C&C Group plc
Crafting quality beverages since 1852
Ireland Private Label Contract Manufacturing
About 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
What C&C Group plc manufactures
- Magners cider
- Tennent's lager
- Clonmel 1650 Irish lager
- Club Orange
- Ginger ale
- Bottled water
- Soft drinks
Where C&C Group plc manufactures
Ireland
Frequently asked
C&C specializes in cider, beer, wine, soft drinks, and bottled water, with brands including Bulmers and Magners and Tennent’s Lager.
Packaging includes cans, bottles, and kegs, with lightweight aluminum and fully recyclable cardback packaging introduced in 2022.
Contract packaging is provided for partners such as William Grant at the Annerville site near Clonmel.
Clonmel handles main cider output and craft beer; Wellpark Brewery in Glasgow produces Tennent’s and AB InBev products; a fruit processing plant is in Portugal, with additional facilities across Ireland, Great Britain, and the United States.
Exports cover worldwide markets, including the US, with UK/Ireland distribution reaching over 99% of the UK population on a next-day basis.
You hold Dynamic status in the Harpers Sustainability Charter, pursue a Zero Waste to Landfill policy, participate in the UK Plastics Pact, and have implemented packaging and can lightweighting initiatives.