After another big year for the energy drink market, here are the top 10 energy drinks for 2008 in the United Sates. These top 10 energy drinks have been identified based on their sales numbers, their increase in popularity over the past year, and also with regards of taste, flavor and how much punch they deliver. What started 10 years ago with the introduction of Red Bull into the US market has now grown from one product to some 300-plus varieties from over 210 brands in North America alone. Experts believe that the market in the US could grow over US$3 billion in 2009. Although the segment is only about 5% of the US beverage market, it is red hot and still expanding rapidly. It still allows a total Newbie a side entrance to score big. 5-hours Energy has introduced a whole new concept with their 2 oz concentrated energy shot. The big guys like Monster, Rockstar and Full Throttle have managed to catch up with the runaway success of 5-hours with their own version of an energy shot. After they secured themselves a piece of the coffee based energy drink segment, they now bet on a big break-through 2009 for energy shot products. The RTG coffee beverage leader Starbucks has managed to completly miss the Java frenzy, but was finally able to launch their own Coffee + Energy line at the end of 2008. Distributed nationally through Pepsi, its success is not yet determined. The grand daddy of all energy drinks and the inventor of the entire market segment Red Bull is still the solid market leader in terms of sales but the big contenders like Monster, Rockstar and others have manged to run circles around the 2,000 pound bull. Red Bull was late with their sugar free product, missed out on the Java frenzy, took its time to offer bigger serving sizes and is still MIA with regards to the energy shots. Rumors have it that Red Bull intends to introduce its own energy shot in 2009. For now they try their luck with a Natural Cola Red Bull version, which is very likely to meet the same faith as any other cola based product with the exception of Coca Cola and Pepsi Cola. It seems that there is always another billionaire that believes that there is a chance to break into the cola territory. Red Bull’s market share remains under heavy attack. Whether they are able to restore full control as a strong market leader remains to be seen. Here are the best energy drinks of 2008:

1. Rockstar Energy Zero Carb

2. Full Throttle Unleaded

3. Monster Java Loca Moca

4. SoBe Adrenaline Rush Sugar Free

5. Red Bull

6. Bawls Guarana

7. AMP

8. Hype

9. NOS

10. Rockstar Energy Punched Citrus Acai

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For a long time most energy drink brands were publicizing new, bigger cans, but it turns out that the biggest increase in sales is actually coming from the smallest packages.

Energy “shots,” are concentrated one to three-ounce versions featuring the same basic energy mix of caffeine and b-vitamins as the larger energy drinks are now riding a wave of runaway sales multiples that echo the frenzied growth of first-generation energy drinks like Red Bull and Monster.

Just three years after the introduction of 5-Hour Energy, Nitro2Go, ZipFizz and their ilk, the category grew to nearly $100 million. With new brands and new distribution avenues coming on-line, however, the energy shots could be a $500 million business by the end of the year.

Like espresso to coffee drinkers, energy shots appeal to a slightly different group of consumers than core energy drink users. In their ability to satisfy consumers’ need for energy, the shots offer retailers a product that complements the energy category, but they don’t fight for cooler space with the traditional 16 oz. and 8 oz. drinks. For some consumers, they are an add-on product to go with their energy drink in a kind of shot-and-chaser strategy.

Energy shots are selling to truck drivers and yuppies alike, but that the sales demographics seem to include customers who need energy but might not have drunk energy drinks in the past. With little or no sugar in the product, energy shots are advertised as helping consumers avoid the “crash” associated with sugar-laden energy drinks. Small enough to make it through a TSA airport security check, consumable in one gulp, and low in calories while still high in stimulants, the reduced size of the energy shot also has one main advantage that the previous generation does not: the reduced bladder impact of the significantly smaller volume of liquid in the package — as some call it, the “pee factor.”

The bathroom factor is huge as truck drivers don’t like to pull over. Energy shots also work for the military, law enforcement, fire departments and anybody that can make use of fast, handy one gulp energy that does not require refrigeration or big storage.

EnergyThis is introducing a new category solely for energy shots. We will add the best and most searched for energy shot products in the market to our catalog. We will offer these bulk at tremendous savings and with our usual free shipment guarantee.

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