To be fair, that marketing language is likely pointed at the main competitor of Monster drinks in US - Red Bull. Which is a European brand and is packaged in smaller cans.
An Austrian dude found this drink in Thailand and then negotiated a deal with the family that owns Krating Deng (Red Bull) so he could sell a fizzy version in Europe and later the rest of the world.
Thanks to that Austrian guy that Thai family is now the richest family in Thailand.
It’s an Austrian company even though 51% of it is still owned by the Yoovidhya family. They co-founded the company in Austria with Mateschitz and hold the current patent. But it’s still an Austrian company, not a Thai one. At least I could find nothing that clearly states it’s legally Thai in any capacity.
jesus so many different sizes in this thread! we got 473ml, 500ml, 250ml, 355ml, 330ml
to top it all off I checked my collection and I got a 368ml one too!
To be fair, that marketing language is likely pointed at the main competitor of Monster drinks in US - Red Bull. Which is a European brand and is packaged in smaller cans.
I didn’t know they were European, good times
I hate to ruin things for you, but the founder was a right wing piece of shit.
It’s a Thai and Austrian company.
This is the original Red Bull
An Austrian dude found this drink in Thailand and then negotiated a deal with the family that owns Krating Deng (Red Bull) so he could sell a fizzy version in Europe and later the rest of the world.
Thanks to that Austrian guy that Thai family is now the richest family in Thailand.
This is a great TIL. I had no idea red bull was Thai!
It’s an Austrian company even though 51% of it is still owned by the Yoovidhya family. They co-founded the company in Austria with Mateschitz and hold the current patent. But it’s still an Austrian company, not a Thai one. At least I could find nothing that clearly states it’s legally Thai in any capacity.
Crazy story! I’m so glad it worked out for each party.
Yeah, Austrian with the original development done in Vietnam
Thailand I believe.
The US could never tell the difference…
/S
I don’t know about the US, but in Canada Red Bull comes in 250ml, 355ml, and 500ml sizes.
In the US you can get 8.4oz (248ml), 12oz (355ml), 16oz (473ml), 20oz (591ml).
The “euro can” is 33cl/330ml
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jesus so many different sizes in this thread! we got 473ml, 500ml, 250ml, 355ml, 330ml
to top it all off I checked my collection and I got a 368ml one too!