SALES of C&C’s Magners cider at British off-licences and supermarkets rose 7.8% in November from a year earlier, Merrion Capital in Dublin said, citing AC Nielsen data.

SALES of C&C Group’s Magners cider declined in British stores last month, Goodbody Stockbrokers said, citing data from research company AC Nielsen.

DRINKS group C&C has received some new year cheer following a tough financial year, with latest trade data in Britain showing market share increases for its Magners cider brand.

IRELAND tops the European rankings for complaints of ailments, new research reveals.

SHOPPERS are stubbornly resistant to the power of marketing and instead prefer less fashionable names when grocery shopping, new figures show.

C&C GROUP is to double its cider manufacturing capacity at its Clonmel facility through a €200 million investment programme.

MAGNERS, C&C Group’s international cider brand, is accounting for around 75% of the current growth in British on-trade cider sales, according to latest estimates.

Irish food firms are developing a new generation of probiotic drinks which claim to help prevent common health problems like heart attacks and obesity.

A new survey has ranked Ireland as the third-most expensive EU country in which to buy a basket of groceries.

The Asia-Pacific region could lose as much as $3bn (€2.2bn) in tourist revenue this year because of concerns among international travellers about visiting Asia following the December 26 tsunami, a business executive said today.

One week into the November 10 election campaign, Australian prime minister John Howard’s conservative government is set for resounding victory, according to a poll published today.