Belvoir Farm Drinks ltd

Tucked away alongside the wild hedgerows between Grantham and Nottingham in the Vale of Belvoir, there is a 2000-plus acre farm and family-owned business that is currently taking the adult soft drinks market by storm. Established as only a mildly successful fruit farm by Lord and Lady John Manners in 1984, it was soon clear that something had to change to keep the business viable. Therefore, when harvest season came around, the Manners decided to press any unsold fruit into juice and make some cordials with it – all by themselves. This is the basis for everything customers now know and love about the brand. Perhaps most famous for its elderflower cordial, Belvoir has upscaled its operations dramatically to meet growing demand. Originally taking place on the Manners' kitchen table, Belvoir soon moved into an upgraded but still relatively small facility. It was very labour intensive and manual, often relying on the local public to come and pick the elderflower at harvest time. The business sold just over 1000 bottles to local food stores and farm shops in its first year. We are now producing 22 million bottles annually and picking 45 tonnes of fresh elderflowers a year to meet this growing demand.