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Annual Report and Accounts 2025
Building brands.
Delivering for our customers.
Enhancing efficiency.
Maintaining strength.
Our portfolio of much-loved brands and our industry-leading customer-focused distribution business and strong cash flow will stand us in good stead.”
A passion for delivering for our customers.
It’s an exciting time to be joining the business. C&C has a unique business model, great brands and a committed team, and I look forward to working with the Board and the wider team to lead C&C through the next phase of its development.”
Improvement in both our branded and distribution segments.
In FY2025, the premium branded sector continued its significant contribution to Group profitability and the distribution sector recovered strongly from the logistical issues suffered in the prior years.”
Financial Highlights
€1,665.5m
61.4%
€77.1m
0.9x
€68.8m
€80.9m
€369.0m
€45.8m
C&C At a Glance
C&C At a Glance
We are a leading premium drinks company which manufactures, markets and distributes branded beer, cider, wine, spirits and soft drinks across the UK and Ireland. We are the number one distributor to the UK and Ireland hospitality sectors.
Purpose
Play a role in every drinking occasion, delivering joy to our customers and consumers with remarkable brands and service.
Vision
To be the pre-eminent brand-led drinks distribution platform, serving the UK and Ireland drinks markets, generating stable margins, delivering strong free cash flow and returns for our Shareholders.
Our Values
Our values underpin everything we do.
We respect people and the planet
We bring joy to life
Quality is at our core
Our Brands & Strategic Partners
Our heritage, skill and passion for brewing means we create a portfolio of some of the industry’s most admired beers and ciders for the UK, Ireland, and export markets across the world.
Where we Operate
We operate two well-invested and state-of-the-art manufacturing sites. Our operational footprint can reach over 99% of the UK population on a next day delivery basis.
Case Studies
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Tennent's and Scottish Rugby extend collaboration
We’re celebrating the renewal of Tennent’s Lager and Scottish Rugby’s enduring 12-year partnership, extending their collaboration until 2028. The partnership supports the Scottish men’s and women’s National Teams, Edinburgh Rugby and Glasgow Warriors, across the next exciting four-year cycle.
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Employee Engagement
Our two designated Employee Engagement Non-Executive Directors spend time throughout the year to ensure the employee voice is heard in the Boardroom and an action plan developed to ensure that employee feedback is used in Board decision making.
03
Health, Safety & Fleet Centre of Excellence
As part of our strategic priority of Health & Safety, we have invested in a dedicated Centre of Excellence facility in Birmingham, led by our H&S Director Katie Rodham and the H&S Team, opened by our Chief Operating Officer Andrea Pozzi.
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Leading to Win
Our latest ‘Leading to Win’ cohort kicked off their programme by taking part in a ‘Big Challenge’ event in partnership with the Big Issue – a unique and impactful experiential learning event.
Our Business Model
Our Business Model
Our primary objective is to develop a business model that can deliver sustainable value and growth into the longer term, despite the current macroeconomic challenges in our core markets.
Brand Strength
An attractive portfolio of Owned and Agency brands leveraging C&C’s existing strengths and market opportunities.
Core Brands
Our three flagship brands – Bulmers, Magners, and Tennent’s – are deeply rooted in the communities and regions where they are produced. These brands carry rich heritage, strong local relevance, and growing international appeal. Their enduring popularity is sustained through continued brand investment, marketing activity, and innovation. Collectively, they deliver robust margins and are highly cash generative.
Premium and Craft
As the premium segment of the drinks market continues to expand, we have developed a diverse range of premium and craft beers to meet evolving consumer tastes. While this segment remains fragmented, our curated portfolio – alongside our core local brands – ensures we meet a broad spectrum of customer needs. Innovation remains a strategic focus, supported by exclusive distribution partnerships and equity investments in high-growth craft brands.
Distribution and Strength
Our Distribution business plays a vital role in the UK and Ireland’s hospitality infrastructure, acting as a trusted route-to-market for both international and local beverage brands. With unmatched scale and reach, C&C operates across high-value on-trade markets and provides nationwide coverage.
We serve over 99% of the UK population with next-day delivery capability, supported by a network of 25 depots and an owned fleet that completes more than 700,000 deliveries annually. Our final-mile distribution capability enables us to consistently meet the service expectations of our on-trade customers, reinforcing our market-leading position.
Sustainability
A structured and ambitious programme of continuous improvement ensuring C&C delivers to a better world! We recognise the important role that sustainability plays in the decision-making of all our stakeholders. C&C has proven track record of investing and delivering against ESG targets and a clear strategy anchored in six priorities. See our Sustainability Report on page 22 for more information.
Sustainability
Sustainability
Our Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) strategy is integral to C&C Group’s purpose and our three core values: ‘Respect people and the planet’; ‘We bring joy to life’; and ‘Quality is at our core.’
Our ESG strategy 'Delivering to a better world' is focused on six priorities:
Environment
Reduce our Carbon Footprint
Sustainably Produce and Source our Products & Services
Social
Ensure Alcohol is Consumed Responsibly
Enhance Health, Wellbeing & Capability of Colleagues
Governance
Build a more Inclusive, Diverse, and Engaged C&C
Collaborate with Government, Non-Governmental Organisations (‘NGOs’), and Industry Programmes
We have very much enjoyed meeting a wide range of people from different sites and roles in our engagement sessions over the last year. Colleagues have been very open in discussions about the things that they like about working at C&C and areas of improvement.”
