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Thai Beverage Company Red Bull Gives Energy Drink a Facelift to Spur Sales.

Bangkok Post (Bangkok, Thailand)

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Byline: Sukanya Jitpleecheep

Jan. 9--In a bid to broaden its customer base, Red Bull Beverage Co has given Krating Daeng its first image update in the energy drink's 30-year history.

Sathit Sathirasarindh, the company's marketing manager, said the company has invested about one billion baht on retooling glass molds at its factory in Prachinburi for a more "modern" bottle and label design.

The redesigned product is hoped to appeal to new target groups, particularly higher-income white-collar workers, foremen and policemen.

"Our market survey showed that the existing Krating Daeng design was considered old-fashioned. After 30 years, it's ...

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