Bang Billionaire’s Empire of Caffeine Crashes Into Bankruptcy

  • The energy-drink company seeks path from legal debts
  • CEO Owoc says firm will keep operating with new distributors

Bang Energy beverages in New York.

Photographer: Jeenah Moon/Bloomberg
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It should have been a weekend of celebration for billionaire Jack Owoc.

On Instagram, he blew out the candles atop a massive birthday cake dedicated to his blockbuster product, Bang Energy. On TikTok rolled a medley of videos showing women clutching cans of the drink and of Owoc, crowdsurfing and pumping his fists in the air.