvic lists 4 x 330ml cans; evian lists a 33cl can, which does not by itself establish a multipack. | I need enough separate drinks for a meeting or snack break, not just a listing for one can. |
| Plain or flavoured | Read the product description and ingredients. Volvic’s Mango Passion sparkling drink contains flavourings and sweeteners; evian’s 33cl can is listed as sparkling mineral water. | For a shared order, I want to know whether colleagues expect plain water or are happy with a flavoured drink. |
| Serving volume | Compare the number of containers, their individual capacities and the total volume. A 4 x 330ml can pack serves differently from a 6 x 1L bottle pack. | Smaller individual portions suit our snack setup, or we have a way to serve and share larger bottles. |
| Empty packaging | Check whether the workplace collection accepts drink cans or bottles. Recycle Now advises emptying and rinsing drink cans before recycling. | I need a convenient place for empty containers near the snack area and a collection route that accepts them. |
| Everyday water access | Consider the whole workplace supply, including where water is available and whether stored multipacks can be accessed when needed. | Snack drinks are useful, but I also need to account for drinking water across the working day. |
evian lists a 33cl sparkling can, whereas Volvic explicitly lists a 4 x 330ml can multipack. Those are different ordering formats.
Confirm both the can size and the number of cans on the retailer’s listing before planning quantities for an office order.
Volvic lists 0g sugars per 330ml serving for its Mango Passion sparkling drink, but its ingredients include flavourings, citric acid, acesulfame K and sucralose.
Check the ingredient list alongside the sugar figure, particularly when ordering for colleagues with different flavour preferences.
Individual cans leave individual containers to collect after meetings and snack breaks.
Check what the building’s recycling service accepts and place a clearly labelled collection point nearby. Recycle Now advises emptying and rinsing drink cans.
A multipack kept in storage may be inconvenient when staff need drinking water elsewhere in the workplace.
Assess snack supplies alongside the office’s taps, dispensers or other accessible drinking-water arrangements.
A brand’s can or bottle range does not establish the pack size of a particular retailer listing, so check the exact product before ordering.
Volvic lists Touch of Mango Passion Sparkling as a 4 x 330ml canned multipack.
evian lists plain sparkling mineral water in a 33cl aluminium can.
Highland Spring’s range includes still and sparkling water in several formats, including bottles.
Buxton lists sparkling mineral water in bottle packs, including 500ml x 8 and 1L x 6.
Tesco’s water category lists own-label still and sparkling bottled-water multipacks.
Sainsbury's lists own-label sparkling spring water in bottled multipacks.
These are bottled alternatives for offices where a can-specific snack format is not essential. Compare the number and size of bottles with the way drinks will be served.
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Six 0.5L bottles offer separate servings of sparkling water for snack breaks. This is a bottle multipack, not a can pack.
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Eight 500ml bottles provide separate sparkling-water servings for snack breaks. Choose this format only if bottles are acceptable in place of cans.
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Six 1L bottles suit an office planning to serve or share sparkling water from larger containers. The bottles are not small individual cans.
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Twelve 750ml bottles offer a still-water option for individual use. The listing describes sports caps and recycled PET bottles; this is neither sparkling water nor a can multipack.
Do not assume that stored snack drinks cover the whole working day. Check how much drinking water staff can access and where it is available, alongside any taps, dispensers or packaged drinks.
Use a collection route that accepts drink cans and check the building’s arrangements before setting out a bin. Recycle Now advises that drink cans should be emptied and rinsed.
No. Volvic describes it as a flavoured sparkling spring-water drink with sweeteners. Its listed ingredients include flavourings, citric acid, acesulfame K and sucralose.
No. evian lists a 33cl sparkling can, while Volvic explicitly lists a 4 x 330ml canned multipack. If you need several cans in one order, confirm the pack count on the retailer’s product listing.