We tend to overlook where all our seasonal fruit goes, assuming it's simply picked and sold in its natural form. There are however a number of regional cordial, water, and fruit juice manufacturers producing high quality British non-alcoholic drinks.

Cordials - British Cordials are a booming market within the British drinks sector with sales in elderflower cordial up 40% this year! With Britain now producing everything from elderflower and cranberry to apple and ginger cordials there's no excuse not to give it a try.  

Belvoir fruit farms of Lincolnshire have launched a partnership with Plant life, a conservation charity which aims to protect British wild plants and hedgerows and are championing the sustainable production of great British Cordials.

If you're interested in learning more about a fantastic range of Lincolnshire cordials, crushes and pressés why not take a look at: http://www.belvoirfruitfarms.co.uk/   

Water –In 2010, 1,567 million litres of UK-produced bottled water was consumed in this country, this marks a significant increase in the amount of British bottled water being consumed. Brands such as Buxton, Hatterall Ridge and Highland spring have all become household names as British bottled water makes a regular appearance on the dinner table in homes across Britain.  

If you're interested in learning more about British water why not look at: http://www.britishbottledwater.org/index.html or alternatively Buxton in Derbyshire is famed for the clarity and purity of its drinking water, click here for more information: http://www.buxtonwater.co.uk/ourwater/our-water.aspx

Fruit Juices - For the first time ever, breakfast tables across the land are now featuring British fruit juices. With everything from apple juice to grapefruit juice now being produced here in Britain there's no excuse not to buy British fruit juices.   

The British soft drinks association runs a rigorous quality assurance scheme to ensure that all products labeled as 'British fruit juices' are of the highest standard and contain solely British fruit. British fruit juices can even form part of your five a day.

Suffolk producers Copella are leading the way in producing a sustainable apple crop as they have launched their own plant and protect scheme, planting new apple trees across Britain to keep their crop sustainable.

For more information on British fruit juices, why not have a look at these links:
Grove fresh fruit juices of Northampton  
Copella fruit juices of Suffolk  
Cawston press juices of Berkshire
Bensons fruit juices of Cotswold
James White fruit juices of Suffolk: