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.
The suit will have two major effects in the war between the two brands: It will distract Pepsi's Gatorade management from their primary duties; and it will draw attention to Coke's original claim, which is that Gatorade is somehow inferior because Powerade contains more chemicals.