Compania Cervecerias Unidas SA (CCU) is a Chile-based holding company engaged in the production, packaging and distribution of diversified beverages that, through its subsidiaries and affiliates, has operations established in Chile, Argentina, the Cayman Islands and Liechtenstein. The Company�s products include non-alcoholic drinks, beer, spirits, cider and wines. It has licensing agreements with such companies as PepsiCo Inc, Schweppes Holdings Limited, Nestle SA and Promarca SA, among others. In addition, through its wholly owned subsidiary Fabrica de Envases Plasticos SA (PLASCO), the Company is engaged in the manufacture of plastic bottles; as well as in the production of ready-to-eat foods (RTE), through Foods Compania de Alimentos CCU SA. As of December 31, 2011, Inversiones y Rentas SA was its majority shareholder with 66.1% of total share capital.