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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 6-K

 

Report of Foreign Issuer

Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

COMPANIA CERVECERIAS UNIDAS S.A.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

UNITED BREWERIES COMPANY, INC.

(Translation of Registrant's name into English)

 

 

Republic of Chile

(Jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

Bandera 84, Sixth Floor, Santiago, Chile

(Address of principal executive offices)

_________________________________________

 

Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to section 12(b) of the Act.

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.

 

 

 

 

 

Form 20-F X Form 40-F ___

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

 

Yes ___ No X

 

Attached is a press release of the Company dated March 6, 2005

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

For more information contact:

Luis Eduardo Bravo / Jorge Bustos

Investor Relations Department

Compañía Cervecerías Unidas S.A.

www.ccu-sa.com

(56-2) 427-3581 or 427-3416

 

CCU ANNOUNCES FIRST QUARTER 2005 VOLUMES

 

(Santiago, Chile, April 6, 2005) - CCU (NYSE: CU) reported today preliminary first quarter 2005 consolidated volumes.

The preliminary volume breakout by segment in hectoliters is as follows:

First Quarter

Chile:

Volumes

% Change

Beer

1,267,623

12.0%

Soft Drinks

918,098

5.6%

Nectars

97,790

17.8%

Mineral Waters

309,087

23.5%

Wine Domestic

105,896

3.6%

Wine Export1

74,750

-6.6%

Pisco

23,475

64.4%

Total Chile2

2,796,720

10.5%

Argentina:

Beer

654,036

7.6%

Wine1-3

6,863

72.7%

Total Argentina

660,899

8.0%

TOTAL

3,457,619

10.0%

CCU plans to release its consolidated first quarter results by the last week of April.

CCU is a diversified beverage company operating principally in Chile and Argentina. CCU is the largest Chilean brewer, the second-largest Argentine brewer, the third-largest Chilean soft drink producer, the second-largest Chilean wine producer, the largest Chilean mineral water producer, the largest Chilean pisco producer - since its association with Pisco Control last March 14 - and also participates in the confectionery industry in Chile. The Company has licensing and/or joint venture arrangements with Heineken Brouwerijen B.V., Anheuser-Busch Companies Inc., PepsiCo Inc., Paulaner Brauerei AG, Schweppes Holdings Limited and Watt's Alimentos S.A.

 

 

 

 

Signatures

 

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized

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Compañía Cervecerías Unidas S.A.

(United Breweries Company, Inc.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Ricardo Bartel

Chief Financial Officer

Date: March 6, 2005