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Liquid Death and (meat) moats

Prime Future 254: the newsletter for innovators in livestock, meat, and dairy

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Janette Barnard
May 24, 2025
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I ain’t scared of some dark humor, but a “slaughter bottle”? I’m shook.

“Murder your thirst” might sound overly aggressive, but when paired with manically edgy marketing, it seems to work for Liquid Death, an 8-year-old water brand that did $333 million in revenue in 2024, and was valued at $1.4 billion in its latest financing.

But what does a super-premium priced, in-your-face water brand have to do with our quest to understand what might be true of the future of branded beef?

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