Cornish Orchards

What Cornish Orchards does

Cornish Orchards is a craft cider and soft drink producer headquartered at Westnorth Manor Farm in Duloe, Cornwall, United Kingdom. Founded in 1999, the company produces 8+ cider SKUs and 3 soft drink SKUs, all made from 100% fresh-pressed British apples grown and pressed on-site from a heritage orchard containing 30+ apple varieties. Cider is matured for up to 6 months to develop natural flavour complexity. The product line spans traditional styles (Golden, Vintage, Dry, Heritage), fruit-infused ciders (Raspberry & Elderflower, Cherry & Blackberry, Peach, Pear), a naturally sparkling variant (Avalon), and a soft drink range (Sicilian Lemonade, Elderflower Presse, Sparkling English Apple).

The company operates a multi-channel go-to-market: direct-to-consumer e-commerce through its own online shop, on-site retail at the Duloe farm shop (Tuesday–Saturday), the Fresh Pressed Cider Pubs on-trade distribution programme searchable via a public pub finder, and paid experiential revenue from weekly cidery tours and tastings bookable through Booking Hound. The marketing mix emphasises ingredient transparency through the "Trust Your Cider" educational campaign and promotional activity such as the May 2025 "Win Big" prize partnership with Carbis Bay Hotel & Estate, Ugly Butterfly Restaurant, and BST Hyde Park.

Cornish Orchards is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Asahi Europe Limited, part of Asahi Group Holdings. The parent relationship is the single most consequential structural feature of the business: Asahi UK Ltd operates the website per the Privacy Policy, the Asahi Group Holdings legal entity is the named Promoter for the Win Big promotion, and operational/web support is provided by Vektor UK. The company is private, UK-only, and does not disclose revenue or headcount growth metrics.

Name

Cornish Orchards

Legal name

Cornish Orchards

Website

https://cornishorchards.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Cornish Orchards is a UK craft cider and soft drink producer, founded 1999 and based in Duloe, Cornwall, making 100% fresh-pressed apple ciders and soft drinks sold direct-to-consumer, via an on-site farm shop, and through UK pubs as a subsidiary of Asahi Europe Limited.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Craft Cider and Soft Drinks

NAICS

Wineries (312130), Apple Orchards (111331)

SIC

Beverages (2080)

akta.pro primary industry

Cider & Perry Production (AFAFAAAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Cider & Perry Producers & Brands (CRADAIAE), Cideries & Meadery Tasting Rooms (THAFALAI), Still Soft Drinks & Flavored Waters (Non-Carbonated) (AFAFABAB), Pome Fruit Orchards (Apples, Pears, Quinces) (AFAGACAB)

Keywords

• Craft cider production
• Fresh-pressed apple juice
• Soft drinks manufacturing
• Orchard-based beverages
• Pub cider distribution

Headquarters

HQ city

Duloe

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Direct Cider and Soft Drink Sales: Sale of cider and soft drink products directly to consumers through the online shop and farm shop retail location.
2. Foodservice/Hospitality Distribution: Distribution of cider products to pubs and hospitality venues through the Fresh Pressed Cider Pubs program.
3. Tours and Tastings: Revenue from guided tours of the cidery and tasting experiences, including gift vouchers for tours.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Cornish Orchards produces and sells a range of hand-crafted ciders (Golden, Vintage, Dry, Heritage, Pear, Raspberry & Elderflower, Cherry & Blackberry, Peach, and Avalon Naturally Sparkling) and non-alcoholic soft drinks (Sicilian Lemonade, Elderflower Presse, and Sparkling English Apple) made from 100% fresh-pressed British apples, never from concentrate. The company operates an on-site farm shop, e-commerce online shop, weekly cidery tours and tastings, and distributes to UK pubs through the Fresh Pressed Cider Pubs program.

