type public traded as bse 507458 industry conglomerate founded 1857 1857 ; 159 years ago founder thomas leishman headquarters ub city bangalore karnataka india area served world wide key people vijay mallya chairman a k ravi nedungadi president & cfo products brewery alcoholic beverage engineering real estate horse breeding derbies investments in sports revenue 1.2 billion subsidiaries united breweries ltd kingfisher airlines defunct ub global trading company ubics inc. website www.theubgroup.com united breweries limited location bangalore karnataka india opened 1857 owner s ubhl and heineken international 74 % active beers name type kingfisher lager lager kingfisher light lager lager kingfisher strong lager lager kingfisher super strong lager lager flying horse royal lager lager kalyani black label strong lager lager premium ice beer lager raj cobra lager taj mahal premium lager lager a kingfisher beer advertisement in goa baga a kingfisher beer advertisement in goa united breweries holdings limited ubhl or ub group is an indian conglomerate company headquartered in ub city bangalore in the state of karnataka india . 1 its core business includes beverages aviation and investments in various sectors . the company markets beer under the kingfisher brand and owns various other brands of alcoholic beverages . it also launched kingfisher airlines an airline in india whose operation has been halted after problems in 2014 that led to its licence being revoked by the dgca . 2 united breweries is india s largest producer of beer with a market share of around 48 % by volume . 3 the company chairman is vijay mallya who left india on 2 march 2016 allegedly to escape legal action by indian banks to whom he owes some 9 000 crore us 1.3 billion in loans . united breweries now has greater than a 40 % share of the indian brewing market with 79 distilleries and bottling units across the world . recently ub financed a takeover of the spirits business of the rival shaw wallace company giving it a majority share of india s spirits business . the group also owns the mendocino brewing company in the united states . contents 1 history 1.1 the logo 1.2 key subsidiaries 2 businesses 3 alcoholic beverage brands 3.1 beer 3.2 spirits 4 see also 5 references 6 external links history edit the ub group was founded by a scotsman thomas leishman in 1857 . the group took its initial lessons in manufacturing beer from south india based british breweries . at the age of 22 vittal mallya was elected as the company s first indian director in 1947 . after a year he replaced r g n price as the chairman of the company . rangarajan took over from r g n price . united breweries made its initial impact by manufacturing bulk beer for the british troops before independence which was transported in huge barrels or hogsheads . kingfisher the group s most visible and profitable brand made a modest entry in the sixties . during the 1950s and 60s the company expanded greatly by acquiring other breweries . first was the addition of mcdowell as one of the group subsidiaries a move which helped united breweries to extend its portfolio to wines and spirits business . strategically the group moved into agro based industries and medicines when mallya acquired kissan products and formed a long term relationship with hoechst ag of germany to create the indian pharmaceutical company now known as aventis pharma the indian subsidiary of the global pharma major sanofi aventis . the logo edit the pegasus which is the symbol of the united breweries first found its place as the group logo in 1940 . then the helladic horse associated with beer and nectar in greek mythology carried a beer cask between the wings ostensibly because beer formed the core operations of the group . later the beer cask was removed to represent the group s multifaceted operations . now it is just the horse . key subsidiaries edit united spirits limited sales were expected to exceed 70 million cases during the fiscal year 2005 06 making the group the third largest manufacturer of spirits products in the world 4 after diageo and pernod ricard . in addition usl is one of only three in the world to own seven millionaire brands and at least five brands rated by drinks international uk to be amongst the ten fastest growing brands in the world in their respective categories . the market share of the spirits division in india is currently 60 % and exports to the middle east africa and asian countries are growing rapidly . with plans to become a global player united spirits limited usl the flagship of the ub group purchased the scottish distiller whyte and mackay in may 2007 for 595 million rs . 4 800 crore . 5 this would bring the brands of w & m like the dalmore isle of jura glayva fettercairn vladivar vodka and whyte & mackay scotch under its portfolio . however in october 2014 the ub group sold its whyte and mackay subsidiary to philippines based emperador inc. for 430m . 