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| Type | Energy drink |
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| Introduced | 1998 |
| Ingredients | Caffeine, taurine, glucuronolactone |
| Variants | SHARK Energy Drink, SHARK Stimulation, SHARK Lite, SHARK Sugar Free, Still SHARK Energy Drink, SHARK Up |
| Website | sharkenergy |
Shark Energy Drink is an energy drink sold by Osotspa Co., Ltd. of Thailand, which modified the ingredients from the pre-existing M-150 that launched in 1985, five years after it was appointed by Taisho Pharmaceutical[1] with the licensees to manufacture the world's first energy drink from Japan called Lipovitan D.
Shark Energy Drink is available in a number of variations, including carbonated, uncarbonated versions, sugared and sugar-free. The drink is manufactured in Thailand by the Osotspa Co. Ltd in Bangkok, and also in Europe by Shark AG in Innsbruck, Austria.[citation needed].
Shark Energy Drink is available in over 89 countries, and made its debut in UK nightclubs (like The Blue Orchid in Croydon) in 2002 & in the US later in 2008. The drink is slightly promoted in America, Europe and Asia.[citation needed]
The Buffalo Silverbacks of the American Basketball Association were renamed to the Buffalo Sharks in 2008 to promote the brand.[2]
Regular Shark Energy contains natural caffeine from coffee, natural strawberry extracts and the Sugar-Free contains natural grape sugar.[citation needed]
As of May 2020, Osotspa Co., Ltd has ceased production of the drink in Austria and has also left several European markets.[citation needed]
- ^ "Global Museum of Lipovitan D" (in Japanese). Taisho Pharmaceutical. Retrieved 2012-04-30.
- ^ McKissic, Rodney (May 13, 2008). "ABA 'Sharks' will play at Canisius". Buffalo News. Retrieved December 28, 2023.