Chile: CCU’s beer sales volume rose about 4.9% in Chile and 6.0% in Argentina in Q3 2005

Chile's biggest brewing company, Compañía Cervecerías Unidas S.A. (CCU) announced on October 7 its sales volume increased by 6.1 % in the third quarter compared with the same quarter last year, to 2.62 million hectolitres.

CCU said in a statement that beer sales volume rose 4.9 % in Chile in the third quarter 2005 up to 799,224 hl, and 6.0 % in Argentina up to 452,094 hl.

In the first three quarters on 2005 CCU’s beer sales volume increased by 9.5% year-on-year in Chile up to 2.78 million hl and by 7.2% in Argentina up to 1.48 million hl.

The above-mentioned figures were reported on October 7 as preliminary third quarter 2005 consolidated results. CCU plans to release its consolidated third quarter results by the end of October.

CCU is a diversified beverage company operating principally in Chile and Argentina. CCU is the largest Chilean brewer, the second-largest Argentine brewer, the third-largest Chilean soft drink producer, the second-largest Chilean wine producer, the largest Chilean mineral water producer, one of the largest Chilean pisco producer and also participates in the confectionery industry in Chile. The Company has licensing and/or joint venture arrangements with Heineken Brouwerijen B.V., Anheuser-Busch Companies Inc., PepsiCo Inc., Paulaner Brauerei AG, Schweppes Holdings Limited and Watt’s Alimentos S.A. For more information, visit www.ccu-sa.com.

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