Killer Shake, a subsidiary of Killer Productions Company (now defunct) is a former brand of chocolate milk with a dessert-like style.
Designed to appeal to youth in the U.S., Killer Shake featured a surfer in apparent engagement with a killer shark—hence the same Killer Shake—while surfing a large wave. This design was especially appealing to surf culture during the late 1980s and early 1990s, particularly in Southern California.
Development
On October 1, 1996, Dean Foods completed the acquisition of the rights to the Wacky Willie and Killer Shake trademarks for $300,000 in cash from Killer Productions Company. Dean Foods, was allowed at its sole option, before August 1999, to pay an additional $700,000 to Killer Productions representing the final portion of the purchase price. In addition, in the event net sales reached $5.0 million in any consecutive twelve-month period ending on or before August 1999, Dean Foods was required to pay the additional $700,000 that represented the final portion of the purchase price. Dean Foods manufactured and sold this product under a license arrangement for the period January 1, 1996, through September 30, 1996.