Editing C&C Group (section)

===2000s===
The company changed its name to '''C&C Group''' and then launched itself on the [[Irish Stock Exchange]] in 2004.<ref>[http://www.accessmylibrary.com/article-1G1-115909193/ireland-cc-group-readies.html Ireland's C&C Group readies IPO] 27 April 2004</ref>

Introduced in 2003, the Oliver & Greg's flagship range was launched "to provide a quality drinking experience without pretentiousness or complicated wine language."<ref name="Oliver & Greg's">{{cite web|url=http://www.candcgroupplc.com/brands/wine-and-spirits|title=Wine and Spirits – C&C Group|website=www.candcgroupplc.com|access-date=4 September 2018}}</ref> The company started selling Magner's Irish Cider, which is their Bulmer's Irish Cider rebranded initially for the [[United Kingdom]] market, in [[Northern Ireland]], then in [[London]], and then in the rest of [[Great Britain]], [[Spain]] and [[Bavaria]]. Sales exploded in 2005 and 2006, and the company had to bring forward expansion plans to meet forecast demand.<ref>{{cite news|author=Finance |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/2946540/Sales-of-Magners-cider-triple.html |title=Sales of Magners cider triple |work=The Daily Telegraph|date= 31 August 2006|access-date=2012-12-22}}</ref> [[H. P. Bulmer]], seeing their market share in the U.K. decline, relaunched their Bulmer's cider in packaging similar to Magner's and sold it to be served over ice, a concept introduced by C&C. As a result of better distribution and better pricing, H.P. Bulmer regained some lost ground.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/retailandconsumer/3167387/CandC-chief-Maurice-Pratt-quits-after-Magners-cider-loses-its-fizz.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090928081511/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/retailandconsumer/3167387/CandC-chief-Maurice-Pratt-quits-after-Magners-cider-loses-its-fizz.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=28 September 2009 |title=C&C chief Maurice Pratt quits after Magners cider loses its fizz |work=The Daily Telegraph|date= 9 October 2008|access-date=2012-12-22|last1=Wilson |first1=Amy }}</ref>

C&C acquired the [[Tennent's]] lager brand and [[Wellpark Brewery]] in August 2009 from InBev.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.barkeeper.ie/News_Item.asp?News_ID=1927 |title=CA clears C&C takeover of Tennents – Hospitality News on |publisher=Barkeeper.ie |access-date=2012-12-22 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131002043853/http://www.barkeeper.ie/News_Item.asp?News_ID=1927 |archive-date=2 October 2013 }}</ref> Tennent's is the largest lager brand in [[Scotland]].  Tennent's also has a large share of the lager market in [[Ulster]] (chiefly in Northern Ireland and [[County Donegal]]) in the north of [[Ireland]], and it was intended this would strengthen the position of Magner's, as Tennent's and Magner's would share distribution. As part of the acquisition, C&C will also exclusively distribute [[InBev]] brands on the island of Ireland, with the exception of [[Budweiser]], which has been distributed historically by [[Diageo]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/8223945.stm |title=UK &#124; Scotland &#124; Cider maker buys Tennent's lager |work=BBC News |date=2009-08-27 |access-date=2012-12-22}}</ref>

In 2009, Magner's had about 12% of the U.K. cider market. C&C cut production and laid off staff at Annerville, just outside [[Clonmel]], in 2009 due to overcapacity.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rte.ie/news/2009/0219/bulmers.html |title=Bulmers to shed 103 jobs in Clonmel – RTÉ News |publisher=Rte.ie |date=2009-02-19 |access-date=2012-12-22}}</ref> In late 2009, C&C bought the [[Gaymer Cider Company]], giving them a large production facility in [[Somerset]] and a distribution warehouse in [[Bristol]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thisissomerset.co.uk/news/Babycham-home-lose-fizz/article-1574727-detail/article.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120913135740/http://www.thisissomerset.co.uk/news/Babycham-home-lose-fizz/article-1574727-detail/article.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2012-09-13 |title=Babycham Gaymers Shepton Mallet &#124;this is shepton mallet |publisher=This is Somerset |date=2009-12-03 |access-date=2012-12-22 }}</ref>