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Pulse Enters the Non-Nicotine Performance Market with Precision-Formulated Pouches for Combat Athletes

PULSE Retail audience Published by WPG Brands Newsroom Editorial oversight: James Cappellano, Principal — Innovation, Growth Platforms & Intelligence
Retail purpose

What this event means for retail distribution and market entry.

What happened
  • WPG Brands Inc. has entered the combat-sports market with Pulse, a non-nicotine performance pouch built for athletes who read ingredient labels before they buy anything.
  • The formula pairs caffeine with L-theanine and Alpha-GPC, aimed at the kind of sustained, controlled focus combat athletes train for rather than a short energy spike.
  • Pulse launched with two limited-edition SKUs, Blue Razz Ice and Fresh Mint, produced in collaboration with Clocked & Loaded (CNL), a combat-sports and boxing lifestyle brand. Both are sold exclusively at takeyourpulse.shop -- a real, live retail channel, not a launch announcement ahead of one.
  • It is the second brand WPG Brands has taken to market this way -- pairing a credible partner with a real, checkable product before spending on advertising, the same approach the company used to launch Wake earlier this year.
Why it matters

Pulse's "Blue Razz Ice" and "Fresh Mint" SKUs are already live and independently verifiable at takeyourpulse.shop -- a real, in-market performance-pouch product retail partners can evaluate today.

In their own words
"Pulse is not a general energy product dressed up for athletes," said Abeer Subhani, Principal -- Brand Strategy, WPG Brands Inc. "It is a precision product built from the ingredient up, for people who know the difference."
Product category and support capability

Pulse is one of three brands operated by WPG Brands Inc. on a shared commercial engine, alongside Wake and ALRT.

Why this story

Pulse is one of three brands operated by WPG Brands Inc. on a shared commercial engine, alongside Wake and ALRT.

Clocked & Loaded (CNL): Premium boxing and combat sports lifestyle brand. Co-produced two limited edition Pulse SKUs -- Blue Razz Ice and Fresh Mint -- exclusively at takeyourpulse.shop.

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