• Why The
    Trustmark?
  • Current Cider
    Standards
  • Cider Production
    Methods
  • Trustmark Pillars
    & Criteria
  • About Us
  • DeDe
    • EnEn
    • 中文 (中国)中文 (中国)
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Who Are
We At
Grade A?

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Short-term objectives of the Trustmark:

  • Educate consumers about the three principle cider production methods so that they become fully aware of the different grades of ciders available on the market.
  • Shed light on the issues around the lack of appropriate cider standards and governing body to regulate cider making, labeling and standards.
  • Shed light on the extremely poor labeling regulations that allow unscrupulous producers to purposely mislead consumers.

Long-term objectives of the Trustmark:

  • Provide a central platform for the cider industry and assist with discussion and action.
  • Participate in policy development by working with various stakeholders in the craft cider industry.
  • Encourage technical development in the industry and the sharing of information amongst various craft cider stakeholders.

Our History

The Grade A Cider Trustmark is owned and managed by a privately-owned company based in Nova Scotia, Canada. The Trustmark was established in 2019 and is the brainchild of the owner of Bulwark Craft Ciders.

He decided to create the Trustmark after spending seven years gathering information on various cider markets and production methods around the world and realizing that most markets he visited suffered from the same lack of proper cider standards and regulations. The result of which has led to the creation of a flawed cider category dominated by a few large producers where everything goes. They sell so called ciders that are more often than not simply sugary alcopops or fermented sugar beverages.

The aim of the Trustmark is to help reverse this trend. First, by making consumers aware of the different ways to make ciders.  Second, by raising the red flag with regard to the lack of standards and regulations in the category. And third, by pushing for the Trustmark to become the benchmark of the cider category where meaningful and measurable criteria such as real apple juice content and the production method used are taken into account.

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Interested in contacting us about Grade A Cider, cider production, or the Trustmark?

Let’s connect and a start a conversation.

  • Why The
    Trustmark?
  • Current Cider
    Standards
  • Cider Production
    Methods
  • Trustmark Pillars
    & Criteria
  • About Us
  • DeDe
    • EnEn
    • 中文 (中国)中文 (中国)

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