Originated in Germany in the year 1997 by Uwe Rusch, the beverage concept was entrepreneurial inspired and later created as a tool for the hospitality industry. The task: To serve consistently high-quality Cocktails & Longdrinks, at the same time increasing the operating profit by decreasing inventory costs, spillage & product theft, noticeable speeding up preparation time, decreasing and controlling the high labor costs.
CORDIALS V.I.P. Drinks, a trademark of UNC, Holding LLC, is the leading niche brand in the USA and Latin America. The CORDIALS V.I.P. Drinks - Premium Quality Cocktail & Longdrink Brand is ranking the US most valuable niche brand.
100% Pineapple Juice. CORDIALS uses 100% natural processed quality Juices without Calcium. Also fresh squeezed Juices are splendid but make no economic sense.
Senior Advisor. Tom has had a love for food and beverages since he was a kid. On a trip to Spain in 1989, during his senior year of college, he discovered a peach nectar that would inspire his entrepreneurial drive and eventually help him to transform the juice drink industry in the United States.
He and his future business partner and friend, Tom Rattler, began mixing fruit drinks out of an ice cream store on Nantucket and sold them off their delivery boat, and with that, Nantucket Spirits was born.
Over the course of 14 years, under the leadership of Tom and Tom, Nantucket Spirits grew from a grass-roots start-up company to one with national prominence. While building Nantucket Spirits, Tom won several awards, including several leadership and design awards.
Nantucket Spirits was sold to UNC Holding LLC in 2009. A serial entrepreneur, Tom went on to found and lead several other ventures. For years, Tom has invested in and advised emerging businesses in the food and beverage industry. He has a passion for product development, branding and team building.
Tom graduated from the University with a B.A. in American History in 1988. He lives in Fort Myers, Florida with his wife and three children, Heide, Jason and Landon. Tom is a runner, swimmer, races sailboats, and plays golf (and any other sport or game where competition can be found).
