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.
Through the Years. Powerade was first introduced in 1988 to compete with Gatorade in sports drink sales. During that same year, Powerade became the official sports drink of the Olympics. In July 2002, The Coca-Cola Company created new bottles for Powerade which had a sport-like grip.owerade Option was introduced in the same year to compete with Pepsicoâs Propel. Option was colorless and advertised as being a âlow calorie sports drink.â It went on to take 36% of sales in the Fitness Water category (behind Propelâs 42%). A new version of Powerade, called Powerade Zero, was released in 2008.