EPISODE · Aug 7, 2023 · 11 MIN
Monster Energy Drastically Changes Bang Energy? | Implications to Energy Drinks Market
from the Joshua Schall Audio Experience · host Joshua Schall
It’s only been a week since Monster Beverage officially completed the acquisition, but leadership is finally unmuting itself about what’s next for Bang Energy. While the bulk of this content is going to be focused on reconciling what I previously predicted Monster Beverage would do with the Bang Energy asset to the strategic gameplan that leadership at Monster Beverage started to disclose during the 2023 Q2 earnings conference call, I'll also start off this content off by running through some high-level financial data. This will obviously update you on how the existing brands within the Monster Beverage portfolio have been performing recently, but more importantly give context for my expanded strategic commentary on energy drink market dynamics and trends…plus it will make the Bang Energy information more relevant and impactful. Though the portfolio of Monster Beverage brands have a larger market share in the U.S. convenience channel than Red Bull, I'll bring up data that shows why the Bang Energy acquisition is maybe more important than you think when it comes to competing against CELSIUS, C4 Energy, and GHOST Energy. Finally, I share information on many of the most important strategic game plan elements that should help the Bang Energy expected turnaround opportunities become reality. These are: why Bang Energy is being distributed by the Coca-Cola DSD system, why Monster Energy is cutting many Bang Energy flavors and products like VPX Redline, Bang Energy packaging and product positioning changes, and what legal battles are still active with Bang Energy founder Jack Owoc. FOLLOW ME ON MY SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNTS LINKEDIN - https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshuaschallmba TWITTER - https://www.twitter.com/joshua_schall INSTAGRAM - https://www.instagram.com/joshua_schall FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/jschallconsulting
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It’s only been a week since Monster Beverage officially completed the acquisition, but leadership is finally unmuting itself about what’s next for Bang Energy. While the bulk of this content is going to be focused on reconciling what I previously predicted Monster Beverage would do with the Bang Energy asset to the strategic gameplan that leadership at Monster Beverage started to disclose during the 2023 Q2 earnings conference call, I'll also start off this content off by running through some high-level financial data. This will obviously update you on how the existing brands within the Monster Beverage portfolio have been performing recently, but more importantly give context for my expanded strategic commentary on energy drink market dynamics and trends…plus it will make the Bang Energy information more relevant and impactful. Though the portfolio of Monster Beverage brands have a larger market share in the U.S. convenience channel than Red Bull, I'll bring up data that shows why the Bang Energy acquisition is maybe more important than you think when it comes to competing against CELSIUS, C4 Energy, and GHOST Energy. Finally, I share information on many of the most important strategic game plan elements that should help the Bang Energy expected turnaround opportunities become reality. These are: why Bang Energy is being distributed by the Coca-Cola DSD system, why Monster Energy is cutting many Bang Energy flavors and products like VPX Redline, Bang Energy packaging and product positioning changes, and what legal battles are still active with Bang Energy founder Jack Owoc. FOLLOW ME ON MY SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNTS LINKEDIN - https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshuaschallmba TWITTER - https://www.twitter.com/joshua_schall INSTAGRAM - https://www.instagram.com/joshua_schall FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/jschallconsulting
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