Master's Coffee and Water Service

22/05/2026

A tour of our new Ontario facility. 4-5 video sequence. So more will follow

17/04/2026

Moving day. We never thought this day would come. From Riverside to Ontario.

24/12/2025

Here is a bit of sobering news, and Merry Christmas!!

Water for 1 in 7 Americans Contaminated with Unsafe Levels of PFAS

According to new U.S. EPA test results published in November, drinking water for at least 49.5 million Americans—roughly one in every seven people—contains unsafe levels of PFAS “forever chemicals,” with over 944 water systems across the country failing to meet new EPA standards approved in 2024.

14/10/2025

After signing a record number of new customers this summer? Master’s Coffee and Water has named Primo (formerly sparkletts, arrowhead, nestle, or ready refresh) as our salesman of the month for June, July, August and September.

01/07/2025

Yelp-Google reviews reach record numbers

Yelp only allows approved reviews, so if the poster does not have enough activity, or it sounds too much like a sales pitch, they won't count it. Still, we are now up to 130 visible, public reviews. At 4.6, we average 9 of the 5 star reviews for every negative posting.

Google is a bit looser in their standards. We have 105 reviews on Google, at an 8:1 ratio of 5 star versus negative.

By comparision, a scan of Yelp reflects Nestle Water, Ready Refresh, Sparkletts and Primo ALL have a solid 1 star, the lower rating possible. That is an impressive show of futility. You would expect SOMEONE would say something nice about them.

Given that most people use Yelp to bash companies and review sites in general to share negative experiences, we are very grateful to our drivers, customer service reps, sales people and customers for the overwhelmingly positive feedback.

29/06/2025

What happened to Sparkletts? Who is Primo? Combined with the below post about Arrowhead/Nestle, hopefully this will tie it all together for you. Sparklett’s History

1925-founded in Los Angeles
1964-bought by Foremost Dairies then McKesson
2000-Bought by Danone (French Yogurt company)
2003-DS Waters formed when Danone and Suntory of Japan merge
2013-14 Company taken private, then sold to Cott Beverage, a Canadian company largely in carbonated beverages
Along the way, company assembled brands like Sparkletts, Alhambra, Sierra Springs, Hinckley Springs.

2020-Cott buys Primo Brands (largely a water vending machine company) and renames the new water company Primo Water Corp.

2024 (November)-Primo brands, owner of Sparkletts, merges with Blue Triton, bringing familiar names Arrowhead, Nestle, Ready Refresh, Sparkletts and Primo into the nation’s largest water company, with revenues of $6.5 billion

2025 (March)-companies combine operations. Sparkletts operations largely shut down and people laid off. Nestle/BlueTriton/Arrowhead appears to be running most of the new company routes and facilities. Customers calling get Primo customer service and are on hold for 1-3 hours to get service. Customers skipped. New fees for delivery, new customer requirements (must call or acknowledge need for delivery beforehand or be fined or billed) as well as higher rates for bottles and billing implemented.

2025-(May to present) Master’s Coffee and Water sees record website traffic. Record calls to our switchboard and record numbers of new customers. From the family taking 3 bottles a month to the distribution center taking 400, we are benefitting greatly from this merger and welcome the attention.

if you know someone this affects, please share. We will be glad to help. We are busy, but always have room for one more 😁

29/06/2025

What happened to Arrowhead, Nestle, Ready Refresh, Blue Triton? To answer, it’s just easier to recap.

1909-company formed. Water from Arrowhead Springs, north of San Bernardino. Name comes from an area of rock that looks like an Arrowhead
1920’s Bought LA Ice & Storage and separately, Puritas.
1929-1969-Owned at times by Standard Oil, Rheem, and also publicly traded.
1969-Bought by Cocoa Cola Los Angeles
1979-Bought by NW Industries (Chicago)
1982-Bought by Beatrice
1987-Bought by Perrier Group (France)
1992-Perrier bought by Nestle (Swiss)
1987-2017-litigation and investigations from Native groups, environmental groups and government agencies deliver repeated distractions, regulatory and legal setbacks for Nestle. Problems in Michigan, Maine, California, Massachusetts, Arizona, and various places in Canada.
2003-Company sued for false advertising in a class action,
2019-Admist an environment of negative publicity and sinking online ratings, Nestle uses “Ready Refresh” name for home and office delivery
2021-Nestle sells American operations to One Rock Capital Partners (private equity) for $4.3 billion and begins operating as BlueTriton Brands. Presumed that Nestle felt the political and legal battles were not worth the profits the business generated.
2021-More lawsuits from Earth Island Inst and more government inquiries

15/06/2025

https://www.vvdailypress.com/story/news/fire/2025/06/11/ranch-fire-may-have-contaminated-water-system-near-apple-valley/84157895007/ #

Juniper Riviera County Water District officials have warned residents of possible water contamination in the Ranch Fire area near Apple Valley.

11/06/2025

15/05/2025

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