Powerade is a sports drink created and sold by the Coca-Cola Company. Its primary competitor is Gatorade, which is owned by PepsiCo.
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| Type | Sports drink |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | The Coca-Cola Company |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Introduced | 1988 |
| Website | powerade.com |
History
editPowerade was created by the Coca-Cola Company and first released in 1987. The company developed the soft drink as an alternative to sports drinks, which were becoming more and more popular. Powerade was originally marketed to athletes, who needed a drink that would keep them hydrated during strenuous workouts.[1]
In 2000, Powerade became the official sports drink of the Olympics, alongside Aquarius, another sports drink made by Coca-Cola. It is a rival of another sports drink, Gatorade.[2] In July 2001, the Coca-Cola Company launched a new formula for Powerade including vitamins B3, B6 and B12, which play a role in energy metabolism.[3]
In July 2002, the Coca-Cola Company started in Toogoolawah by updating the bottles of the standard Powerade (previous logo styling) to a new sport-grip bottle.[citation needed] The redesign came to North America in 2005.[4]
In 2002, the Coca-Cola Company introduced Powerade Option to the United States, in response to Gatorade's popular Propel. Option is a "low Calorie sports drink" that is colorless and sweetened with high fructose corn syrup, sucralose, and acesulfame potassium, to provide sugar-conscious consumers with another rehydration choice. Powerade Option took 36% of the Fitness Water category behind Propel's 42%.[citation needed]
In 2007, Powerade Zero was released, a sports drink with electrolytes, which contains no sugar, no calories and no carbohydrates.[5][6]
In 2007 Coca-Cola acquired Fuze Beverage, a leading energy drink company.[7]
In June 2009, the Coca-Cola Company bought Glacéau, owner of brands such as VitaminWater and SmartWater, for $4.1 billion, a price tag that signaled the company's seriousness in pursuing growth of non-carbonated beverages.[8] Since then, the company has also given its Glacéau management team control of its Powerade sports drink brand.[citation needed]
Competition
editPowerade's main competitor is Gatorade marketed by the Quaker Oats Company, a division of PepsiCo. Gatorade, which was branded at the University of Florida in 1965, was the first commercially available sports drink in the United States. It now holds a commanding share of the market. As of 2011, Gatorade held a 70% market share compared to Powerade's 28.5%.[9]
All Sport is a competitor marketed by All Sport, Inc. and distributed by Jel Sert. All Sport was marketed by PepsiCo until 2001, when Gatorade's maker, the Quaker Oats Company was acquired by PepsiCo. All Sport was sold to the Monarch Beverage Company soon after. Powerade and All Sport have each been distributed through their own direct store deliver channels.[10] It was subsequently purchased by Gary Smith, the Chairman & CEO of All Sport, Inc. of Austin, Texas.
Outside the United States, the Lucozade energy drink (manufactured since 1927 by the pharmaceutical company now known as GlaxoSmithKline) competes with Powerade.[citation needed] Lucozade's formulation differs in that it uses primarily glucose and contains caffeine. The more direct competitor to Powerade and Gatorade is Lucozade Sport.
Sponsorships
edit- Powerade is the official sports drink of the Australian rugby league team and the Australian union team, the Australian Football League, PGA Tour, NASCAR (2003–present), NHRA,[11] NCAA, the U.S. Olympic Team (excluding U.S.A. Basketball and U.S. Soccer, which have deals with Gatorade) and many other national Olympic federations, The Football League[12] and many other soccer leagues and teams around the world, FIFA, such as Rangers F.C, Club Universidad de Chile, Club Bolívar, Associação Atlética Ponte Preta, Racing Club de Avellaneda, Independiente de Avellaneda, O'Higgins, Universitario de Sucre, Club Atlético River Plate, Club Cerro Porteño or Club Atlético Peñarol and the IOC in no small part due to their overall contracts with Coca-Cola. Various other competitions also have sponsorship deals with the brand, although Gatorade historically has secured the majority of sponsorships. The drink is also Sponsor of the Honduran Soccer Team C.D. Olimpia.
- Powerade is the Official Hydration Partner of Melbourne Storm.[13]
- The brand is also the exclusive beverage sponsor of the Hoops in the Sun basketball summer league, based at Orchard Beach in the Bronx, New York. It is the only summer basketball league to be sponsored by the brand.
Ingredients
edit| Nutritional value per 20 fl oz (591 mL) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Energy | 130 kcal (540 kJ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
34 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sugars | 34 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dietary fiber | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Saturated | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Other constituents | Quantity | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cholesterol | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| †Percentages estimated using US recommendations for adults,[14] except for potassium, which is estimated based on expert recommendation from the National Academies.[15] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
United States
editSource:[16]
Criticism
editLike its main competitor, Gatorade, Powerade is made with sugar, syrups, and salt.[17][18] One Powerade ad campaign stated that Powerade's ION4 is superior to Gatorade, as the claims made by Pepsi, the parent owner of Gatorade, were apparently deceptive and false.[19] The courts ruled in favor of Powerade as of August 2009.
Being high in sugar, Powerade may contribute to diabetes and weight gain if combined with other sugar sources.[18]
References
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- ^ "PowerAde's zero-calorie sports drink takes on Gatorade — USATODAY.com". usatoday.com. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
- ^ "Coca-Cola to Buy Fuze Beverage". The New York Times. 2 February 2007. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
- ^ "Coca-Cola to buy Glaceau for $4.1 billion". Reuters. 2007-05-25. Retrieved 2022-05-31.
- ^ Shareen Pathak. (2 March 2012). "Watch the Spot: No. 2 Powerade Launches 'Underdog' Campaign - News - Advertising Age". adage.com. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
- ^ Chen, Xinlei (Jack); John, George; Narasimhan, Om (2008-05-01). "Assessing the Consequences of a Channel Switch". Marketing Science. 27 (3): 398–416. doi:10.1287/mksc.1070.0311. JSTOR 40057143.
- ^ "Powerade Becomes Official Sponsor Of NHRA Beginning In 2002". Autoweek. Dec 3, 2001.
- ^ "COMMERCIAL PARTNERS - The Football League - Commercial - Commercial Partners". Archived from the original on 18 May 2008. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
- ^ Media, NRL Digital (5 November 2014). "Powerade renews sponsorship of Storm for 2015". Retrieved 28 October 2017.
- ^ United States Food and Drug Administration (2024). "Daily Value on the Nutrition and Supplement Facts Labels". FDA. Archived from the original on 2024-03-27. Retrieved 2024-03-28.
- ^ National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine; Health and Medicine Division; Food and Nutrition Board; Committee to Review the Dietary Reference Intakes for Sodium and Potassium (2019). Oria, Maria; Harrison, Meghan; Stallings, Virginia A. (eds.). Dietary Reference Intakes for Sodium and Potassium. The National Academies Collection: Reports funded by National Institutes of Health. Washington, DC: National Academies Press (US). ISBN 978-0-309-48834-1. PMID 30844154. Archived from the original on 2024-05-09. Retrieved 2024-06-21.
- ^ "Powerade". bevnet.com. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
- ^ Melanie Warner (August 22, 2005). "Critics Say Soda Policy for Schools Lacks Teeth". New York Times.
- ^ a b health, shefinds (2017-12-13). "Why You Should Never Drink Powerade, Like, Ever". SheFinds. Retrieved 2021-02-21.
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