Aaron Singerman and RedCon

[Dave D]

Are Bang energy drinks still a thing?

[BB]

If that's true, they're screwed.  I've only tried a few flavors but they were pretty underwhelming.  A saturated market with a lot of better products is bad news for them.

Peach Rings and Miami Vice flavor won’t get them to the promised land anytime soon. Ghost’s AI generated flavor technology blows them out of the water

Yeah, it was sorta sad. The press releases were a bunch of "We had to lay off xxx, and cancel sponsorships of this one and that one, but we did hire this guy from Bang Energy!". I checked out the reviews of the drinks in a number of different places, and they were very ho-hum. No one is blown out of the water by them.

They have managed to get some shelf space in certain Walgreens, Walmarts, etc.... for their products, so that's some decent news for them.

That being said, the social interaction between the company and buyers has been awful for a while. Low energy, and unhappy. Their biggest athlete is Dana (DLB), and the ads are like this now - https://www.instagram.com/redcon1/reel/CzKImAcR2F-/ , sort of a half hearted attempt to turn it into a lifestyle brand.

They also were trying a big push to to become a brand favored by the military. That seems lukewarm as well. One of the funnier interactions I saw, was a fitness girl and vet pushing RedCon drinks as a way to stay alert during the ACFT and other fitness tests. Half the thread were people going "yeah! I love energy drinks, Monster's the ticket."  or something close. 

Are Bang energy drinks still a thing?

     

They still do well based on name, Monster bought them during their bankruptcy sale. The brand was strong, they couldn't survive fighting with Monster Energy though. But there is competition - Ghost, C4, etc.... Monster and its associated brands are still the king of energy drinks in terms of sales. They sorta have a Budweiser thing happening, they own so much of the market that even if you don't like them, you might still find yourself buying a sister product.

They will also absolutely destroy you in court if they can - https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/monster-energy-adds-293-mln-damages-win-bang-energy-ad-dispute-2023-10-09/ .                                                                                                                                                                   

[michael arvilla]

I went to buy a “ RTD Protein drink” at my works GNC ….. I picked it up and saw “ No Whey Protein “ …. I put it back lol……. I want Whey!  They were actually doing good for awhile….. ( people were using / complementing their Pre - Workout and their Protein powder…… I don’t know how they fucked that all up …..

[wes]

I went to buy a “ RTD Protein drink” at my works GNC ….. I picked it up and saw “ No Whey Protein “ …. I put it back lol……. I want Whey!  They were actually doing good for awhile….. ( people were using / complementing their Pre - Workout and their Protein powder…… I don’t know how they fucked that all up …..

No way !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!111111111111111 

[Dave D]

Yeah, it was sorta sad. The press releases were a bunch of "We had to lay off xxx, and cancel sponsorships of this one and that one, but we did hire this guy from Bang Energy!". I checked out the reviews of the drinks in a number of different places, and they were very ho-hum. No one is blown out of the water by them.

They have managed to get some shelf space in certain Walgreens, Walmarts, etc.... for their products, so that's some decent news for them.

That being said, the social interaction between the company and buyers has been awful for a while. Low energy, and unhappy. Their biggest athlete is Dana (DLB), and the ads are like this now - https://www.instagram.com/redcon1/reel/CzKImAcR2F-/ , sort of a half hearted attempt to turn it into a lifestyle brand.

They also were trying a big push to to become a brand favored by the military. That seems lukewarm as well. One of the funnier interactions I saw, was a fitness girl and vet pushing RedCon drinks as a way to stay alert during the ACFT and other fitness tests. Half the thread were people going "yeah! I love energy drinks, Monster's the ticket."  or something close. 
     

They still do well based on name, Monster bought them during their bankruptcy sale. The brand was strong, they couldn't survive fighting with Monster Energy though. But there is competition - Ghost, C4, etc.... Monster and its associated brands are still the king of energy drinks in terms of sales. They sorta have a Budweiser thing happening, they own so much of the market that even if you don't like them, you might still find yourself buying a sister product.

They will also absolutely destroy you in court if they can - https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/monster-energy-adds-293-mln-damages-win-bang-energy-ad-dispute-2023-10-09/ .                                                                                                                                                                   

It is absolutely crazy how short the shelf life of some of these companies are. I stopped energy drinks/pre-workouts about 4 years ago maybe a little less but BANG was EVERYWHERE! Pallets set at Walmart, huge displays at gas stations, grocery and convenience stores; literally everywhere you would go…. And apparently just like that they are more or less done.

[1Patrick]

Not sure if this is repost that is why I’m not starting new topic.

https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/redcon1-welcomes-deion-coach-prime-sanders-as-an-owner-302065499.html

[jude2]

Not sure if this is repost that is why I’m not starting new topic.

https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/redcon1-welcomes-deion-coach-prime-sanders-as-an-owner-302065499.html

Thanks I did not know this.

[deadz]

Not sure if this is repost that is why I’m not starting new topic.

https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/redcon1-welcomes-deion-coach-prime-sanders-as-an-owner-302065499.html

Taking on a financier, company is in trouble. I give them two years or less before they are done.

[G_Thang]

Going to prison in most cases is a reasonable enough argument for divorce, and the whole "standing by your man" thing is kinda BS. I'd consider any woman doing that to be a dumb bitch.

Many say Dil waited for Jimmy to get out of jail. 

[bhank]

Taking on a financier, company is in trouble. I give them two years or less before they are done.

Disagree Coach Prime will have all his top athletes sponsored by RedCon and their business will grow

[falco]

Going to prison in most cases is a reasonable enough argument for divorce, and the whole "standing by your man" thing is kinda BS. I'd consider any woman doing that to be a dumb bitch.

Your remark reminds me of this powerfull movie scene:

[bhank]

Going to prison in most cases is a reasonable enough argument for divorce, and the whole "standing by your man" thing is kinda BS. I'd consider any woman doing that to be a dumb bitch.

Kind of depends how long they are going for what the charge is and if they have kids together

If they guy went to prison for committing millions in fraud which he spent on his wife then fuck yes she should wait 3 years for him

[38 returns]

Kind of depends how long they are going for what the charge is and if they have kids together

If they guy went to prison for committing millions in fraud which he spent on his wife then fuck yes she should wait 3 years for him

take no notice of anything this prick says. he makes it up as he goes.

[joswift]

Kind of depends how long they are going for what the charge is and if they have kids together

If they guy went to prison for committing millions in fraud which he spent on his wife then fuck yes she should wait 3 years for him

are you going to stay loyal and wait for Tony Armstrong?