The late Austrian billionaire Dietrich Mateschitz took a decade to graduate from university and started out marketing hygiene ...

Red Bull, the energy drink that gives you wings, didn’t start in the flashy streets of Europe. It all began in Thailand with a struggling entrepreneur named Chaleo Yoovidhya, who crafted an energy ...

Chalerm Yoovidhya is Thailand's richest individual with a net worth of $44.5 billion, driven by Red Bull's global sales of 13 billion cans worldwide. The Yoovidhya family’s wealth rose by $8.5 billion ...

BANGKOK -- Chaleo Yoovidhya, the self-made Thai billionaire who introduced the world to "energy drinks" and co-founded the globally popular Red Bull brand, has died. He was in his 80s.

Thai energy drink brand Red Bull has sought to distance itself from a member of the business founder's family who was involved in a hit-and-run case, as calls to boycott its products grow.