Bulmers' owner C&C Group expects profits to nearly double 

C&C Group said it will evaluate the potential for further capital returns to shareholders in due course

C&C Group, which owns Bulmers and Tennent's expects to recommence dividend payments following a bumper year. 

Bulmers and Tennent’s owner C&C Group has reported growth in volume sales despite increasing prices for customers and rising costs.

In an update on its financial year up to the end of February, C&C Group said it generated revenue of €1.685bn, an increase of 18% on the previous year with volume sales growing by 4%. The group is expected to record a profit of €84m — up from €48m recorded the year prior.