I’ve had postmix based energy drink in the Netherlands, so that’s not true. Ingredients are not held to the same standards as premixed drinks.

To answer op’s question, I think it’s more of a supply/demand case, and a postmix doesn’t display the brand as well as a can of an energy drink does (which is also marketing).

The CEO made a remark about Trump, and used his corporate account for it.

If I recall correctly (no press statement was made by Proton), it was a personal remark on a corporate account, which he was quick to allow anyone to do. It also didn’t support Trump as a whole, just a remark Orangeman made about getting small business a level playing field (which I totally trust from an olicharch).

I’m still sticking with Proton for the foreseeable future, as its privacy awareness and advocacy is still a core business value.

Think of the Small Business is the corporate equivalent of the Think of the Kids fallacy