Mansfields: Life is a bowl of cherries... from Mansfields

22 June 2007

The summer fruit season is ripening and our first cherries are nearly upon us. The crop load is the best we have produced so far, some varieties have thinned naturally, allowing the surviving cherries to grow larger.
Careful pickers will hand pick the darkest cherries, which are the sweetest and juiciest, full of fruity flavour, and they’ll just get bigger and sweeter as the season progresses.
Washed and freshly eaten out of the hand is the best way to enjoy them- the closer to home you buy them, the better you will “savour their flavour”!

Did you know?

Cherries are believed to be native to Asia Minor, the earliest known mention of cherries is by the Greek botanist Theophrastus about 300 BC, although it is believed to have been cultivated even earlier than this time. The Romans carried cherries throughout Europe and England along the routes of conquest during the first century AD.

About Us

Located in Kent, the Garden of England, Mansfields is one of the largest growers and packers of top, stone and soft fruit with over 35 years of experience. The family run business is the biggest UK apple grower and the largest UK cherry grower, whilst also growing pears, plums and strawberries in significant volumes. Mansfields is one of the only UK top fruit operations that is expanding both fruit production and packing facilities. The company comprises of over 3,000 acres of top fruit (dessert apples, culinary apples and pears), stone fruit (cherries and plums) and soft fruit (strawberries), which are grown on 15 locations in Kent at varied geographic locations in order to extend harvest seasons and to mitigate weather related risk. The main storage and packing site is located at Nickle Farm on the outskirts of Chartham village, six miles south of Canterbury on the A28

Corporate Social Responsibility

Mansfields seeks to recognise our responsibilities to our suppliers, customers, and staff and the way we impact on our social and physical environment. We have adopted a Corporate Social Responsibility Strategy (CSR) to position ourselves as a leading company in the provision of English fruit that meets the very high social and environmental expectations of our customers. Our CSR strategy details our visions, governance, structure and management systems and our key targets and objectives. We have set objectives and targets against our key environmental, social and economic priorities.