Jigsaw Bag in Box is based in the West Country and has developed a special relationship with small and medium cider producers throughout the region and indeed the rest of the UK.
 
We have over 20 years of experience supplying bag in box packaging, filling machines and associated dispense equipment to cider makers. No order is too small and as we stock eleven different boxes suitable for cider, perry or juice, lead times are normally a matter of days.
 
Bag in box is ideal for cider as the bags protect the product from oxygen in the air, and if the cider is “lively”, our bags withstand the build-up of CO2, forcing oxygen out of the bag and thus extending product shelf life.

Bag-in-box allows the producer greater freedom than steel kegs, drums or plastic pins because the packaging does not need to be returned and opens new business opportunities for cider makers. Bag in Box also sells well in many different market areas.  For example, from farm shops and online sales. Many clients use connectors to facilitate cellar dispense through “beer engines” and finally customers sell into supermarkets or national wholesale coverage.

As a marketing support aid, Jigsaw offers a complete design and print service for cider makers who wish to customise their boxes. This is a one off cost and is dependent upon the complexity of the proposed design. This service starts from £300.

One of our earliest customers was John Harris of Westcroft Cider. "Bag-in-box packaging has created new opportunities for Westcroft. When Janet's Jungle Juice won the CAMRA Champion Cider of Britain award in 2007 we were far more flexible about supplying national outlets and wholesalers," he said.

Westcroft Cider also won the silver medal in the CAMRA Champion Cider of Britain in 2008.