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Tom Scott (born February 2, 1966) is an American entrepreneur best known as the CEO and co-founder of Nantucket Nectars, a beverage company Scott founded with Tom First in 1989. [2] The company reached national prominence, appearing on the “ Inc. 500 ” list of fastest-growing U.S. companies for five years in a row. [ 3 ]
Nantucket Nectars is an American beverage company created by Tom First and Tom Scott, which began as a small business selling a variety of items to yachts in Nantucket, Massachusetts. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Eventually they began selling juice blends that were originally inspired by a peach nectar Tom First had while on a visit to Spain .
The Nantucket Project was co-founded in 2010 by Tom Scott and Kate Brosnan. The Nantucket Project's founding circle includes Scott, founder and CEO of Nantucket Nectars and creator the HBO television series The Neistat Brothers , [ 3 ] Wendy Schmidt , President of The Schmidt Family Foundation , former Senator Bill Frist , Alicia Mullen and ...
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In 1995, Jay Pritzker stepped down and Thomas Pritzker took control of The Pritzker Organization. [4] When Jay died in 1999, the family split the business into 11 pieces worth $1.4 billion each [4] (choosing to settle a lawsuit from two family members, who apparently received $500 million each in 2005).
Cadbury Schweppes purchased Dr Pepper/Seven Up in 1995. Beverage America and Select Beverages bottlers were purchased from the Carlyle Group in February 1998. [8] Snapple, Mistic, and Stewart's (formerly Cable Car Beverage) were sold by Triarc Companies, Inc. to Cadbury Schweppes in 2000 for $1.45 billion. [9]
Richard Rainwater was born in Fort Worth, Texas, in 1944. He grew up in a family of entrepreneurs and investors, and was exposed to the world of business and finance at an early age. Rainwater's father, Sam, was a successful businessman and investor, who owned a number of companies in the Fort Worth area.
Anna Jarvis founded Mother’s Day to honor her beloved mother, then spent the rest of her life fighting the holiday’s commercial and political exploitation. She died alone in an asylum.