

Aeroplan later re-branded itself to Aimia.īy 2010, Nectar claimed that 16.8 million people were part of the scheme, and that it had 14 member companies and over 400 online retailers. In December 2007, Loyalty Management Group was purchased by the Canadian Aeroplan, for £368 million. Additional co-founding management included Koos Berkhout and Jan Pieter Lips, both of whom previously worked for Air Miles Netherlands.Īt the time of launch, Nectar confirmed it would be open to more companies to join, excluding rivals of existing members. further consisted of five Vice Presidents: Todd Almeida (previously Air Miles Netherlands), Martin Briggs, Peter Buis, Steve Lobb (previously Fly Buys New Zealand ) and Alex Moorhead (previously Air Miles Canada). The co-founding senior executive team and management shareholders of Nectar – Loyalty Management UK Ltd. Robert Gierkink, who previously played a key role in the founding and launches of Air Miles Canada and Air Miles Netherlands, was founding CEO. It was run by Loyalty Management Group, then chaired by Sir Keith Mills, the founder of Air Miles. The Nectar scheme was launched in 2002, merging the existing loyalty programmes of Sainsbury's, BP and Barclaycard and including Debenhams, which did not have an existing scheme. Nectar was purchased by the Canadian Groupe Aeroplan (now Aimia) in 2007, and purchased by Sainsbury's in 2018. The scheme was established by Loyalty Management Group, replacing the existing schemes of three of the four launch companies. Participating companies cover sectors including travel, retail, finance and newspapers. It launched in 2002 with initially four partner companies, and by 2010 had grown to include over 14 companies and over 400 online retailers. The scheme is the largest in the United Kingdom, and comprises a number of partner companies including Sainsbury's, Esso and eBay. A good quality apple spritzer has a fruit content of 60%.Nectar is a loyalty card scheme in the United Kingdom run by Nectar 360 Ltd, a company wholly owned by Sainsbury's. The initial fruit juice is subject to the same regulations as 100% fruit juice.

This drink is made from fruit juice and sparkling mineral water. Juice with sparkling water is sometimes called a “spritzer”. The fruit in this case mostly serves as a flavouring. Fruit nectar does not contain any colourings or preservatives.Ī fruit juice drink on the other hand is primarily a thirst quencher, which is why it needs a higher water content. There is a required minimum fruit content for fruit nectars, which is between 25 and 50%, depending on the type of fruit. These include black currants, sour cherries and bananas. Some fruits naturally contain so much fruit acidity or fruit pulp that they cannot be sold as 100% fruit juice they can only be made palatable using water and sugar, which is called fruit nectar. The syrup-like concentrate is then turned into fruit juice by reconstituting it with water. If it says “made from concentrate” on the packaging, then the water is removed from the freshly pressed juice under vacuum conditions in the country of production. There is "not-from-concentrate” juice, which is bottled after harvesting and stored for later bottling. However, fruit juice can be made in two different ways. there are no added colourings, preservatives or sugar. 100% juice is fruit juice made from 100% “liquid fruit", i.e.
