Sustagen

Sustagen is nutritional supplement beverage brand, manufactured by Mead Johnson Company for the Australian and New Zealand markets. Sustagen is equivalent to the Boost Energy Drink sold by Novartis in the United States and United Kingdom (not to be confused with the energy drink Boost sold by the company of the same name)

Additional recommended knowledge

Daily Sensitivity Test

How to quickly check pipettes?

How to ensure accurate weighing results every day?

It is also well known in Brazil.

Varieties

The product comes in five varieties:

• Sustagen Ready To Drink: pre-mixed with milk and sold in a Tetra Pak in four flavours: Dutch Chocolate, Mega Choc, French Vanilla and Mocha Choc.
• Sustagen Ready To Mix: in powdered form for mixing with milk or water. Sold in a can in three flavours: Dutch Chocolate, French Vanilla and Mocha Choc.
• Sustagen Sport: special sport formulation, sold in powdered form for mixing with milk or water. Sold in a can in two flavours: Chocolate and Vanilla.
• Sustagen Hospital Formula: special hospital formulation, sold in powdered form for mixing with milk or water. Sold in a can in two flavours: Chocolate and Vanilla.
• Sustagen Plus Fibre: special hospital formulation with added dietary fibre, sold in powdered form for mixing with milk or water. Sold in a can in two flavours: Chocolate and Vanilla.

Media references

• Sustagen received a publicity boost when, on the advice of a nutritionist, it was one of the items sent through a pipe to trapped miners Brant Webb and Todd Russell in the 2006 Beaconsfield mine collapse.^[1] Russell, however, later joked to Eddie McGuire: "That Sustagen, I wouldn't feed it to my dog."^[2]
• Sustagen have a sponsorship deal with the Austereo radio network in Australia that promotes the brand on podcasts of the network's radio programmes.^[3]

References

1. ^ The 7.30 Report: Rescue effort to free miners continues, Australian Broadcasting Corporation, 1 May 2006. Retrieved on 28 August 2006.
2. ^ Beers, tears and cheers at Beaconsfield, NineMSN, 9 May 2006. Retrieved on 28 August 2006.
3. ^ Austereo links with Sustagen in ad deal, NineMSN, 23 May 2006. Retrieved on 28 August 2006.