Premier is another way of saying âfirstâ or âbestâ like the premier ice cream store on the block that always has a line snaking around the corner. In a political sense a premier is a head of state. A premiere is the first public performance of something.
Gatorade is owned by Pepsi. Powerade is owned by Coke. Vitamin Water is owned by Glaceu. Product-wise. Gatorade and Powerade are the coke and pepsi of sports drinks (They taste very similar). They also contain electrolites (salt). Vitamin water is lighter, and contains more vitamins.
Originally produced and marketed by Stokely-Van Camp, the Gatorade brand was purchased by the Quaker Oats Company in 1987, which, in turn, was bought by PepsiCo in 2000. As of 2010, Gatorade is PepsiCoâs 4th-largest brand, on the basis of worldwide annual retail sales.