Who owns Cristal?
Cristal, a drinks brand from Chile, is owned by CCU (Chile, NYSE: CCU).[1]
Key facts
- Current owner
- Compañía Cervecerías Unidas S.A. verified
- Owned since
- Not recorded
- Previous owner
- None recorded
- Owner HQ
- 🇨🇱 Chile, Santiago
- Origin
- 🇨🇱 Chile
- Category
- Beverages › Beer › Lager
- Parent ticker
- NYSE: CCU
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Cristal
Cristal is, with Escudo, one of the two proprietary beers CCU calls its best-selling parent brands in Chile. It sits in the mainstream segment rather than the premium tier the company has been growing fastest, is brewed at plants in Santiago, Temuco, Valdivia and Punta Arenas, and is also sold as the alcohol-free Cristal Cer0,0°.
Ownership timeline of Cristal
Where Cristal 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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Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Cristal?
The parent company of Cristal is CCU, a publicly listed company headquartered in Chile.
Is Cristal Chilean?
Yes. Cristal originated in Chile and its owner, CCU, is also headquartered in Chile.
Is Cristal still owned by CCU?
Yes. As of 16 September 2026, Cristal is still 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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