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Cellucor is an American sports nutrition brand, specializing in dietary supplements, bodybuilding supplements and energy drinks.

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Cellucor's parent company is Nutrabolt, an independently owned private sports nutrition company headquartered in Austin, Texas.

History

In 2009, Cellucor launched in GNC. [1] In 2011, Cellucor launched their first C4 pre-workout, C4 Extreme, with a "Chrome Series" premium packaging. [2]

In 2012, Cellucor announced that it would release a number of new supplements, including a thermogenic weight loss supplement, CLK. The brand also unveiled its COR-Performance Series, which includes ingredients like branched-chain amino acids, creatine, and protein. [3]

In 2013, Cellucor had several product launches including the re-launch of its mass building supplement M5 Extreme, called M5 Reloaded; [4] the anabolic supplement P6 Black, a re-formulation; [5] and Alpha Amino, designed to fight muscle breakdown during recovery. [6]

In late 2014, Cellucor launched the fourth-generation "G4 Series" with tweaked formulas of pre-workouts, amino acids, nitric oxide boosters, ready-to-drink beverages, testosterone boosters, and weight loss supplements. The product list included C4 Original, Alpha Amino, NO3, P6, and SuperHD. [7] At the same time, the brand launched C4 Mass, C4 Ripped, C4 50x, and C4 RTD. [8]

In the next few years, the C4 line expanded into Costco, Target, and Walmart, with NSF certified products.

In 2016, Cellucor launched C4 Ultimate, part of a lineup called the C4 iD Series. [9] It launched its first carbonated pre-workout energy drink in 2018, called C4 On The Go Carbonated. [10]

In 2021, Cellucor partnered with Mars Incorporated to bring flavors based on Starburst and Skittles to the C4 line. [11] [12]

In March 2022, C4 became the official energy drink of SXSW. [13]

In April 2024, C4 became the first official energy drink partner of WWE in a multi-year partnership. [14]

Awards

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