Chile: CCU announces first quarter 2006 beer volumes increased by 8.1% yoy

Chile's biggest brewing company, Compañía Cervecerías Unidas S.A. (CCU), reported on April 7 preliminary first quarter 2006 consolidated volumes. CCU said in a statement that beer sales volume increased by 8.1% in Chile in the first quarter 2006 up to 1,370,089 hl, and by 1.8% in Argentina up to 666,017 hl.

CCU plans to release its consolidated first quarter results by the last week of April.

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 producers 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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