Cervecerías Unidas Company Description
When Chileans say "mas cerveza, por favor," they're usually asking for Cristal, Escudo, or another beer made by Compañía Cervecerías Unidas (CCU). The company, also known by its English name, United Breweries, manufactures Córdoba beer in Argentina. In addition CCU makes wine, mineral water, rum, pisco (a grape spirit favored by Chileans), and soft drinks; it is Chile's bottler of PepsiCo drinks, Dr Pepper Snapple Groupproducts (Crush, Canada Dry), and Nestlé's water brand, Pure Life. The company also distributes Heineken, Corona, Negra Modelo, and Guinness beer brands in Argentina. In addition, CCU and Anheuser-Busch have 96% and 4% respective interests in the Argentine subsidiary, CCU Argentina.
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