Omni Consumer Products (company) explained

Omni Consumer Products, founded in 2006 by graphic designer Pete Hottelet, is a company that creates "real-world" versions of certain products created in movies.^[1] The company takes its name from the fictional corporation of the same name featured in the RoboCop movie and television franchise. The company's products include a "Brawndo" beverage inspired by Idiocracy, "Stay Puft Caffeinated Gourmet Marshmallows" inspired by Ghostbusters, and a "Tru Blood" beverage inspired by HBO's True Blood series.^[2] The company also has licensed the rights to produce and market "Sex Panther", an Eau de Cologne in . For a few months in 2009, Omni Consumer Products was a sponsor of Kevin Smith and Scott Mosier's podcast, SModcast.

The company contributed $25,000 towards the construction of a RoboCop statue in Detroit.^[3]

External links

• (last update December 24, 2013)
• New York Magazine Review of Tru Blood Beverage
• NBC Review of Tru Blood Drink
• Sex Panther Cologne Web Site

Notes and References

1. News: This Joke's for You. Walker. Rob. 2008-05-04. Consumed. The New York Times. 2009-07-16 . limited.
2. News: Cheers: 'True Blood,' the Beverage. Itzkoff. Dave. 2009-07-28. Arts. The New York Times. 2009-07-16. limited.
3. News: Child . Ben . RoboCop statue to guard Detroit after successful Kickstarter campaign . The Guardian . September 26, 2013.