Talk to anyone who runs events for a living and ask what they think about plastic water bottles. Then stand back.
Half-finished bottles on every table. Labels peeling in the ice bath. Caps everywhere. Recycling bins full of bottles that, let's be honest, aren't getting recycled. For something as simple as water, plastic creates a surprising amount of mess, waste, and bad optics.
Which is why event planners across Ontario are switching to canned water. Here's the case.
1. Service speed
Cans ice down faster than bottles and serve faster too: crack and hand over. No cap to crack-seal-check, no label soup in the cooler. For bars and stations serving hundreds of guests, seconds per serve add up.
2. It looks better
A galvanized tub full of cans looks like a party. A tub of plastic bottles looks like a continuing education seminar. JUG's vintage Canadiana can earns its place on the table next to the craft beer and the good wine, and your non-drinking guests stop feeling like an afterthought.
3. The half-finished bottle problem disappears
Every planner knows the math: guests open a bottle, take two sips, lose track of it, grab another. Cans run smaller serves and people finish them: less waste, fewer units, cleaner teardown.
4. The sustainability story is real
Clients ask about this now. Aluminum is infinitely recyclable (melted down and back on a shelf in about 60 days), while plastic bottles are recycled at rates below 30% in Canada. When the venue or client wants the event's waste story to look good, the can wins on the actual numbers, not just the vibes.
5. Venues prefer it
No glass rules, no cap projectiles, faster cleanup. It's why stadium-scale operators have moved to cans: JUG kept Rogers Stadium hydrated to the tune of 27,000 cans in a single season. Your 200-person wedding is, respectfully, a layup.
How to order JUG for your event
Three ways, easiest first:
Through your caterer or venue: JUG flows through Bondi Produce, Sysco, and GFS, so whoever's running your food and beverage can add JUG to their next order.
Directly from us: get in touch for case pricing and delivery for tournaments, weddings, festivals, and corporate events across Ontario.
Online: smaller event? Order 12-packs at jug.ca and we'll ship anywhere in Canada.
Cold. Crisp. Canadian. The easiest yes on your run sheet.