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Pearl Orchard Specifications
Overarching
9 hectares for apple production
1 hectare
Juice producing plant
Roads
Buildings
storage
10 hectares overall
5 Apple varieties
Discovery
Cox
Cider
Dessert
Bramley
Cropping system
606 maiden plants/Ha
3m between trees, 5.5m alleyways
25 years commercial life of planting
Production
On-site plant
Apples pressed
Washed and crushed
Bottled and pasteurised
36 hour process
varieties and quantities
3 varieties of cider
3 varieties of pure apple juice
75cl bottle takes 3-4lb of apples
180 tonnes of apples/year
65% for apple juice
35% for ciders
Quantities 75cl each
Apple juice at full capacity
Bramley 26,000 bottles
Worcester 26,000
Discovery 26,000
Cider at full capacity
Sweet 14,000
Medium 14,000
Dry 14,000
1 tonne = 500 ltrs of pure apple juice/cider
At least 80% producing juice
Manufacturing conditions
Application 0.5 acre
Plant- 3850 sqft
facilities
workers accommodation
finished goods
raw materials
office
production area
Outsourcing
Beacon Organics
Pressing services
bottling
labelling
Hill co-op
Apple juice cider producers
NEAS Co
Exports quality apples to the UK
Market
Barriers to customer relationships
Time pressure
Lack of producer knowledge
Demand
desire for locally produced apple juice
Source and brand important to customers
Segments
Specialist retailers
Hospitality and tourism
Home delivery