- Killer shake
Killer Shake, a subsidiary of
Killer Productions Company (now defunct) is a former brand ofchocolate milk with adessert -like style.Designed to appeal to youth in the U.S., Killer Shake featured a
surfer in apparent engagement with a killershark --hence the same Killer Shake-- while surfing a large wave. This design was especially appealing tosurf culture during the late 1980s and early 1990s, particularly inSouthern California .Development
On
October 1 ,1996 ,Dean Foods completed the acquisition of the rights to theWacky Willie and Killer Shaketrademark s for $300,000 in cash from Killer Productions Company. Dean Foods, was allowed at its sole option, beforeAugust 1999 , to pay an additional $700,000 to Killer Productions representing the final portion of the purchase price. In addition, in the event net sales reached $5.0 million in any consecutive twelve-month period ending on or before August 1999, Dean Foods was required to pay the additional $700,000 that represented the final portion of the purchase price. Dean Foods manufactured and sold this product under alicense arrangement for the period January 1, 1996, through September 30, 1996. [cite news | http://www.secinfo.com/dVut2.81P1.htm#127thPage | title=SEC Info - Dean Foods | publisher=SEC Info |accessdate=2007-03-05]References
External links
* [http://www.deanfoods.com/contact/contact.asp/ Dean Foods Corporate Website - Contact]
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