Nestlé businesses around the world receive support from the central laboratory at the Product Technology Centre for water in Vittel, France, which is providing technical assistance as well as carrying out research and development Inaugurated in 2004 in Vittel, France, Nestlé Waters’ Product Technology Centre (PTC) brings together the entire company’s expertise in bottled water. A multi-disciplinary team of researchers (i.e. nutritionists, hydrologists, biochemists, microbiologists, and experts in PET chemistry) has a mandate to provide fast and appropriate responses to requests from the markets. Regular quality controls and monitoring of marketing information is part of the PTC’s work, working in conjunction with similar centres in other parts of the world.