- Omni Consumer Products (company)
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Omni Consumer Products Founder(s) Pete Hottelet Website omniconsumer.com Omni Consumer Products, founded in 2006 by graphic designer Pete Hottelet, is a company that creates "real-world" versions of certain products created in movies.[1] The company takes its name from the fictional corporation of the same name featured in the RoboCop movie and television franchise.[1] The company's products include a "Brawndo" beverage inspired by Idiocracy, "Stay Puft Caffeinated Gourmet Marshmallows" inspired by Ghostbusters, and a "Tru Blood" beverage inspired by HBO's True Blood series.[2] The company also has licensed the rights to produce and market "Sex Panther", a cologne in Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy. For a few months in 2009, Omni Consumer Products was a sponsor of Kevin Smith and Scott Mosier's podcast, SModcast.
Popularity
The company gained considerable acclaim in February 2011 for donating $25,000 towards their construction of a RoboCop statue in Detroit. [3]
References
- ^ a b Walker, Rob (2008-05-04). "This Joke’s for You". Consumed (The New York Times). http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/04/magazine/04wwln-consumed-t.html?_r=1. Retrieved 2009-07-16.
- ^ Itzkoff, Dave (2009-07-28). "Cheers: ‘True Blood,’ the Beverage". Arts (The New York Times). http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/29/arts/television/29arts-TRUEBLOODTHE_BRF.html. Retrieved 2009-07-16.
- ^ "RoboCop fans raise $50,000 for giant statue to stand guard over Detroit". Daily Mail (London). 2011-02-20. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1358778/RoboCop-statue-planned-fans-raise-50-000-Detroit-sculpture.html.
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