Bevi expands its Smart Water Coolers® across North America, helping students stay focused, energized, and sustainable during their busiest time of year.
Healthy hydration for students: Bevi machines are now in dining halls at colleges and universities nationwide, providing students with clean still or sparkling water, natural flavors, and functional enhancements that support all-day focus.
Clean consumption matters: Recent studies show that 73% of Gen Z consumers check ingredients before purchasing, highlighting that students are increasingly reaching for sugar-free, alcohol-free and better-for-you drinks that align with health forward lifestyles.1
Supporting Campus Sustainability: Bevi’s Smart Water Coolers® allow students to make a tangible environmental impact, slashing single-use plastic waste and supporting a greener, more sustainable campus.
BOSTON, MA., December 5, 2025 – Bevi – the company behind Smart Water Coolers® that dispense healthy, customizable, eco-friendly beverages – is now delivering a cleaner, smarter hydration option on college campuses by expanding its Smart Water Coolers® to student dining halls nationwide. As students gear up for finals season, Bevi is now providing access to healthy hydration and functional enhancements, from UC Berkeley to University of Alaska, just in time to support long study sessions.
Through its Focus for Finals activations on select campuses this December, Bevi is spotlighting Focus Blend, its newest enhancement, which was added this fall. Designed to support calm, lasting mental clarity, Focus Blend combines natural caffeine from green coffee beans with L-theanine, B12, and magnesium, delivering a boost without the jitters or crash. Students can stop by the activations for free Bevi swag and a chance to win a pair of Bose noise-cancelling headphones to help with heads-down study sessions. Available exclusively through Bevi’s Smart Water Coolers®, students can add Focus Blend to still or sparkling water, plain or flavored, choosing the functional boost that fits their day.
“Bevi was a no-brainer for us,” says Frank Budig, Dining Services General Manager at Sodexo. “Students love the flavors and enhancements, and Bevi supports everything we’re trying to do here – quality, wellness, and value.”
Thousands of Bevi machines are already located throughout the United States, Canada, the UK, and Ireland in workplaces, multifamily properties, gyms, and other shared commercial spaces. Now, this expansion to colleges and universities comes at a pivotal time, as sustainability and wellness rise to the top of student priorities amid the pressures of heavy coursework, constant notifications, and mounting digital overload.
Bevi has seen more than 200% year-over-year growth in its education expansion, driven in part by its new installations at campuses such as Florida A&M University, University of South Carolina, Cal Poly, and more. To support this shift, Bevi offers a modern alternative to single-use plastic bottles, delivering a versatile beverage solution with a wide range of delicious still and sparkling flavors, plus popular enhancements like vitamins and electrolytes that today’s students and faculty increasingly seek.
Bevi’s Smart Water Coolers® also offer colleges and universities across the country a simple, yet meaningful way to reduce their environmental impact by cutting down on single-use plastic bottles. By choosing Bevi over traditional vending machines, students support their school’s sustainability efforts while benefiting from healthier alternatives to sugary drinks found in on-campus vending machines.
“Students juggle so much today and staying healthy and energized really matters. That’s why I’m excited to see Bevi on more college campuses,” says Cathy Lewenberg, CEO of Bevi. “When staying hydrated is easy, great tasting, and beter for the planet, it becomes part of a student’s routine. And the need is real. One cohort at a private university can generate more than 400,000 plastic bottles a year.2 Bevi helps campuses cut that waste while supporting student wellbeing. It’s a simple shift with meaningful impact.”
For a full list of universities, visit here. To learn more about bringing Focus Blend – and Bevi’s full lineup of premium hydration options – to a campus, workplace or event, visit www.bevi.co.
About Bevi
Founded in 2013 with a vision to eliminate the need for single-use bottles and cans, Bevi designs Smart Water Coolers® that provide filtered, flavored, and sparkling water on demand. Bevi machines have saved almost 1 billion single-use bottles and cans to date. Thousands of Bevi machines are located throughout the United States, Canada, the UK, and Ireland in workplaces, multifamily properties, gyms, and other shared commercial spaces for companies like Lyft, Netflix, and Delta, as well as residential communities managed by Greystar and Colliers. For more information, visit www.bevi.co.
1 Gen Z Beverage Marketing: Health Trends and Social Shifts Are Transforming Taste,” Firebelly
2 7 Back-To-School Waste Statistics: How to Avoid Them at Your College,” CheckSammy
Emily Ferrick
Back to top
