According to official figures from the Office of National Statistics, reported by the The Guardian, sales of cider, perry and mead has soared since 2013. In 2014, £911m worth of cider, perry and mead produced by UK manufacturers was sold compared to £812m the year before. 

Hilary Osborne, money editor for The Guardian, writes about how cider is no longer battling for relevance and how it's place is now firmly at the core of the UK drinks trade. The article focuses on innovation in the industry and what the future holds.

We spoke to her about our largest planting scheme to date. Read the full article here - http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2015/jul/20/uk-cider-sales-drinks-industry