6 in 2011 hounded by creditors and a depleted fleet of aircrafts vijay mallya hired rothschild consultants to raise funding . 7 in 2012 a 2 billion deal is struck with diageo the world s largest spirits company . part of this payment was received in offshore accounts . according to banking sources since most of the transaction proceeds were in overseas accounts it was not possible for them to seize them . needless to say the money was not used to repay loans to indian banks in 2012 which lent rs 7 200 crore to mallya owned kingfisher airlines . later a sweetheart exit deal was brokered between mallya and diageo where 75 million were paid to vijay mallya to step down as chairman of united spirits . 7 in 2012 diageo acquired a 55 % stake in united spirits . 8 united breweries limited the ub group s brewing entity called united breweries limited ubl has also assumed undisputed market leadership with a national market share in excess of 50 % . through a process of aggressive acquisition and market penetration the ub group today controls 60 % of the total manufacturing capacity for beer in india . the flagship brand kingfisher is now sold in over 52 countries worldwide having received many accolades for its quality . as of march 2016 united breweries was 43 % owned by heineken . 9 mangalore chemicals and fertilizers the ub group also manufactures fertilizers . the group company mangalore chemicals and fertilizers mcf has a factory at new mangalore in karnataka . ub engineering ub engineering limited is the group s engineering business arm . it undertakes epc projects infrastructure on site fabrication of structures installation testing and commissioning of electrical and mechanical equipment piping for large industrial projects . the company was initially established as western india erectors in 1963 and came under the ub group in 1988 . ubics ubics inc provides it consulting bodyshopping services and professional it products to business companies . in august 1999 the group made a first of its kind media alliance for the promotion of ndtv good times a lifestyle television channel run by ndtv . businesses edit fertilizer 10 engineering 11 aviation see kingfisher airlines formula 1 force india alcoholic beverages i league kolkata based football team kingfisher east bengal alcoholic beverage brands edit beer edit kingfisher strong strong beer kingfisher premium mild beer kingfisher draught draught beer kingfisher ultra kingfisher blue kingfisher red kingfisher strong fresh kingfisher bohemia zingaro strong beer london pilsner ub export ub export strong kalyani black label kalyani black label strong bullet charger marco polo kingfisher ice beer guru strong spirits edit main article united spirits limited brands some of the products have been entered in numerous spirit rating competitions and have won several quality awards . in 2006 mcdowell s no. 1 black dog and dalmore received gold quality awards from the international quality institute monde selection . 12 13 all of the vodka brands were entered in the 2006 monde selection s world quality selections and won a silver quality award . 14 see also edit vjm media group references edit group headquarters . retrieved 4 february 2012 . economic express . financial express united breweries to uncork low alcohol fruit flavoured beer in india . financialexpress.com . 2008 05 09 . retrieved 2010 08 30 . bloomberg business . bloomberg.com . business united spirits buys whyte & mackay . the hindu . 2007 05 17 . retrieved 2010 08 30 . philippines firm emperador buys whyte & mackay for 430m . bbc news . a b kasli shelley september 11 2016 . what has a secret account in rothschild bank to do with the kingfisher deal . greatgameindia magazine . http www.ft.com cms s 0 819cb09c dbe0 11e5 9ba8 3abc1e7247e4.html axzz46mdyzxjs http www.firstpost.com business vijay mallya not on high spirits anymore heineken looking to take control of united breweries 2676500.html fertilizers business . ub group . retrieved on 2013 12 23 . engineering business . ub group . retrieved on 2013 12 23 . usl . scotch whisky black dog dalmore jura whyte & mackay . unitedspirits.in . usl . rum mcdowell s no. 1 celebration rum . unitedspirits.in . usl . usl search result . unitedspirits.in . external links edit official website v t e major indian companies economy of india list of companies of india automotive ashok leyland bajaj auto eicher motors hero motocorp hindustan motors mahindra & mahindra tafe tata motors tvs aerospace and defence bharat electronics drdo hal ordnance factories conglomerates aditya birla adani avantha bajaj bharti essar essel gmr godrej gvk hinduja itc jaypee jindal kirloskar jsw l & t lanco mahindra muthoot murugappa ramoji reliance adag reliance rpg sahara shapoorji pallonji sun tata tvs torrent ub videocon wadia civil aviation air india indigo jet airways consumer goods and retail britannia industries dabur flipkart future group godrej consumer hindustan unilever itc nirma reliance retail tata global 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