Kyle Kuzma Co-Founded Barcode Brings Plant-Based Recovery To Sports Drinks
2021.10.27
People have competed in athletic competitions for millennia, but the advent of scientifically formulated sports recovery is relatively new, with Gatorade first coming into play in 1965. Since then, these beverages have become permanent fixtures on the stage of sport at all levels.
For the modern athlete that wants to keep their temple clean of artificial ingredients and sugar, conventional sports drinks can present a problem. All champions of sport require the restorative benefits from those drinks, but plant-based options that are chock full of adaptogens for recovery and maintaining health have been non-existent. Barcode is a new brand of functional beverages designed for athletes that wish to eschew all the carbs and synthetics in traditional sports drinks.
Co-founded by NBA star Kyle Kuzma and former NY Knicks performance director Bar Malik, with branding and packaging by studio Some Days, Barcode’s branding is minimal, clean, and functional. The barcode on the front serves as both logo and portal to an AR experience that provides more information about the beverages. Set against a white background, flavors such as watermelon and lemon-lime get distinguished with blocks of color underneath the barcode.
Barcode’s founders aren’t the only link to the hardwood; it is also the official performance beverage of the NBA Player’s Association. You don’t need to be a baller to drink Barcode, though. You can order it by the case directly at DrinkBarcode.com.
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***Source: https://thedieline.com/blog/2021/10/14/kyle-kuzma-co-founded-barcode-brings-plant-based-recovery-to-sports-drinks?
***Author: Rudy Sanchez
