Who owns Schneider?
Schneider 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
- 🇦🇷 Argentina
- Category
- Beverages › Beer › Lager
- Parent ticker
- NYSE: CCU
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Schneider
Schneider is the main beer brand CCU brews in Argentina, where it has produced beer since 1995 at plants in Salta, Santa Fe and Luján. It is also the name CCU exports most, sold alongside Heineken and Imperial abroad, and has been marketed in Uruguay since the company bought its Uruguayan drinks businesses in September 2012.
Ownership timeline of Schneider
Where Schneider 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 Schneider?
The parent company of Schneider is CCU, a publicly listed company headquartered in Chile.
Is Schneider Argentine or Chilean?
Schneider originated in Argentina, but it is owned today by CCU, which is headquartered in Chile. So Schneider is an Argentine-origin brand under Chilean ownership.
Is Schneider still owned by CCU?
Yes. As of 16 September 2026, Schneider 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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