Who owns Villavicencio?
Villavicencio is owned by CCU (Chile, NYSE: CCU), which has owned the brand since 28 April 2022.[1]
CCU owns 50.1% of Villavicencio 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. (50.1% stake) verified
- Owned since
- Owner HQ
- 🇨🇱 Chile, Santiago
- Origin
- 🇦🇷 Argentina
- Founded
- 1904
- Category
- Beverages › Soft drinks › Bottled water
- Parent ticker
- NYSE: CCU
- Last verified
- · 2 sources
About Villavicencio
Villavicencio is one of the Argentine water brands CCU acquired when it bought into the former Danone water business there, taking 49% in April 2022 and reaching control in July 2024 by exercising a share option. It sits with Villa del Sur, Levité, Ser and Brío inside Aguas de Origen, a company CCU now holds 50.1% of.
What CCU's annual report says about Villavicencio
Sentences about Villavicencio from CCU's latest annual filing[1], copied word for word.
On April 28, 2022, CCU through its subsidiary, Compa a Cervecer as Unidas Argentina S.A. acquired 49% of the ownership of Aguas Danone de Argentina S.A. ("ADA"), accounted using the equity method, which includes the business of mineral waters, flavored waters and powdered juices with its brands Villavicencio, Villa del Sur, Levit , Ser and Br o.
Our non-alcoholic beverages in Argentina include mineral, purified and flavored bottled water through the brands Villavicencio, Villa del Sur, Levit , Ser, Br o and an isotonic drink under the brand Full Sport.
Through our subsidiary, Compa a Cervecer as Unidas Argentina S.A., we acquired 50.1% of the ownership of Aguas Danone de Argentina S.A., which is involved in the business of mineral waters and flavored waters through its brands Villavicencio, Villa del Sur, Levit , Ser, Br o, and an isotonic drink under the brand Full Sport.
How often CCU names Villavicencio 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.
Ownership timeline of Villavicencio
Where Villavicencio 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
- Kunstmann (1989)
- Levité
- Manantial
- Mistral
- Palermo (1897)
- Royal Guard (1974)
- Schneider
- Sidra Real
- Viña Tarapacá (1874)
Other brands in bottled water, and who owns them
The 123 brands in bottled water on Brandtree belong to 74 owners. The largest is Spadel, with 5; CCU has 4.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Bru | Spadel | 🇧🇪 Belgium |
| Al Ain Water | Agthia | 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates |
| Dasani | Coca-Cola | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Jamnica | Fortenova Group | 🇭🇷 Croatia |
| Ondrášovka | Kofola | 🇨🇿 Czech Republic |
| Aïn Atlas | Oulmès | 🇲🇦 Morocco |
| Garci | SFBT | 🇹🇳 Tunisia |
| Melgaço | Super Bock Group | 🇵🇹 Portugal |
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.
🇦🇷 Villavicencio and other Argentine brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 117 brands that began in Argentina. 30 of them (26%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country, Villavicencio among them.
- BC — Arcor 🇦🇷
- Bodega San Telmo — Grupo Peñaflor 🇦🇷
- Bonafide — Carozzi 🇨🇱
- Doña Paula — Viña Santa Rita 🇨🇱
- Etchart — Molinos 🇦🇷
- Finca Flichman — Sogrape 🇵🇹
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Villavicencio?
The parent company of Villavicencio is CCU, a publicly listed company headquartered in Chile.
Is Villavicencio Argentine or Chilean?
Villavicencio originated in Argentina in 1904, but it is owned today by CCU, which is headquartered in Chile. So Villavicencio is an Argentine-origin brand under Chilean ownership.
Since when has CCU owned Villavicencio?
CCU has owned Villavicencio since 28 April 2022.
Is Villavicencio still owned by CCU?
Yes. As of 29 October 2026, Villavicencio is still owned by CCU (50.1% stake). The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (2) & 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] CCU: 175 años Juntos por Un Mejor Vivir — Compañía Cervecerías Unidas S.A., Official document; retrieved 27 September 2026.
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