Monster Beverage (MNST) 7 May 212021 Q1 Earnings call transcript

Good afternoon and welcome to the Monster Beverage Company’s First Quarter 2021 Conference Call. [Operator Instructions] I would now like to turn the conference over to Mr. Rodney Sacks and Mr. Hilton Schlosberg, Co-CEOs. Please go ahead.

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