C&C Group

C&C Group profits forecast to be in line with market expectations

19-Jan-2024 By Gary Lloyd

C&C Group, which owns Matthew Clark, Bibendum Wine and brands Tennent’s, Magners and Bulmers Ireland said it expects full-year operating profit for its 2024 financial year (FY24) to be in line with current market expectations.

David Forde quits as CEO at C&C

19-May-2023 By Gary Lloyd

Drinks company C&C Group has announced David Forde is to step down from his role as chief executive and will cease to be a director with immediate effect – but will be available to help ensure a smooth handover of responsibilities.

C&C Group clients unable to place orders for weeks

10-Feb-2023 By Rebecca Weller

Customers of drinks distributor C&C Group have been struggling to order stock for several weeks due to “major system upgrades”, forcing some operators to “waste time” scrambling between high-street shops to avoid shortages.

C&C sells Admiral stake

17-May-2022 By Nikkie Thatcher

Drinks company C&C Group has announced the sale of minority interest in pubco Admiral Taverns to Proprium Capital Partners for a total consideration of £55m.

Innis & Gunn signs distribution and sales deal, with C&C taking 8% share

07-Jan-2021 By Nicholas Robinson

Scottish craft brewer Innis & Gunn has signed a new long-term sales and distribution deal with manufacturer C&C to sell its beers in the UK and Ireland.

Magners sees signs of recovery

12-Oct-2010 By Hamish Champ

Magners cider has returned to volume growth in the UK for the first time in three years, according to C&C Group, the Dublin-headquartered group...

Duty rises and price freezes hit Magners producer

25-May-2010 By Hamish Champ

Duty rises and price freezes will hit C&C Group's comparative trading performance in the coming year. The Irish drinks group, which numbers...

Cider market "still challenging", says C&C Group

15-Jan-2010 By Hamish Champ

Despite reporting cider volumes up 17 per cent in the UK in December Magners producer C&C Group still expects to announce a "modest" year-on-year...

Magners volumes in the UK stabilise

08-Oct-2009 By The PMA Team

Magners producer C&C Group has reported that its UK volumes are stabilising with a fall of just 2% in the six months ended 31 August. Growth in...

OFT looks at C&C's Tennent's deal

06-Oct-2009 By James Wilmore

The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) is examining C&C Group's purchase of the Tennent's lager brand to see if it is a "merger situation" which could...

Magners cider sales slide by nearly a fifth

12-May-2009 By Hamish Champ

The UK consumer's love affair with Magners cider has continued to cool over the last year, with C&C Group, which owns and manufactures the brand,...

Profits slide at C&C Group

12-May-2009 By Ewan Turney

Magners producer C&C Group has reported an 11% decline in sales and an operating loss of €59.2m for the year to 28 February. The group blamed...

Magners loses its fizz as sales slide

31-Aug-2008 By Hamish Champ

Magners producer C&C Group signalled that the cider market had lost some of its fizz when it warned last week that its turnover for the six...

£100m bonanza for C&C shareholders

09-May-2007 By Hamish Champ

Magners producer C&C Group plans to return up to £102m of its surplus cash to investors by way of a share buyback programme.The Irish drinks...