Founder tells his brand's origin story from @drinkculturepop

Name: Founder tells his brand's origin story from @drinkculturepop
Uploaded: 2026-02-12T23:58:57.000Z
Duration: 74 s
Channel: drinkculturepop

The founder of Culture Pop Soda, Tom First, shares his entrepreneurial journey, starting with his background as the co-founder of Nantucket Nectars. He explains that after years of investing in the food and beverage industry, he identified a market gap for a soda made with simple, honest ingredients without artificial sweeteners. He details the creation process, from experimenting in his kitchen to developing unique flavors with real fruit juice, spices, and a clinically studied probiotic, positioning Culture Pop as a healthy, gut-friendly alternative that brings soda back to its roots as a health tonic.

Creator: @drinkculturepop on TikTok

Transcript

Here's why I started another beverage brand twenty years after starting my first one. I'm Tom, founder of Culture Pop Soda. You might remember me from cofounding Nantucket Nectars back in the nineties. Since Nantucket Nectars, I've spent the last decade researching and investing in food and beverage companies, but I couldn't ignore the gap in the industry any longer. There wasn't a soda on the shelf that was made with simple, honest ingredients made without refined sugars or sweeteners or stevia

Topics: Beverages, Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurship, Branding

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