Cornish Orchards is a

cider Cider ( ) is an alcoholic beverage made from the Fermented drink, fermented Apple juice, juice of apples. Cider is widely available in the United Kingdom (particularly in the West Country) and Ireland. The United Kingdom has the world's highest ...

and juice company based at Duloe,

Cornwall Cornwall (; or ) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in South West England. It is also one of the Celtic nations and the homeland of the Cornish people. The county is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, ...

History

The company was started by Andy Atkinson in 1999 at Westnorth Manor Farm, owned by the

Duchy of Cornwall A duchy, also called a dukedom, is a country, territory, fief, or domain ruled by a duke or duchess, a ruler hierarchically second to the king or queen in Western European tradition. There once existed an important difference between "sovereign ...

. The farm has 15 acres of its own apples, mainly heritage varieties, but also buys in apples from local orchards. In 2013 the company was sold in a multimillion-pound deal to London brewing and pubs group

Fuller, Smith and Turner Fuller's Brewery in Chiswick, west London, England, was the brewing division of Fuller, Smith & Turner PLC, a family-run business from its foundation in 1845 until 2019, when it was sold to the Japanese Asahi Breweries. John Fuller's Griffin B ...

. Fuller's was acquired by

Asahi Breweries The is a Japanese beverage holding company headquartered in Sumida, Tokyo. In 2019, the group had revenue of JPY 2.1 trillion. Asahi's business portfolio can be segmented as follows: Alcoholic drink, alcoholic beverage business (40.5%), over ...

in 2019 for £250m, although both Fuller's and Cornish Orchards continue to trade under their own names.

Awards

The company has won several awards for its cider, including a gold in the

Campaign for Real Ale The Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) is an independent voluntary consumer organisation headquartered in St Albans, which promotes real ale, cider and perry and traditional British pubs and clubs. History The organisation was founded on 16 ...

's national cider and

perry Perry or pear cider is an alcoholic beverage made from fermented pears, traditionally in England (particularly Gloucestershire, Herefordshire, and Worcestershire), parts of South Wales, France (especially Normandy and Anjou), Canada, Austral ...

championships at Reading in 2012.

References

External links

Official Cornish Orchards website
Drink companies of the United Kingdom British ciders Cornish ciders Companies based in Cornwall Cider companies based in Cornwall {{UK-company-stub