Isn’t May just glorious – loving all the blossom….sad its only here for such a short time.  Things that you have to wait for somehow always seem better eh? The pink of the blossom reminded me of the pinkness of the tree on the Cream Soda with a splash of rhubarb variety….somethings are just meant [...]

I was at a big Trade Show at the NEC a few weeks back and two folk came to my stand who worked for a [rather big] competitor.  Their badges said they worked in ‘new product development’ or ‘flavour development’ or something like that.  They wanted to know who it was who came up with [...]

I got this photo via Twitter of my bottles in Qatar. Needless to say squeals of delights and a feeling of complete pride. I get a little heart flutter when I see my bottles on the shelf of a cafe, farmshop or deli.  Four years in the delight hasn’t dimmed and I know it just [...]

  Yahoooo – we are very excited about seeing all the snowdrops coming through…..We love Spring here at Breckland Orchard HQ  

Very very proud that Breckland Orchard Strawberry and Rhubarb got a Gold [one star] at the 2012 Great Tastes Awards! It’s a flavour that fascinates people and has some really enthusiastic fans!  One of the joys of attending food  festivals and county shows is seeing the reaction on people’s faces when they taste Strawberry & [...]

Saw this via Facebook – and absolutely love it. I’m passionate about independent retail………it’s why I decided right at the outset of Breckland Orchard not to supply the big so-called ‘Top 4′ supermarkets [Asda, Tesco, Sainsburys, Morrisons] OR Waitrose. I love working with folk who are equally as passionate about great tasting food and drink [...]

We”ve just launched a brand new flavour in our range of 275ml Posh Pop……..Plum and Cherry! I love plums, I love cherries, and mixed together they really are quite divine!  Its already a big favourite at Breckland Orchard HQ.  In fact we think it’s completely gorgeous x Early feedback from customers seems to agree – [...]

Proud to announce that we’ve brought out a brand new flavour  of Posh Pop- Cream Soda with a Splash of Rhubarb!  Made it just in time for summer 2012. With all the rule-Britannia, Olympics, Union Jacks, Jubilee celebrations etc we just couldn’t resist adding this classic soft drink to the range – albeit with a [...]

I rarely drink when I am out………….why? probably  because I don’t drink much alcohol to start with, and plus my driving license is much too important to me to risk loosing for a glass of wine. I make lovely soft drinks here at Breckland Orchard, I’m immersed in the world of non-alcoholic drinks, I love [...]

Friday is the start of Feast East – and that marks exactly three years since Breckland Orchard started!  I can hardly believe it was March 2009 that this whole adventure began! I do remember vividly booking Feast East in January 2009, not knowing if I would even have a product to take to the show.  [...]

Dandelion and Burdock is our new addition to the Breckland Orchard line up of ‘Posh Pop’………but we’ve also had some gentle pruning of the range and as a result Cranberry & Rosehip is having a rest.  We’ve still got the recipe, we still adore the flavour, we still have lots of fans who adore it, [...]

In an earlier blog I shared that we started making a new flavour – Dandelion & Burdock.  It came about really from customer requests……..so we launched it as a trial flavour. The feedback  from customers has been just amazing…in fact we’ve been more than a little bowled over by how much people love our Breckland [...]

September is almost here, and very excited to say that we are launching three new additions to the Posh Pop family! Our new 750ml Sharing bottles…………available in three delicious flavours [Sloe Lemonade, Pear and Elderflower and Ginger Beer with Chilli].  To get a look at the new lovely bottles have a peek here at a [...]

I had such a lovely thing happen on Twitter a few days ago.  Merryn Walters – otherwise known as Rentaquill, had had a bottle of Pear and Elderflower whilst out in a lovely cafe in Norfolk.  She was inspired to pick up her ‘quill’ and pen a 140 word ode[Twitter style] to said Pear and [...]

My newest flavour – wonderfully pink in colour, and totally delicious!   Breckland Orchard Sloe Lemonade no less.  Its arrived just in time for Summer, and is a gorgeous summery drink [think picnics, woodland walks, beach strolls]. Feedback from people has been just amazing……….thank you so much for your kind comments, they really do mean a [...]

There are currently 6 drinks in the Breckland Orchard range – each taste wonderful, but when I am out and about its the Ginger Beer with Chilli that inevitably draws everyone’s attention, and questions.  Ginger Beer evokes wonderful memories with people – of childhood, sunny days, family memories and Enid Blyton! I found this rather [...]

I’m really proud of Breckland Orchard Ginger Beer with Chilli……it’s quite different to most Ginger Beers, and is fast garnering a fan group all of its own! With Chilli in the title, some folk think that it’s going to be a massive kick of chilli [aka those very hot Chilli Chutneys that can blow your [...]

I was delighted [even honoured] to be asked by the lovely folk at Rude Health to become one of their Real Food Festival Ranters earlier in the week. Rude Health are passionate about making great tasting, healthy and organic breakfast cereals  and invited a whole bunch of fellow foodie enthusiasts to ‘rant’ about a subject [...]

I’ve decided that Ginger Beer could be the tonic that the country needs to cheer itself up from all this electral gloom…hung parliaments, emergency budgets, budget deficits etc…..its not cheery stuff at all! The solution? Lashings and lashings of Ginger Beer! A growing consumer trend is that of ‘Nostalgia’ – as the world gets more [...]

Have had a very busy couple of weeks getting my latest drinks ready – two new varieties to add to the Breckland Orchard range! They are both light, delicious…and like all the Breckland Orchard drinks made in Norfolk with passion! STRAWBERRY & RHUBARB …..I love both of these fruits, and they make me think of [...]