Who owns Heineken (Chile and Argentina)?
Heineken (Chile and Argentina) is made and sold by CCU (Chile, NYSE: CCU) under licence, an arrangement in place since 2003; CCU does not own the name.[1] The Heineken name is owned by Heineken.
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
- Licensed to
- Compañía Cervecerías Unidas S.A. verified
- Since
- Headquarters
- 🇨🇱 Chile, Santiago
- Origin
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands
- Category
- Beverages › Beer › Lager
- Parent ticker
- NYSE: CCU
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Heineken (Chile and Argentina)
CCU brews and sells Heineken in Chile and Argentina under exclusive trademark licences that took effect on 18 June 2003 and roll forward in ten-year periods unless either side gives notice. Heineken is CCU's leading premium beer in Chile, which in 2018 became the first country in Latin America to get Heineken 0.0. The arrangement is unusual in that Heineken also owns half of IRSA, CCU's controlling shareholder.
Ownership timeline of Heineken (Chile and Argentina)
Where Heineken (Chile and Argentina) 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 19 brands on Brandtree, 19 of them in beverages.
Also in beverages
- Austral
- 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 lager, and who owns them
The 200 brands in lager on Brandtree belong to 55 owners. The largest is AB InBev, with 17; CCU has 6.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Aguila | AB InBev | 🇧🇪 Belgium |
| 33 Export | Heineken | 🇳🇱 Netherlands |
| Allsopps | EABL | 🇰🇪 Kenya |
| Asahi Super Dry | Asahi Group | 🇯🇵 Japan |
| 333 | ThaiBev | 🇹🇭 Thailand |
| Cabro | Cervecería Centro Americana | 🇬🇹 Guatemala |
| Beermix | Obolon | 🇺🇦 Ukraine |
| Bomonti Filtresiz | Anadolu Efes | 🇹🇷 Turkey |
About the owner: CCU
CCU is a publicly listed company headquartered in Santiago, Chile, founded in 1902.
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.
🇳🇱 Heineken (Chile and Argentina) and other Dutch brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 68 brands that began in the Netherlands. 39 of them (57%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country, Heineken (Chile and Argentina) among them.
- Amstel — Heineken 🇳🇱
- Douwe Egberts — Keurig Dr Pepper 🇺🇸
- Grolsch — Asahi Group 🇯🇵
- Sisi — Royal Unibrew 🇩🇰
- 4PS — Hilti 🇱🇮
- Age of Wonders — Paradox Interactive 🇸🇪
Frequently asked questions
Who makes Heineken (Chile and Argentina)?
CCU makes and sells Heineken (Chile and Argentina) under a licensing agreement that has been in place since 2003.
Does CCU own Heineken (Chile and Argentina)?
No. CCU holds a licence to make and sell Heineken (Chile and Argentina), which is not the same as owning it. The name belongs to Heineken.
Who owns the Heineken (Chile and Argentina) name?
Heineken owns the Heineken (Chile and Argentina) trademark. CCU pays to use it.
Where did Heineken (Chile and Argentina) come from?
Heineken (Chile and Argentina) originated in the Netherlands.
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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