Osotspa Public Company Limited ( th, บริษัท โอสถสภา จำกัด (มหาชน)) is a Thai beverage producer of drinks such as

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and ''

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''. It is based in Bangkok.

History

The origins of Osotspa date back to 1891. Founded by Chinese immigrants in Bangkok's Chinatown, the business was originally named Teck Heng Yoo before changing its name to Osotspa after World War II. King

Vajiravudh Vajiravudh ( th, วชิราวุธ, , 1 January 188126 November 1925) was the sixth monarch of Siam under the Chakri dynasty as Rama VI. He ruled from 23 October 1910 until his death in 1925. King Vajiravudh is best known for his efforts ...

granted the honorary surname of Osathanugrah, which means "provider of medicine" in Thai, to the founding family after one of their products helped end an outbreak of dysentery in the Thai army. The business is still family-owned. In 1959, King

Rama IX Bhumibol Adulyadej ( th, ภูมิพลอดุลยเดช; ; ; (Sanskrit: ''bhūmi·bala atulya·teja'' - "might of the land, unparalleled brilliance"); 5 December 192713 October 2016), conferred with the title King Bhumibol the Great ...

granted a

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to the company, giving it permission to use the royal Garuda emblem. In 1965, the company began to import ''

Lipovitan , marketed in some English-speaking countries under the name Libogen and Livita, is an energy drink manufactured by Taisho Pharmaceutical Co. and its licensee Osotspa. Widely available in Asia, it retails in brown-colored translucent 100 ml ...

-D'' ("Lipo") energy drink from Japan's

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Company. Despite being classified as a pharmaceutical, it became very popular among working men. Osotspa began to manufacture the product under licence from Taisho Pharmaceutical in 1969. In 1970, ''

'' was launched, which became the most successful product of the company. In 1978, regulations were changed that reclassified pharmaceutical products as food and beverages. This created new opportunities for product development. As a result, ''Magnum'', which contained more caffeine than Lipovitan-D, was launched in 1980. The market share of Osotspa increased along with total sales, and grew to 100 million bottles by 1989. The

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drink ''M-Sport'' was launched in 1990, followed by ''Magnum 357'' in 1998. ''SHARK'' energy drink was launched in Austria in the same year. In 2000, ''SHARK Cool Bite'' was launched, globally under the name ''SHARK Energy''. ''Hang'' was introduced in 2003 as a cure for hangovers. ''M-150'' was also introduced in powdered form, with sales reaching 10 million sachets per month. ''M-Max'' was launched in 2004 and is only sold in Thailand. The following year ''SHARK Up'' and ''SHARK Lite'' were launched. In 2007, ''M-150'' was launched to new markets in Europe and South America. This drink sold over 700 million units per year by 2008. This makes Osotspa the leading energy drink producer in Thailand, and one of the leading in the world. As of 2010, Osotspa has offices in

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, Larnaca, Santiago de Compostela,

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and Torrance, California. The company also plans to invest in Burma. The company was listed on the

Stock Exchange of Thailand The Stock Exchange of Thailand ( th, ตลาดหลักทรัพย์แห่งประเทศไทย), or SET, is the only stock exchange in Thailand. Founded on 30 April 1975, it is ASEAN’s 2nd largest after Singapore and the ...

(SET) in October 2018, helping boost the Osathanugrah family's net worth to $3 billion.Osathanugrah Family
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External links

Homepage of Osotspa
Food and drink companies of Thailand Manufacturing companies based in Bangkok Thai Royal Warrant holders Companies established in 1891 Companies listed on the Stock Exchange of Thailand