Who owns Kunstmann?
Kunstmann is owned by CCU (Chile, NYSE: CCU), which has owned the brand since 1 May 2002.[1]
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. verified
- Owned since
- Owner HQ
- 🇨🇱 Chile, Santiago
- Origin
- 🇨🇱 Chile, Valdivia
- Founded
- 1989
- Category
- Beverages › Beer › Ale
- Parent ticker
- NYSE: CCU
- Trademark registrant
- CERVECERÍA KUNSTMANN S.A. (USPTO)
- Last verified
- · 3 sources
About Kunstmann
Kunstmann is brewed in the southern Chilean city of Valdivia and is the largest of the craft beers CCU sells nationwide, with a rotating range of Limited Edition Experimental brews alongside the Lager Blanc, Radler Limón and Radler Pomelo varieties launched in 2025. CCU bought half the brewery in May 2002, began national distribution in June 2003, and acquired enough further shares in November 2006 to consolidate it as a subsidiary.
What CCU's annual report says about Kunstmann
Sentences about Kunstmann from CCU's latest annual filing[1], copied word for word.
In May 2002, we acquired a 50% stake in Compa a Cervecera Kunstmann S.A., currently Cervecer a Kunstmann S.A. ("CK"), a brewery located in the southern city of Valdivia, in Chile.
Kunstmann launched Kunstmann Lager Blanc, Radler Lim n, and Radler Pomelo, and also continued adding varieties to its Limited Edition Experimental beers.
How often CCU names Kunstmann 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 more often than it was three years earlier.
Trademark record for Kunstmann
The USPTO record for the Kunstmann mark lists CERVECERÍA KUNSTMANN S.A. as the owner of record (serial number 97065789). A trademark is often held by a group company rather than the listed parent, so the registrant's name can differ from the owner named above.[2]
Ownership timeline of Kunstmann
Where Kunstmann 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
- Austral
- Bilz y Pap (1905)
- Cachantún (1920)
- Cristal (1978)
- Escudo (1942)
- Gato Negro
- Graffigna (1870)
- Isenbeck
- 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.
🇨🇱 Kunstmann 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; Kunstmann 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 Kunstmann?
The parent company of Kunstmann is CCU, a publicly listed company headquartered in Chile.
Is Kunstmann Chilean?
Yes. Kunstmann originated in Chile in 1989 and its owner, CCU, is also headquartered in Chile.
Since when has CCU owned Kunstmann?
CCU has owned Kunstmann since 1 May 2002.
Is Kunstmann still owned by CCU?
Yes. As of 29 October 2026, Kunstmann is still owned by CCU. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (3) & 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.
- [2] USPTO: CERVEZA LAGER KUNSTMANN DAS GUTE BIER VALDIVIA, serial 97065789 — United States Patent and Trademark Office, Trademark registry; retrieved 27 September 2026.
- [3] CCU: 175 años Juntos por Un Mejor Vivir — Compañía Cervecerías Unidas S.A., Official document; retrieved 27 September 2026.
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