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Founded in 1992, Blue Lagoon Iceland has long been a sustainable destination due to the beneficial powers of its famed geothermal seawater. Nestled in the heart of an 800-year-old lava field on the Reykjanes Peninsula, and conveniently located between Reykjavik and Iceland’s international airport, Blue Lagoon Iceland is a sustainability-first company encompassing hotels, restaurants, research & development, renowned skin care lines, and a place for wellbeing. In 2012, the company’s iconic centerpiece – the waters of the Blue Lagoon – was named one of “25 Wonders of the World” by National Geographic, propelling the majestic, healing waters into the upper echelons of global travel destinations. In 2018, the company continued its evolution with the opening of the Retreat at Blue Lagoon Iceland, the country’s first, five-star spa hotel. Included in Time Magazine’s list of “The World’s 100 Greatest Places,” the Retreat features a 62-suite, award-winning, luxury hotel; a subterranean spa featuring the signature Blue Lagoon Ritual and in-water massage; a mineral-rich, private lagoon; and two new restaurants, including Moss, a Michelin-recommended destination.

Icelandic Provisions is a brand of Traditional Icelandic Skyr, made with Heirloom Skyr Cultures. Packed with more protein than yogurt, skyr is a dairy product made with the purest of ingredients. Co-founded by MS Iceland Dairies, the largest and oldest dairy in Iceland, our product is rooted in the principles of a cooperative that includes over 700 Icelandic family farms and milk producers. MS has been producing authentic skyr and Icelandic dairy products since 1927, building on recipes and dairy cultures handed down by its farmers and their families. With MS as our partner and largest Icelandic shareholder, Icelandic Provisions brings the only authentic skyr – made with original, Heirloom Skyr Cultures – to North America. WE WILL ALWAYS MAKE FOOD THAT IS: Nourishing. We will always make every single nutrient count. We will make a point of knowing everything about the nutritional value and impact of the ingredients we include. We will always try to pack as much nutrition into every gram as we can. Necessary. We are a provisions company and we take that seriously. That's why we are committed to creating products that are necessary, not capricious. Staples, not nice-to-haves. Things that you will want to have on hand at all times. Mindful. We strive to always be mindful of the direct and indirect impact that our food and its production has on you, our consumers, and the world. Enlightening. 'Boring' is not an ingredient we include, neither in our company culture nor our product. We always want to make sure that the food we make is interesting or helps illuminate an ingredient or technique that not many know about.

The Icelandic Glacial brand is owned and operated by Icelandic Water Holdings ehf. based in Hlidarendi, Ölfus, Iceland. Icelandic Water Holdings controls the sole commercial rights to bottle and sell water from the legendary Ölfus Spring. The capacity of the Spring is recognized as one of the largest in the world. Its daily overflow is more than double the total quantity of bottled water consumed worldwide, delivering a naturally replenishing supply of exceptionally pure water which is bottled for discerning consumers to enjoy. Icelandic Water Holdings was established in April 2004 by a group of private investors and with an experienced management team, they have developed a world-class, NSF-certified bottling plant and a multi award-winning product under the Icelandic Glacial brand. The company has been exporting Icelandic Glacial to consumers around the world since 2005. In the United States, it is distributed by Anheuser-Busch, which took a 20% ownership stake in the company in July 2007. Since that time, Icelandic Glacial has become one of the fastest growing premium bottled waters in the US. It is available at fine retailers, restaurants and hotels nationwide. In addition, Icelandic Glacial is available in the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, France, Russia, Canada, Peru, Singapore, South Korea, China and of course Iceland. Additional markets are forthcoming.