distributor of packaged beverage and confectionery products established in 1974 . the organisation is owned by the cooney family led by managing director patrick cooney . it has approximately 650 employees . the company has full national coverage through its 13 distribution hubs . it also owns a large manufacturing plant located in borrisoleigh co. tipperary . 1 contents 1 history 2 brands 3 references 4 external links history edit the company was established in the late 1960s by the gleeson family in borrisoleigh county tipperary . it was primarily a manufacturer of soft drinks and stout bottler . the company was sold to brothers nicholas and patrick cooney in 1974 . the company s first major expansion was its first dublin depot which was opened in 1976 . the company gradually grew acquiring wholesale companies across ireland . 1 the company s biggest acquisition to date has been the buy out of united beverages business outside dublin from diageo in 2005 . 2 the company has had further business with diageo in august 2010 when they acquired the gilbey s wines business from them further expanding their portfolio . in 2012 c & c group purchased gleeson wholesale from pat cooney 3 brands edit the following list shows the notable brands that gleeson group produces 4 tipperary natural mineral water bavaria dutch lager . duvel maredsous vedett menabrea weihenstephaner references edit a b gleeson about us overview o kane paul . glass is half full for drinks firm with a thirst for expansion sunday tribune august 21 2005 . http www.candcgroupplc.com data assets pdf file 0009 19863 c and c to acquire gleeson group 22 nov 2012.pdf gleeson group drinks distribution in ireland external links edit official website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title gleeson group & oldid 739213745 categories drink companies of irelandcompanies established in the 1960sborrisoleigh navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 13 september 2016 at 12 09 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view