Product overview

Cornish Orchards is a cider and soft drink producer operating as a subsidiary of Asahi Europe Limited. The product portfolio consists of 8 distinct cider varieties (Golden, Vintage, Dry, Heritage, Pear, Raspberry & Elderflower, Cherry & Blackberry, Avalon Naturally Sparkling, and Peach) and 3 soft drinks (Sicilian Lemonade, Elderflower Presse, and Sparkling English Apple), all made from 100% fresh-pressed British apples. The company complements its beverage products with retail services including a farm shop at Westnorth Manor Farm in Duloe, Cornwall, an e-commerce online shop, guided tours and tastings of the cidery, and a pub finder to locate venues serving their products.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Cornish Orchards Golden Cider A golden cider made with 100% fresh-pressed apple juice, water, sugar, Karasirup, and malic acid, preserved with potassium metabisulphite. Sold to consumers through farm shop and online shop and to pubs via the Fresh Pressed Cider Pubs program.
• Cornish Orchards Vintage Cider A vintage-style cider crafted from 100% fresh-pressed apple juice, water, sugar, malic acid, and potassium metabisulphite. Sold to adult consumers and to UK pubs.
• Cornish Orchards Dry Cider A dry cider made with 100% fresh-pressed apple juice, water, sugar, Karasirup, citric acid, and preserved with potassium metabisulphite.
• Cornish Orchards Heritage Cider A heritage cider made from 100% fresh-pressed juice, showcasing the traditional character of the on-site heritage orchard at Westnorth Manor Farm.
• Cornish Orchards Pear Cider A pear cider blending fresh-pressed apple and pear juice with sugar, malic and ascorbic acid, and potassium metabisulphite.
• Cornish Orchards Raspberry & Elderflower Cider A flavoured cider combining 100% fresh-pressed apple juice with raspberry concentrate and elderflower extract, finished with malic acid.
• Cornish Orchards Cherry & Blackberry Cider A fruit-forward cider featuring fresh-pressed apple juice with cherry concentrate, blackberry concentrate, and sour cherry aroma.
• Cornish Orchards Peach Cider A peach-flavoured cider made with apples, sugar, potassium metabisulphite, and Champagne Yeast (EC1118).
• Cornish Orchards Avalon Naturally Sparkling Cider A naturally sparkling cider made with apples, sugar, Fructozyme P, Diammonium Phosphate, potassium metabisulphite, and Champagne Yeast (EC1118).
• Cornish Orchards Sicilian Lemonade A non-alcoholic lemonade made with Sicilian lemon juice (15%), apple juice, malic and citric acids, and carbon dioxide for fizz.
• Cornish Orchards Elderflower Presse A non-alcoholic sparkling drink made with elderflower syrup (10%), elderflower extract oil, and carbon dioxide.
• Cornish Orchards Sparkling English Apple A non-alcoholic sparkling apple drink made with 60% fresh-pressed English apple juice, with malic acid and ascorbic acid.
• Online Shop E-commerce platform at shop.cornishorchards.co.uk enabling direct-to-consumer online purchase of the full range of Cornish Orchards ciders and soft drinks with delivery.
• Farm Shop On-site retail shop at Westnorth Manor Farm, Duloe, Cornwall, selling the full range of Cornish Orchards ciders and soft drinks plus gift ideas. Open Tuesday to Saturday, 10am-5pm; card-only payments accepted.
• Tours and Tastings Weekly guided tours of the cidery and heritage orchard at Westnorth Manor Farm, taking visitors through the press, tanks, bottling hall, and orchard, concluding with a tasting session. Gift vouchers are available.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered major, minor and core.

• Carbis Bay Hotel & EstatemajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 May 2025Luxury 5-star hotel partner for the Win Big promotional prize package. Winners receive a two-night stay at Carbis Bay Hotel in St Ives, sharing a superior room with daily breakfast included as part of the Cornwall prize package.
• Ugly Butterfly RestaurantmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 May 2025Michelin-starred sustainable dining partner featured in the Win Big promotional prize. Winners receive a chef's menu dinner for two at Ugly Butterfly Restaurant & Bar, which offers world-class cuisine in Cornwall.
• British Summer Time (BST) Hyde ParkminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 May 2025Music festival partner for the Win Big promotional prize. Two winners receive General Admission tickets for two people to BST Hyde Park on 05/07/2026.
• Vektor UK LtdcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerWebsite development and promotional administration partner. Vektor developed and manages the Cornish Orchards website and serves as the Prize Administrator for the Win Big promotion, handling winner notifications and prize fulfilment.
• Asahi Group HoldingscoreOthersParent company. Cornish Orchards is a subsidiary of Asahi Europe Limited. The Promoter for the Win Big promotion is Asahi Group Holdings, UK Address: Griffin Brewery, Chiswick Lane South, London.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Aspall Cyder: Aspall is a Suffolk-based family-owned craft cyder producer selling premium fresh-pressed ciders and apple juices through DTC, hospitality, and retail channels across the UK — directly comparable product, premium positioning, and family/single-origin heritage narrative to Cornish Orchards.
• Lilley's Cider: Lilley's is a Somerset-based cider and perry producer with an extensive range of fruit and traditional ciders distributed through hospitality and wholesale — comparable in product breadth, fruit-flavored cider focus, and B2B hospitality channel.
• Weston's Cider: Weston's is a long-established Herefordshire cidermaker producing a broad portfolio of traditional ciders, perry, and fruit ciders for UK on-trade and retail — overlaps directly with Cornish Orchards on craft/traditional cider manufacturing and hospitality channel distribution.
• Thatchers Cider: Thatchers is one of the UK's leading family-owned cider producers based in Somerset, with a heritage orchard, multi-varietal ciders, and broad UK on-trade and retail distribution — highly comparable in family heritage, orchard-to-bottle model, and product portfolio breadth.
• Sandford Orchards: Sandford Orchards is a Devon-based craft cidermaker producing traditional, vintage, and fruit ciders from heritage orchards using fresh-pressed British apples — closely comparable as a regional UK craft cider brand emphasizing heritage, provenance, and fresh-pressed production.

Broad incumbents

• Bulmers (Magners): Bulmers/Magners is a mass-market UK and Irish cider brand owned by C&C Group, dominating mainstream cider shelves and on-trade — relevant as the broad-incumbent benchmark against which Cornish Orchards' premium positioning competes.
• Strongbow: Strongbow, owned by Heineken, is the UK's largest-selling cider brand — relevant as the dominant incumbent shaping category price points and supply contracts that Cornish Orchards operates against.
• Henry Westons & Stowford Press: Stowford Press and Henry Westons are national-tier UK cider brands owned by Heineken's cidermaking operations — relevant as broader portfolio incumbents serving similar on-trade and retail channels to Cornish Orchards.

Emerging players

• Hogan's Cider: Hogan's is a UK craft cidermaker producing real, cloudy ciders from a single estate — comparable as a small-scale, premium, single-origin craft cider brand operating with direct and on-trade channels.
• Cotswold Cider Co. Cotswold Cider Co. is a small UK craft cidermaker producing single-estate ciders from English apples — comparable as a niche, premium craft operator in the same emerging artisanal segment as Cornish Orchards.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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