Yuri Cataldo, president of Glacier Bottling Co., in Elkhart, poses Wednesday with a display of his bottled water at Whole Foods in Mishawaka. Cataldo is having his water bottles placed in gift bags that will be given to the Oscar presenters and nominees on Saturday night in Hollywood. SBT Photo/BECKY MALEWITZ
ELKHART — Yuri Cataldo has dreamed of walking the red carpet at the Oscars.
But he says this is almost as exciting.
Last week, the Elkhart native prepared a special batch of his signature bottled water and shipped just under 100 cobalt blue bottles of IndigoH20 to Hollywood.
The alkaline mineral water, which is drawn from wells beneath his parents’ land in northern Elkhart County that tap into a glacial aquifer, will be delivered to the Oscar nominees and presenters Saturday night in the official Oscar swag bag.
“I was packing it up and thought about how surreal this feels,” the 35-year-old president of Glacier Bottling Co. said, reflecting on how his bottled water has received star treatment at other awards shows, including the Emmys, Golden Globes and MTV Video Music Awards.
IndigoH20 will be delivered to movie stars at the Four Seasons Hotel in Beverly Hills the night before the Academy Awards.
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