Who owns Austral?
Austral is half-owned by CCU (Chile, NYSE: CCU), which has held that half since 1 November 2000.[1]
CCU owns 50% of Austral rather than all of it.
Evidence: Compañía Cervecerías Unidas S.A. Annual Report on Form 20-F filed 2026-04-29, SEC EDGAR, 29 April 2026. Verified from filings; last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Compañía Cervecerías Unidas S.A. (50% stake) verified
- Owned since
- Owner HQ
- 🇨🇱 Chile, Santiago
- Origin
- 🇨🇱 Chile, Punta Arenas
- Category
- Beverages › Beer › Ale
- Parent ticker
- NYSE: CCU
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Austral
Austral is brewed in Punta Arenas at the southern tip of Chile and is the oldest of the craft names CCU markets and distributes nationally. CCU has been a joint owner of Cervecería Austral since November 2000, holding half the company alongside Malterías Unidas, and separately holds a renewable licence to brew Austral Lager in kegs and returnable litre bottles.
What CCU's annual report says about Austral
Sentences about Austral from CCU's latest annual filing[1], copied word for word.
In November 2000, we became joint owners (50% each) with Malter as Unidas S.A. (currently Maltexco S.A.) of Cervecer a Austral S.A. ("Cervecer a Austral"), a Chilean company located in the city of Punta Arenas that produces, sells and distributes Austral beer in Chile.
Also, we produce and distribute Kunstmann, Dolbek, Guayacan, Mahina, Szot, Volcanes del Sur, Polar Imperial, Patagonia and Austral beer in Chile via distribution or license agreements.
Overview: Joint Ventures and Associated Companies CCU is an equal joint owner with Maltexco S.A. (former Malter as Unidas S.A.) of Cervecer a Austral S.A., a company that produces, sells and distributes Austral beer in Chile.
How often CCU names Austral in its annual report
A plain count of the times the name appears in the text of each annual report, not counting the start of a sentence. A brand that an owner writes about more is usually one it treats as central. The brand is named less often than it was three years earlier.
Ownership timeline of Austral
Where Austral sits in CCU
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
- Austral (50%)
- Bilz y Pap
- Cachantún (50.1%)
- Cristal
- Escudo
- Gato Negro (85.15%)
- Graffigna (85.15%)
- Isenbeck
- Kunstmann
- Levité (50.1%)
- Manantial
- Mistral (80%)
- Palermo
- Royal Guard
- Schneider
- Sidra Real
- Villavicencio (50.1%)
- Viña Tarapacá (85.15%)
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Other brands owned by CCU
CCU controls 18 brands on Brandtree, 18 of them in beverages.
Also in beverages
- Bilz y Pap (1905)
- Cachantún (1920)
- Cristal (1978)
- Escudo (1942)
- Gato Negro
- Graffigna (1870)
- Isenbeck
- Kunstmann (1989)
- Levité
- Manantial
- Mistral
- Palermo (1897)
- Royal Guard (1974)
- Schneider
- Sidra Real
- Villavicencio (1904)
- Viña Tarapacá (1874)
Other brands in ale, and who owns them
The 62 brands in ale on Brandtree belong to 32 owners. The largest is Duvel Moortgat, with 7; CCU has 2.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Birrificio del Ducato | Duvel Moortgat | 🇧🇪 Belgium |
| Bishops Finger | Shepherd Neame | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
| Farsons Blue Label | Farsons | 🇲🇹 Malta |
| Lagunitas | Heineken | 🇳🇱 Netherlands |
| Franziskaner | AB InBev | 🇧🇪 Belgium |
| Avery Brewing Company | Mahou San Miguel | 🇪🇸 Spain |
| Fuller's London Pride | Asahi Group | 🇯🇵 Japan |
| Dogfish Head | Boston Beer | 🇺🇸 United States |
About the owner: CCU
CCU is a publicly listed company headquartered in Santiago, Chile, founded in 1902. Brandtree records 18 brands under its control, and it is listed as NYSE: CCU.
Compañía Cervecerías Unidas is a Chilean multi-category beverage company whose oldest predecessor was the brewery Joaquín Plagemann opened in Valparaíso in 1850; the present company was organised by public deed in January 1902 out of a merger of two breweries. It sells beer, soft drinks, bottled water, wine, pisco, rum and cider in Chile, Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, Paraguay and Uruguay, and reported more than 180 brands when it marked its 175th anniversary in 2025. Chile produces roughly two-thirds of its sales. Its controlling shareholder, IRSA, holds 65.87% of the company and is itself split evenly between Quiñenco and Heineken.
🇨🇱 Austral and other Chilean brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 69 brands that began in Chile. 8 of them (12%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Austral is not one of them.
- Almaviva — Concha y Toro 🇨🇱
- Carmen — Viña Santa Rita 🇨🇱
- Chateau Los Boldos — Sogrape 🇵🇹
- Guallarauco — Coca-Cola Andina 🇨🇱
- Indomita — Changyu 🇨🇳
- Santa Carolina — Watt's 🇨🇱
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Austral?
Austral has no sole parent company: it is half-owned by CCU, a publicly listed company headquartered in Chile.
Is Austral Chilean?
Yes. Austral originated in Chile and its owner, CCU, is also headquartered in Chile.
Since when has CCU owned Austral?
CCU has held half of Austral since 1 November 2000.
Is Austral still owned by CCU?
Yes. As of 29 October 2026, Austral is still half-owned by CCU. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Compañía Cervecerías Unidas S.A. Annual Report on Form 20-F filed 2026-04-29 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 20-F, published 29 April 2026; retrieved 16 September 2026.
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