Archive for 'Energy Drinks'

Shinya Aoki on Japanese energy drinks…

Wednesday, August 13th, 2008

The never dull Shinya Aoki discourses on his immediate fighting future and Japanese energy drinks for erectile dysfunction in his 8/11/08 Kamipro.com column translated by the essential SukiMMA:

It’s very hot every day. To change my feeling, I went to Kamakura. My destination was Tsuruoka Hachimangu(Shrine). I saw many people who were short of breath by …

More 7-11 in Japan…

Friday, August 8th, 2008

Here’s a quick tape of the 7-Eleven close to the legendary PRIDE/DREAM/World Victory road venue the Saitama Super Arena outside of Tokyo. Check out the wild garb that the 7-Eleven employee is wearing, most notably the hat apparently inspired by former Guns n Roses guitarist Buckethead…

Awesome Japanese 7-Eleven commerical

Friday, August 8th, 2008

All of us here at SAVSCI have a soft spot for 7-Eleven. Those of us who grew up in the west, in particular, wouldn’t have made it out of high school without starving were it not for the ‘Cadillac of convenience stores’ and the Slurpee is the Fedor Emelianenko of frozen drink products.
7-Eleven …

Coke testing MMA sponsorship in Japan

Friday, July 11th, 2008

Remember back when the UFC announced that Bud Light was coming on board as a primary sponsor? About that time there were a number of articles in the ad industry press with comments from Coca-Cola representatives suggesting that while they were impressed with MMA’s demographics they had no plans to get involved with the …

French trying to ban Red Bull

Wednesday, June 18th, 2008

The Royce Gracie of energy drinks
Along with MMA, mayhem, roller derby, Japanese wrestling, strong espresso, Slurpees and heavy metal if there’s anything that keeps the staff here at SavSci World Headquarters in beautiful Portland, Oregon happy and productive its energy drinks. We’ve kind of moved on to the ‘harder stuff’ like No Fear and …

Vegas Eye on Sherk sighting, Red Bull Cola

Tuesday, May 27th, 2008

The Vegas Eye has a blurb about the launch of Red Bull’s new ‘Red Bull Cola’ along with a Sean Sherk sighting. Not really a surprise that the seemingly tireless Sherk is a Red Bull guy:
For those of you overachievers looking for a new version of Jolt Cola to get you on your ambitious …

Kiwi Xyience bidder a complete mystery

Wednesday, April 9th, 2008

Not only was the last minute bid rejected by the judge presiding over the Xyience Energy Drink bankruptcy no one in New Zealand seems to know anything about the company doing the bidding.
Even the NZ business media is scratching their collective heads over the identity of Medici Group Holdings, who made the ultimately rejected …

Xyience bankruptcy judge rejects last minute bid by Kiwi company

Tuesday, April 8th, 2008

The judge presiding over the bankruptcy proceedings of the UFC backed Xyience Energy Drink rejected a last minute bid by a New Zealand base company, calling the offer a “ghost bid”.

A New Zealand company’s $15.5 million cash offer for a Las Vegas energy drink company is a “ghost bid”, according to an American lawyer.
Bankruptcy Judge …