Nantucket Nectars
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Nantucket Nectars is a beverage company created by Tom First and Tom Scott who met at Brown University
in 1985. After graduation they headed to Nantucket where they started Allserve, a floating convenience store servicing boats in Nantucket Harbor, delivering everything from newspapers to laundry.
In 1989 First attempted to recreate a peach
drink that he drank on a regular basis while on a trip to Spain
. After successfully re-creating the taste, the two began mixing the juice in a blender, pasteurizing it, and bottling it themselves. The following summer they sold it off their boat, and it was not until later that they decided to call it Nantucket Nectars.
Nantucket Nectars was purchased by Ocean Spray
of Lakeville, Mass in 1997, sold to London-based Cadbury Schweppes PLC
in 2002 and is currently owned by Plano, TX-based Dr Pepper Snapple Group
. The founders are no longer involved in the day-to-day operations, but still perform marketing duties and voice the radio ads.
Brown University
Brown University is a private, Ivy League university located in Providence, Rhode Island, United States. Founded in 1764 prior to American independence from the British Empire as the College in the English Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations early in the reign of King George III ,...
in 1985. After graduation they headed to Nantucket where they started Allserve, a floating convenience store servicing boats in Nantucket Harbor, delivering everything from newspapers to laundry.
In 1989 First attempted to recreate a peach
Peach
The peach tree is a deciduous tree growing to tall and 6 in. in diameter, belonging to the subfamily Prunoideae of the family Rosaceae. It bears an edible juicy fruit called a peach...
drink that he drank on a regular basis while on a trip to Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
. After successfully re-creating the taste, the two began mixing the juice in a blender, pasteurizing it, and bottling it themselves. The following summer they sold it off their boat, and it was not until later that they decided to call it Nantucket Nectars.
Nantucket Nectars was purchased by Ocean Spray
Ocean Spray
Ocean Spray may refer to:* Spray from the ocean* Ocean Spray , a group of fruit growers* Ocean Spray , by the Manic Street Preachers* Holodiscus discolor, a type of flowering shrub...
of Lakeville, Mass in 1997, sold to London-based Cadbury Schweppes PLC
Cadbury Schweppes
Cadbury is a confectionery company owned by Kraft Foods and is the industry's second-largest globally after Mars, Incorporated. Headquartered in Uxbridge, London, United Kingdom, the company operates in more than 50 countries worldwide....
in 2002 and is currently owned by Plano, TX-based Dr Pepper Snapple Group
Dr Pepper Snapple Group
Dr Pepper Snapple Group Inc. is an American soft drink company, based in Plano, Texas.It was spun off from Britain's Cadbury Schweppes, on May 5, 2008, with trading in its shares starting on May 7, 2008...
. The founders are no longer involved in the day-to-day operations, but still perform marketing duties and voice the radio ads.