Effects of 5-Hour Energy

Posted by Abby Crawford on

So I love anything that gives me energy...Red Bull, Starbucks, McCafe, Vitamin B-complex, but I have yet to try 5-Hour Energy!

 

 

Here are 5 random facts I found about the product...I'm think I'm going to try it out for Country USA!

 

 

#1.)  5-Hour Energy was founded by a Buddhist monk.  The founder is 58-year-old Manoj Bhargava, now in Farmington Hills, Michigan.  He spent most of his 20s living the life of a Buddhist monk and still silently meditates for an hour a day.

 

 

#2.)  5-Hour Energy dominates the energy shot market.  Even though you see tons of knockoffs . . . like "6-Hour Power" or Red Bull shots . . . 5-Hour Energy owns 90% of the market.

 

 

#3.)  The company did $1 BILLION in sales last year.  And at least $300 MILLION of that was profit.

 

 

#4.)  Bhargava got the idea in 2003 at a natural products trade show.  He saw a sales rep selling a drink that could boost productivity.  He realized he couldn't compete with Red Bull or sodas, so he decided to try selling smaller bottles.

 

 

#5.)  15% of sales come from the Walmart checkout aisle.  5-Hour Energy is sold in the checkout aisle of every single U.S. Walmart location.

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