Red Bull boycott: From Thai pride to symbol of inequality

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A woman buys Red Bull energy drink cans in a supermarket in Bangkok in August.  © Reuters

MARIMI KISHIMOTO, Nikkei staff writer

BANGKOK -- Red Bull, the world's bestselling energy drink, derives its name and recipe from a Thai beverage called Krating Daeng. Created by Chaleo Yoovidhya, who was born to a poor family in the country's north, the power drink found its way onto the global stage when it was discovered by Austrian entrepreneur Dietrich Mateschitz.

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