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J. DARIUS BIKOFF, THE FORMER packaging entrepreneur credited with the invention of the20-ounce sports bottle, is picky about his wet stuff.
During an Upper East Side water-contamination scare in the early 1990s, he headed for the grocery store to substitute spring for tap. "I saw the typical wall of water, with every bottler making the same promises," he recalls.
Mr. Bikoff decided to do better. After immersing himself in water science and advice from dietitians and microbiologists, he founded Energy Brands Inc. in Whitestone,...