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Americans definitely love their larger 1/4 lb’ers over the smaller European 1/3 lb patties (lemmy.world)
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[–] 111 points 2 months ago (17 children)

To be fair, that marketing language is likely pointed at the main competitor of Monster drinks in US - Red Bull. Which is a European brand and is packaged in smaller cans.

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  • [–] 24 points 2 months ago* (9 children)

    I didn't know they were European, good times

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  • [–] 74 points 2 months ago* (4 children)

    It’s a Thai and Austrian company.

    This is the original Red Bull

    An Austrian dude found this drink in Thailand and then negotiated a deal with the family that owns Krating Deng (Red Bull) so he could sell a fizzy version in Europe and later the rest of the world.

    Thanks to that Austrian guy that Thai family is now the richest family in Thailand.

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  • [–] 5 points 2 months ago

    It's an Austrian company even though 51% of it is still owned by the Yoovidhya family. They co-founded the company in Austria with Mateschitz and hold the current patent. But it's still an Austrian company, not a Thai one. At least I could find nothing that clearly states it's legally Thai in any capacity.

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  • [–] 5 points 2 months ago (4 children)

    I don't know about the US, but in Canada Red Bull comes in 250ml, 355ml, and 500ml sizes.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 months ago (2 children)

    The "euro can" is 33cl/330ml

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