C&C Group plc

About

C&C Group plc is an Irish manufacturer specializing in cider, beer, wine, soft drinks, and bottled water, based in Ireland. The company operates multiple production facilities and a nationwide distribution network serving on-trade and off-trade markets in the UK, Ireland, Great Britain, and export markets worldwide.

Categories & manufacturing capabilities

• Product categories: cider, beer, wine, soft drinks, bottled water
• Formats: cans, bottles, kegs
• Manufacturing scope: brewing, cider production, kegging, bottling, canning, packaging
• Sites and capacity: Clonmel (main cider site, craft beer), Wellpark Brewery (Tennent’s lager) in Glasgow, a fruit processing plant in Portugal; additional facilities across Ireland, Great Britain, and the United States
• Contract packaging: contract packaging for partners (examples include Glenfiddich, Hendrick's Gin at Annerville site near Clonmel)
• Craft and investment: investments in craft brewing and a dedicated craft brewery at Clonmel

Production & operational capabilities

• Core processes: brewing, cider production, kegging, bottling, canning, packaging
• Production scale: large branded runs and craft production at multiple sites
• Geographic reach: production supports UK, Ireland, and export markets, with US/UK supplied from Ireland/Scotland

Quality, compliance & regulatory positioning

• Certifications: Harpers Sustainability Charter status (Dynamic)
• Sustainability programs: Zero Waste to Landfill policy; UK Plastics Pact member
• Packaging and waste: packaging innovations and can lightweighting; shifting to recyclable packaging materials

Materials & packaging

• Packaging materials: cans, bottles, kegs; recyclable packaging initiatives