PowerBar

PowerBar is an American maker of energy bars and other related products (particularly sports drinks and gel-based footstuffs for distance athletes).

The PowerBar company was founded by Brian Maxwell, a Canadian athlete and entrepreneur, in his kitchen. He used $55,000 in cash to launch the company in 1986 in Berkeley, California. He eventually acquired a headquarters building in downtown Berkeley.

The company eventually earned $150 million in sales before being purchased by Nestlé in 2000 for $375 million.