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THE STORY BEHIND HERITAGE AND TAUNTON CIDER
How HERITAGE CIDER was born
The Taunton Cider brand steadily became a household name and by the 1980’s it was
the second largest cider maker in the UK, just behind Bulmers.
By 1991 a management buyout saw the brand floated on the
stock market and eventually bought by Matthew Clark plc in
1995 for £256m. In 1998 the famous Norton Fitzwarren site had
closed down and hundreds of locals had lost their jobs.
Fortunately, the story doesn’t end there… In 2015 we saw
that the trademark had been let go and realised that
there was an opportunity to reform such an iconic brand.
Taunton Cider has been part of cider making from
the beginning. It has a long heritage and has now
been reinvigorated with a new passion.
In 2023, Heritage Cider brought the Taunton Cider
Company brand and doubled the warehouse size to enable larger pressing and storage facilities, and hopefully to levels of achievement only seen decades before.
Management Team
Dedication. Expertise. Passion.
We would like to introduce you to our dedicated management team.
Executive Director and Managing Director
David Syms
A proven track record with expertise in
building new businesses and creating value. David has strong management skills and is
innovative and forward thinking
Chairman
Andrew Turczyniak
Experienced finance professional with 25 years of global experience in Capital Markets
and Private Banking
Andrew grew up on a family-owned orchard before moving on to operating the business
Production and Ochard Management
Edward Down
Recognised as one of the top cidermakers in the UK with a huge breadth of knowledge
across the industry. Edward is the Perfect figure to maintain and upkeep our orchards as a Somerset native
Sales and Distribution
Doug Farrell
Doug has In-depth knowledge of the on-trade market from previous work experience in Somerset. Maintaining and building relationships with clients and having flexibility to cover any role from orchard to bottle