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H P Bulmer Limited, [1] trading as Bulmers, is a cider-making company founded in 1887 in Hereford, England. Bulmers Cider Logo 2011 The company's two principal brands are its own Bulmers cider, which is sold worldwide, and Strongbow , which is sold across Europe, the US & Canada, Oceania and East Asia.
Production moved to the current Plough Lane site in the late 1970s. Today HP Bulmer makes 65% of the UK's five hundred million litres of cider sold annually, and the bulk of the UK's cider exports. [2] From 1937 to 1949, Bulmers operated with Wm. Magners of Clonmel, expanding into Irish distribution markets.
Pomagne print advertisement, 1918. Pomagne was a brand of cider produced by Bulmers in the United Kingdom.It was first marketed in 1906 under the name "Cider De Luxe". In 1916, it was renamed Pomagne.
By 1970, it was the second-highest selling cider in the world after its Bulmer's stablemate Woodpecker. [citation needed] By 2001, Strongbow was among the top ten drinks by sales in pubs and bars in England and Wales. [12] In 2003, Bulmers was purchased by Scottish & Newcastle, who in turn were taken over by Heineken in 2008. In January 2011 ...
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Sir William Peter Bulmer KStJ ERD DL (20 May 1920 – 28 November 2012) was Lord Lieutenant of West Yorkshire from 1978 to 1985. Having escaped from a POW camp during World War II he went on to become managing director of the family business, Bulmer & Lumb, between 1963 and 1985. He has been described as 'a leading figure in the textile industry'.
Subsequently, Heinz suffered severe supply issues for the ex-HP Foods brands as the Elst factory struggled to integrate production, resulting in significant negative coverage from UK retailers. [76] Heinz was forced to begin bottling sauce in Spain, shipping ready-made sauce from Elst, to get product back into supply. [ 77 ]
John Barbour, a native of Galloway, Scotland, founded J. Barbour and Sons Ltd in South Shields, England, in 1894 as an importer of oil-cloth. [3] [1] John's grandson Duncan, a keen motorcyclist, would also take the company in that direction during his tenure as Barbour became the originator of waxed cotton motorcycling suits and jackets.