Aston Manor Cider Ltd

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Aston Manor Cider is a cider maker and bottling company in Aston, Birmingham. The company exclusively produces cider and perry; In 2008 it was the 3rd largest cider company in the UK by market share, and the 4th largest in the world.

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  • Aug.2018:
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    Agrial, a French agricultural cooperative and food-processor, acquired Aston Manor cider.ref
  • 2013: a new fruit processing and pressing facility was added in Stourport-on-Severn in Worcestershire.ref
  • 2013: 1,000 acres of new orchards were planted with 350,000 trees, on sites in Worcestershire and Herefordshire.ref,ref
  • 2009: Devon Cider Company, based in Tiverton, Devon, was taken over.ref
  • 1984: Herefordshire hop farmer Michael Hancocks, one of the company's suppliers, bought into the business.
  • 1981: Aston Manor Brewery was formed by 4 former employees of Ansells Brewery Ltd, after Ansells closed its Aston Cross brewery. A new brewery was opened in the nearby Thimble Mill Lane.