Tennent's and Wellpark were acquired from AB InBev in 2009. Drygate became wholly owned on 27 February 2025 through purchase of the remaining 51%. Innis & Gunn's brand/global IP was bought from administrators on 6 March 2026; old L Catterton and crowdfunding holdings are not ownership of the acquired brand. Menabrea and strategic-partner portfolio entries are not treated as proof of worldwide ownership. Magners and Orchard Pig are C&C-owned cider brands. Direct GB control of the wider cider portfolio returned to C&C on 1 January 2025; BBG's continuing web listings do not certify a current agreement. Addlestones, Chaplin & Cork's, Natch Original and Ye Olde English are retained as historically owned names with unverified current rights/production. [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11]
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Selected investor disclosures have been found. Each names the held entity, basis and date; the complete investor register remains outside this review. A stake in a parent or operating company is shown against that entity. Dates refer to each disclosure and can differ from the profile review date. Evidence links are included with each record.
Ownership of the named brand/business assets, not a verified direct equity percentage in every beer label or a full listed-parent shareholder register.
C&C Group · Tennent's, Drygate, Innis & Gunn, Caledonia Best and Sweetheart Stout; Menabrea and strategic-partner listings do not establish global ownership
Selected beer brands plus six cider names retained on BBG's trade list. Magners and Orchard Pig have current C&C ownership evidence; the four older cider names have historical C&C ownership with current title/production explicitly unverified. C&C regained direct GB control of its wider cider portfolio in January 2025.
C&C Group · historical ownership verified. C&C's 2017 report identifies this as an owned cider brand. Current trademark ownership, production and availability have not been independently verified. BBG's retained listing does not establish current ownership or distribution. C&C's wider cider portfolio returned to its direct GB control in January 2025. [7][10][11][9]
C&C Group · historical ownership verified. BBG's label maps to Chaplin & Cork's Somerset Reserve, a cider identified as C&C in-house innovation in its 2017 report and retained in its 2021 portfolio. Current SKU/trademark rights and production remain unverified. It is not wine or an AB InBev-owned beer. [7][10][11][9]
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Also listed or searchable as: Chaplin & Cork, Chaplin and Cork, Chaplin & Cork Reserve
C&C Group. C&C-owned cider. C&C took back direct GB control of Magners and its wider cider portfolio on 1 January 2025. Continued presence on BBG's list is not evidence of a current BBG distribution agreement. [7][8][9]
C&C Group · historical ownership verified. Original Natch was a C&C-owned cider in its 2017 report. Current title/production remain unverified. This listing is not merged with the separate Proper Natch / revived Taunton cider business. BBG's page does not prove a current distribution agreement. [7][10][9]
C&C Group. C&C-owned cider. C&C took back direct GB control of Magners and its wider cider portfolio on 1 January 2025. Continued presence on BBG's list is not evidence of a current BBG distribution agreement. [7][8][9]
C&C Group · historical ownership verified. C&C's 2017 report identifies this as an owned cider brand. Current trademark ownership, production and availability have not been independently verified. BBG's retained listing does not establish current ownership or distribution. C&C's wider cider portfolio returned to its direct GB control in January 2025. [7][10][9]
Markets & sources (1)
Also listed or searchable as: Olde English, Ye Olde English Cider
Innis & Gunn's brand and global IP were acquired from administrators on 6 March 2026. [4]
03 / The figures, with context
What does it report in UK tax?
UK cash corporation tax has not been verified in this ownership review. This does not mean no tax was paid.
United KingdomNot yet verified
UK corporation tax paid
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C&C Group · UK cash reporting scope not reconciled Annual reporting period not yet verified
This beer ownership review has not established a UK cash corporation-tax payment. Ownership percentages, worldwide tax figures and beer duties do not establish that amount. [1]
These figures have different scopes. They should not be added together or used as a like-for-like tax ranking.
C&C Group · Tennent's, Drygate, Innis & Gunn, Caledonia Best and Sweetheart Stout; Menabrea and strategic-partner listings do not establish global ownership