Chile: CCU’s beer sales volume increased by 7.9% in 2005 in Chile, as to preliminary results

Chile's largest brewer, Compañía Cervecerías Unidas S.A. (CCU) announced on January 6 preliminary fourth quarter and full year 2005 consolidated volumes. In the fourth quarter of 2005 beer sales volume increased by 9.5 % in Chile up to 1,387,105 hl, and by 9.3 % in Argentina up to 744,878 hl.

For the entire year 2005 CCU’s beer sales volume increased by 9.5% year-on-year in Chile up to 4,17 million hl and by 7.9% in Argentina up to 2.22 million hl.

CCU plans to release its consolidated fourth quarter results by the end of February.

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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