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Chaleo!Yoovidhya,!founder!of!TC!PHARMACEUTICAL!INDUSTRY!COMPANY!LTD,!originally!developed!
Red!Bull!in!1962,!in!Thailand.!The!drink!was!sold!as!Krating!Daeng!(Water!Buffalo).!!Krating!Daeng!
dominated!the!energy!drink!market!in!Thailand!targeting!the!working!class!and!blue!collared!workers.!
Dietrich!Mateschitz,!a!former!marketing!executive!from!Austria!stumbled!upon!Krating!Daeng!in!
Thailand,!and!in!partnership!with!Yoovidhya,!he!altered!the!flavour!to!appeal!to!the!European!palate!
and!created!Red!Bull!GmbH.!Mateschitz!was!aware!he!was!not!only!creating!a!new!brand!but!a!brand!
new!market,!the$energy$drink.!Red!Bull!changed!the!landscape!of!the!beverage!world!and!further!set!
precedence!as!a!lifestyle!brand.!
Red!Bull!is!a!carbonated,!berry!energy!drink!with!benefits!of!increased!endurance,!concentration,!
memory,!vigilance!and!speed.!Red!Bull’s!beverage!product!line!includes!Red!Bull,!Red!Bull!Cola!(100%!
natural),!Red!Bull!Sugar!Free,!Red!Bull!Zero!Calorie!and!Red!Bull!Editions!(Red,!Blue,!and!Silver;!featuring!
different!flavours!cranberry,!blueberry!and!lime).!With!the!variety!of!product!options,!it!is!no!surprise!
that!Red!Bull!has!currently!sold!over!40!billion!cans!in!over!166!countries.!
Red!Bull!cans!have!a!unique!logo!and!distinctive!shape!and!size.!The!cans!original!iconic!colours!are!blue!
and!silver,!however!the!cans!colours!and!patterns!are!modified!for!each!flavour!with!the!same!logo!of!
two!gaurs!charging!towards!each!other!in!front!of!a!yellow!sun.!The!sweet,!caffeinated!drink!became!an!
instant!success!in!Europe!creating!a!demand!to!further!expand!global!distribution!and!develop!the!
brands!philosophy,!“The$World$of$Red$Bull”.!
The$World$of$Red$Bull!has!built!a!product!beyond!its!competitors,!altering!branding!as!a!good!
and!service.!There!are!no!limitations!for!Red!Bull!as!a!product!as!it!surpasses!a!refreshing!drink!and!has!
become!a!major!provider!of!content!and!entertainment.!They!established!Red!Bull!Media!House,!which!
produces!reality!television!programs,!fullalength!films,!home!entertainment!channels,!web!videos!and!
magazines.!!They!have!dipped!into!the!music!market!with!Red!Bull!Music!Academy,!an!online!radio!
station!and!record!label.!Red!Bull!has!a!mobile!application!and!an!interactive!website!with!detailed!
information!on!all!events!taking!place,!past,!present!and!future.!Their!event!list!is!massive,!diverse!and!
ultimately!extreme!in!nature!with!events!such!as!Red!Bull!Cliff!Diving,!Red!Bull!XaFighters,!Red!Bull!!
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