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Gatorade has to be boycotted

Gatorade is a brand of PepsiCo

It's Christian-American beverage comapny, but has a long and strong history of business with Israeli based SodaStream company. Pepsi bought Sodastream and has factories in occupied Palestine. We can say it's American but still has jewish-background. PepsiCo owns SodaStream and 50% of Sabra both of which had taken advantage of the Israeli occupation of Palestine.

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Coca-Cola

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Danone

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Starbucks

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Eden Spring

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Caribou Coffee

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Dr Pepper

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Espresso House

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History of Gatorade

Gatorade was developed in 1965 by a team of researchers at the University of Florida led by Dr. Robert Cade. The team was asked to find out why the university's football players were suffering so badly in the heat. They created a drink designed to replace the fluids, salts, and carbohydrates that athletes lose through sweat, and named it "Gatorade" after the university's sports teams, the Gators.

The Gators' success in the late 1960s helped draw attention to the drink. In 1967, the food company Stokely-Van Camp bought the rights to produce and sell Gatorade nationally. Early marketing focused on athletes and teams, and by the 1970s it was being used by college and professional teams across the United States.

In 1983, Quaker Oats acquired Stokely-Van Camp and with it the Gatorade brand. Under Quaker, Gatorade grew rapidly, supported by the founding of the Gatorade Sports Science Institute in 1985 and the famous "Be Like Mike" advertising campaign with Michael Jordan in 1991. The tradition of dumping a cooler of Gatorade on a winning coach, popularised in American football in the 1980s, also became part of the brand's image.

In 2001, PepsiCo acquired Quaker Oats, making Gatorade part of the PepsiCo portfolio. Today, it is one of the best-selling sports drinks in the world and has expanded into low-sugar options, protein products, and hydration powders, while maintaining sponsorship deals with major sports leagues and athletes.