“Wild West” Energy Drink Market Attracts Big Players, Bigger Claims
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
Even with major beverage companies acquiring stakes in the rapidly growing energy drink market, unsubstantiated claims used by smaller firms to differentiate their products likely will continue as a dominant feature of the competition
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