...companies typically cannot use those names at all, because there is a likelihood consumers would think the beverage manufacturer was marketing an unrelated product. Very Vera, the Augusta company, has received national exposure through...

...Hansen chairman Rodney Sacks said. Sacks said energy drinks represent $140 to $150 million a year in sales for beverage manufacturers. The energy drink market grew more than 102 percent over the past year, according to Beverage Marketing Corp...