| Business Summary | | Compania
Cervecerias
Unidas
S.A.
is
a
diversified
beverage
company
operating
principally
in
Chile
and
Argentina.
The
Company's
products
include
a
range
of
proprietary,
licensed
and
imported
beer
and
soft
drinks
brands.
The
Company's
line
of
beers
in
Chile
includes
a
full
range
of
super-premium,
premium,
medium-priced
and
popular-priced
brands.
In
addition,
the
Company
is
the
distributor
and/or
producer
in
Chile
of
certain
imported
beer
brands.
The
Company
entered
the
Argentine
beer
market
by
acquiring
two
breweries,
and
now
also
has
a
small
mineral
water
production
plant
in
that
market.
The
Company
also
owns
an
equity
interest
in
Kartovacka
Pivovara
d.d.,
which
owns
and
operates
one
of
the
largest
breweries
in
Croatia.
The
Company
produces
and
sells
soft
drinks
and
mineral
water
products
in
Chile
through
Embotelladoras
Chilenas
Unidas
S.A.
The
Company
also
does
business
in
the
Chilean
through
its
interest
in
Vina
San
Pedro
S.A.,
a
winery
and
wine
exporter. | More
from
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Business Description |
| Financial Summary | | CCU
produces,
bottles
and
distributes
beer
in
Chile
and
Argentina.
CCU
has
licensing,
distribution
and
joint
venture
arrangements
with
Paulaner
Brauerei
AG,
Anheuser-Busch
Incorp.,
Cadbury
Schweppes
Plc.
and
PepsiCo.
Inc.
For
the
three
months
ended
3/31/01,
revenues
rose
6%
to
CH$90.44
billion.
Net
income
totaled
CH$27.3
billion,
up
from
CH$12.34
billion.
Revenues
reflect
increased
volume
and
avg.
selling
price.
Earnings
also
benefitted
from
increased
non-operating
income. | More
from
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Developments |
| Officers | |
| Position | Guillermo Luksic | Chairman
and Pres | Patricio Jottar | CEO | Ricardo Reyes | CFO | Thomas Furst | VP
of the Board | Dirk Leisewitz | Gen.
Controller |
| More
from
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List, Bios,
Compensation,
Options
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