23 November 2010
22 October 2010
ORCHARD PIG WINS TOP QUALITY AWARD
Orchard Pig continues its recent run of success with a top national award, winning the Local Drinks Award in the Quality Food Awards 2010 for its Sparkling Apple Juice with Ginger.
Now entering their fourth decade, the Quality Food Awards continue to be the most prestigious awards for food and drink products on sale in UK grocery retail outlets today.
Helen Lyons, from the Quality Food Awards, praised the quality and number of entrants.
“2010 was a landmark year for the Quality Food Awards, with a record number of entries across all the categories. They were also the most hotly contended awards I can recall in the ten years I have been involved.”
Each product is carefully assessed by the judging panels, who debate and discuss its merits across the following criteria: taste, flavour, texture, aroma, ingredients list, innovation, packaging, presentation and price point.
Diane Kenwood, Editor of the awards’ media partner, Woman’s Weekly, was hugely impressed with the range of entries.
“Food provenance has become even more important over the past year, and consumers are increasingly demanding the reassurance that the food they buy has come from reliable, well husbanded sources.”
The judges complimented Orchard Pig on its Sparkling Apple Juice with Ginger. “It’s tangy, it’s zingy and the ginger comes through perfectly” said one, while another commented that they loved the ginger taste. “It’s an excellent product, very good.”
Andrew Quinlan from Orchard Pig said “ We use real ginger to give the juice its zip and freshness and all our juices are made from newly hand-picked apples, never concentrate.”
“It’s a great honour to win this award, especially since there was so much very good competition this year, but also because these awards relate to what people actually buy, so it’s a vote of confidence in us that we value greatly.”
22 October 2010
ORCHARD PIG WINS SOMERSET NEW BUSINESS OF THE YEAR AWARD 2010
The winners were announced on Friday 22nd October at the annual Somerset Business Awards Gala Dinner & Awards Ceremony, held at the new Somerset County Cricket Club conference and banqueting facilities. Some 300 people from the county’s top businesses attended and heard the organisers comment on the very high standard of this year’s entries, up by over 50% on 2009.
There were fifteen Awards in all, and Orchard Pig was delighted to win in its category of New Business of the Year.
Managing Director Andrew Quinlan said “An award brings recognition to the hard work that everyone puts in and holds up our efforts as an example, giving us confidence in what we are doing. That in itself is motivating and rewarding, especially as it come from our peers in the Somerset business community. Hopefully we can use this as another stepping stone in achieving our goals for Orchard Pig.”
Operations Director Neil Macdonald agreed. “We have tried to bring a fresh dynamic to a traditional Somerset business and it is great to see that our approach is appreciated. The award is not just for us, it’s for the whole team, and particularly our long suffering wives!”
16 September 2010
ORCHARD PIG WINS SILVER IN FIRST INTERNATIONAL CIDER CHALLENGE
West Bradley based cidermaker Orchard Pig has been awarded a Silver in the very first International Cider Challenge, run by Drinks International magazine.
The competition attracted over a hundred entries globally and a total of only five Golds and seven Silvers were awarded.
Drinks International recruited a panel of distinguished and knowledgeable judges who blind tasted each entry. Chairman of the judges Christian Davis said “We had cider from all over the world, including the Czech Republic, US, South Africa and Canada. We were really pleased to have such a good response – especially from an international perspective.”
Andrew Quinlan from Orchard Pig said “We are absolutely delighted to win this award, especially against such strong international competition. The judging panel consisted of very respected names in the industry and Orchard Pig is thrilled to have been recognised for the quality of its cider. We look forward to taking part in the competition again next year.”
17 August 2010
TASTE OF THE WEST AWARDS 2010
More fine awards for The Orchard Pig!
Medium Sparkling Table Cider Silver
Sparkling Jonagold Apple Juice Bronze
Sparkling Apple and Ginger Bronze
Apple & Elderflower Bronze
Pear & Apple Bronze
Bramley & Jonagold Silver
2 August 2010
THE GREAT TASTE AWARDS 2010
The Orchard Pig was delighted to receive three Golds at the Great Taste Awards 2010. Its Medium Sparkling Cider, Apple Juice and Ginger and Sparkling Jonagold Apple Juice were all declared winners in this year’s Awards.
Andrew Quinlan said “ It’s the first time we have won three Golds in one year and we’re absolutely thrilled. The Fine Food Awards are a real benchmark of quality, because each product is tasted by several judges, and Gold Stars are only awarded when everyone is in agreement, so we are honoured to have made the grade once more.”
Neil Macdonald said “It always comes down to the quality of the raw ingredients and we’re improving on that year by year in our orchards. Our techniques and understanding are getting much better too so its great to see that someone thinks we’re doing it right!”
19 June 2010
BUSINESS LINK - SOUTH WEST BUSINESS CHALLENGERS
Orchard Ground Force and The Orchard Pig were featured in the South West Business Challengers campaign which highlighted 100 inspirational companies of all sizes and from all sectors across the region.
The campaign ran for 100 working days. Each day a new Challenger profile was uploaded onto the special Business Link website http://www.businesslink.gov.uk/southwest/challengers- where they can still be found.
The Challenger guide is now on the website - www.businesslink.gov.uk/southwest/challengers
