Cornish Orchards

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Cornish Orchards Ltd
Company typeSubsidiary
FoundedAugust 19, 2003; 21 years ago (2003-08-19) in Cornwall
FounderAndy Atkinson
Headquarters,
Key people
ParentAsahi Europe
Websitehttps://www.cornishorchards.co.uk
Footnotes / references
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Cornish Orchards is a cider and juice company based at Duloe, Cornwall.

History

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The company was started by Andy Atkinson in 1999 at Westnorth Manor Farm, owned by the Duchy Of Cornwall. The farm has 15 acres of its own apples, mainly heritage varieties but also buys in apples from local orchards[3]

In 2013, the company was sold in a multimillion-pound deal to London brewing and pubs group Fuller, Smith and Turner. Fuller's was acquired by Asahi Breweries in 2019 for £250m, although both Fuller's and Cornish Orchards continue to trade under their own names.[4]

Awards

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The company has won several awards for its cider, including a gold in the Campaign for Real Ale's national cider and perry championships at Reading in 2012[5]

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References

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  1. ^ "Companies House Company Profil". Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  2. ^ "Company Website About-Us section". Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  3. ^ "Cornish Orchards". ukcider.co.uk. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
  4. ^ "Cornish Orchards is sold to Fuller's for £3.8M - Business Cornwall". Business Cornwall. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
  5. ^ "Cheers as Cornish Orchards cider wins gold award". BBC News. 6 May 2012. Retrieved 3 December 2015.