C&C Group Plc

Description

Founded in 1852, C&C Group Plc is a UK-based leading premium drinks company that manufacturer, marketer and distributor of unique portfolio of cider, wine, beer and soft drinks. The company has manufacturing operations in Ireland, Co. Tipperary, Scotland, Glasgow and Vermont. The company is listed on the London Stock Exchange as LON: CCR and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index.

The company’s core brands include Bulmers, Tennent’s and Magners, and its Super-Premium and craft brands include Menabrea, Dygate, Heverlee, Orchard Pig, Five Lamps, Chaplin & Cork’s, Seven Summits, Tsingtao and Doed’s Lane. Further, its local brands include Caledonia, Clonmel, Caledonia, BlackThorn and Addlestones. Its wine & spirit brand include the Oliver & Greg’s and Moondarra wine brands, Odessa Vodka and Squires Gin and it also distributes various wine brands in Ireland including Yellow Tail and Santa Rita. Its soft drink brands include Finches and Tipperary Pure.

In 2018, the company acquired Bibendum and Matthew Clark that are the leading independent drinks wholesalers to the hospitality industry; together they serve over 24,000 outlets from national prestige hotel chains to independent pubs, restaurants, and clubs. The company has also made a strategic investment in Admiral Taverns that has tenanted Pub Company with around 1000 pubs across England & Wales.