Focus On: Business in Northumberland - Rice Lake Hard Cider

Jana Crawford and Graham Smith were looking at opening a craft brewery and cider operation and since both had a long time connection with Rice Lake. In 2017 they started to seriously look for a location locally and in July 2018 they finally landed with their present location in Baltimore. After a year and a half of going through the licensing process, they were given approval to manufacture and sell cider in March 2020. Listen as Jana explains the challenges faced not only in starting a new business at what turned out to be the beginning of a pandemic, but how other factors continued to force Rice Lake Hard Cider to be agile and pivot to find a way to get to market. Find out more about Rice Lake Hard Cider here: https://www.ricelakehardcider.ca