C&C takes swipe at smoking ban in trading statement

In its first interim report since its initial public offering (IPO) and listing on the ISEQ and the London Stock Exchange, C&C Group has said group turnover is up by about 4% while margins were "broadly unchanged".

"Performance in each of the Group’s three divisions (alcohol, international spirit & liqueurs and soft drinks and snacks, was broadly in line with C&C’s expectations," the company said in a statement to the stock exchange today.