Talking Rain
Talking Rain
Main page
1186462

Talking Rain

logo
Community Hub0 subscribers
What are your thoughts?
Be the first to start a discussion here.
Be the first to start a discussion here.
Talking Rain

Talking Rain is a privately held beverage company based in Preston, Washington that manufactures still and sparkling waters. Sparkling Ice accounts for the majority of their business.

Talking Rain was founded in 1987 by John Stevens and Pete Hiskin in Bellevue, Washington. The company was bought six months later by investors Lawrence Hebner, Donald Kline, and Donald Jasper for $300,000. In 1992, the company began production of Sparkling Ice. They also moved to their current location in Preston, Washington that same year.

In 2014, Kevin Durant, the former Oklahoma City Thunder forward, signed an endorsement deal with Sparkling Ice under Roc Nation Sports.

In 2014, 2015, and 2016, the company was recognized in the Inc. 5000 list.

In August 2017, Talking Rain signed a distribution agreement with Tata Global Beverages to distribute Himalayan mineral water in the U.S.

Kevin Klock was president and CEO of the company from 2010 to 2017. Marcus Smith was interim CEO from the time of Kevin Klock's resignation until April 2018, when Chris Hall took over the position, and Smith became president of the company. Chris Hall was CEO of the company from 2018 to 2022. Board member and current Chief Operating Officer Ken Sylvia was named CEO, and he remains CEO today.

In 2018, Talking Rain launched a rebranded bottle label and changed the Sparkling Ice formula to include colors from natural sources.

In 2018, at 34th annual NHRA Arizona Nationals, Talking Rain announced a yearlong sponsorship of the NHRA Top Fuel Dragster driven by Leah Pritchett.

See all
User Avatar
No comments yet.