Kinda dumb question but I figured it fits the sub lol

so these boxes are at my work and they’re a syrupy hyper sweet mixture that when combined with carbonated water make soda and it got me thinking:

why don’t they sell ones for like Monster energy?

is it because of the costs, or kids accessing it, or some law?

  • @[email protected]
    4•13 hours ago

    Don’t know about where you live, but in the EU, there’s a hard upper limit on the caffeine concentration in drinks you can legally sell.
    Any syrup designed to be watered down before you drink it would be above the limit and therefore illegal.

    • @SirQuackTheDuck
      3•12 hours ago

      I’ve had postmix based energy drink in the Netherlands, so that’s not true. Ingredients are not held to the same standards as premixed drinks.

      To answer op’s question, I think it’s more of a supply/demand case, and a postmix doesn’t display the brand as well as a can of an energy drink does (which is also marketing).

    • @Hawke
      2•13 hours ago

      I haven’t done the math but I can’t imagine that’s the case or most sodas would also be illegal in their concentrated form.