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Investments accounted for using equity method
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2018
Disclosure of investments accounted for using equity method [Abstract]  
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Note 16 Investments accounted for using equity method
 
Joint ventures and Associates
 
As of
December 31, 2018 and 2017
, the Company recorded investments qualifying as joint venture and associates.
 
The share value of investments in joint ventures and associates are detailed as follows:
 
 
 
Percentage of
participation
 
 
As of December
31, 2018
 
 
As of December
31, 2017
 
 
 
%
 
 
ThCh
$
 
 
ThCh
$
 
Cervecería Austral S.A.
 
 
50.00
 
 
 
7,327,949
 
 
 
6,126,384
 
Foods Compañía de Alimentos CCU S.A.
 
 
50.00
 
 
 
12,012,276
 
 
 
5,792,242
 
Central Cervecera de Colombia S.A.S.
 
 
50.00
 
 
 
40,681,482
 
 
 
50,374,322
 
Zona Franca Central Cervecera S.A.S.
 
 
50.00
 
 
 
80,766,534
 
 
 
20,696,077
 
Total joint ventures
 
 
 
 
 
 
140,788,241
 
 
 
82,989,025
 
Bebidas Bolivianas BBO S.A. (1)
 
 
34.00
 
 
 
-
 
 
 
14,641,870
 
Other companies (2)
 
 
 
 
 
 
1,229,540
 
 
 
1,639,385
 
Total associates
 
 
 
 
 
 
1,229,540
 
 
 
16,281,255
 
Total
 
 
 
 
 
 
142,017,781
 
 
 
99,270,280
 
 
(1)
See
Note 15 – Business combinations, letter a)
.
(2)
See
Note 15 – Business combinations, letter b)
.
 
The above mentioned values include goodwill generated in the acquisition of the following joint venture and associate, which are presented net of any impairment loss:
 
 
 
As of December
31, 2018
 
 
As of December
31, 2017
 
 
 
ThCh
$
 
 
ThCh
$
 
Cervecería Austral S.A.
 
 
1,894,770
 
 
 
1,894,770
 
Bebidas Bolivianas BBO S.A. (1)
 
 
-
 
 
 
8,294,324
 
Total
 
 
1,894,770
 
 
 
10,189,094
 
(1)
See
Note 15 – Business combinations, letter a)
.
 
The result accrued in joint ventures and associates are detailed as follows:
 
 
 
For the years ended as of December 31,
 
 
 
2018
 
 
2017
 
 
2016
 
 
 
ThCh
$
 
 
ThCh
$
 
 
ThCh
$
 
Cervecería Austral S.A.
 
 
1,638,811
 
 
 
952,235
 
 
 
754,326
 
Foods Compañía de Alimentos CCU S.A.
 
 
792,376
 
 
 
165,905
 
 
 
(519,536
)
Central Cervecera de Colombia S.A.S.
 
 
(11,804,950
)
 
 
(8,646,651
)
 
 
(3,969,699
)
Zona Franca Central Cervecera S.A.S.
 
 
(391,465
)
 
 
87,583
 
 
 
-
 
Total joint ventures
 
 
(9,765,228
)
 
 
(7,440,928
)
 
 
(3,734,909
)
Bebidas Bolivianas BBO S.A. (1)
 
 
(921,812
)
 
 
(1,459,916
)
 
 
(1,805,548
)
Other companies (2)
 
 
(128,480
)
 
 
(13,253
)
 
 
(20,065
)
Total associates
 
 
(1,050,292
)
 
 
(1,473,169
)
 
 
(1,825,613
)
Total
 
 
(10,815,520
)
 
 
(8,914,097
)
 
 
(5,560,522
)
 
(1)
See
Note 15 – Business combinations, letter a)
.
(2)
See
Note 15 – Business combinations, letter b)
.
 
Changes in investments in joint ventures and associates are detailed as follows:
 
 
 
As of December
31, 2018
 
 
As of December
31, 2017
 
 
 
ThCh
$
 
 
ThCh
$
 
Balance at the beginning of year
 
 
99,270,280
 
 
 
64,404,946
 
Other payments to acquire interests in joint ventures
 
 
59,505,559
 
 
 
49,312,890
 
Cash flows used to purchase non-controlling interests
 
 
-
 
 
 
1,149,689
 
Participation in the joint ventures and associates (loss)
 
 
(10,815,520
)
 
 
(8,914,097
)
Dividends received
 
 
(423,994
)
 
 
(353,150
)
Business combinations (1)
 
 
(14,144,241
)
 
 
-
 
Others
 
 
8,625,697
 
 
 
(6,329,998
)
Total
 
 
142,017,781
 
 
 
99,270,280
 
(1)
See
Note 15 – Business combinations, letter a) and b)
.
 
Significant matters regarding investments accounted for using the equity method are detailed as follows:
 
(1) Cervecería Austral S.A.
 
A closed stock company that operates as a beer manufacturing facility in the southern end of Chile, which is the southernmost brewery in the world.
 
(2)
Foods Compañía de Alimentos CCU S.A
.
(Foods),
 
Foods, is a closed stock company that participated in the business of snacks and foods in Chile. At the end of 2015, Foods sold the Calaf and Natur brands to Empresas Carozzi S.A. In addition Foods was the main shareholder of Alimentos Nutrabien S.A. and owned the Nutra Bien brand. On December 17, 2018, Foods and subsidiary CCU Inversiones S.A. sold 100% of the shares of Alimentos Nutrabien S.A. to Ideal S.A.
 
(3) Central Cervecera de Colombia S.A.S.
and Zona Franca Central Cervecera S.A.S.
 
On November 10, 2014, CCU, directly and through its subsidiaries CCU Inversiones II Limitada, and Grupo Postobón have established a joint arrangements through a company named Central Cervecera de Colombia S.A.S. (the "Company"), in which CCU and Grupo Postobón participate as equal shareholders. The purpose of this Company is the beer and non-alcoholic drinks production, marketing and distribution based on malt (Products).
 
Subsequently, on August 16, 2017, CCU, through its subsidiary CCU Inversiones ll Limitada, acquired 50% of the shares of of a company incorporated in Colombia called Zona Franca Central Cervecera S.A.S. (ZF CC), which relates to a joint agreements and that qualifies as a joint operations, in which CCU and Grupo Postobon participate as equal shareholders. The amount of this transaction was US$ 10,204, equivalents to ThCh$ 6,432. The purpose of ZF CC is acting exclusively as industrial user of one or more free zones, providing tolling services to CCC, and this latter company will produce, market and distribute Products.
 
For the purposes above, previous associations involves the construction of a beer production plant, with an annual total capacity of 3,000,000 hectoliters.
 
The Parties will also invest in CCC and ZF CC an approximate amount of US$ 200,000,000 in equal parts, following a gradual investment plan agreed by the parties.
 
As of December 31, 2018 and 2017, the total amount contributed to CCC and ZF CC was US$ 236,857,949 (equivalents to ThCh$ 153,149,320) and US$ 144,740,179 (equivalents to ThCh$ 93,643,761).
 
The Company does not have any contingent liabilities related to joint ventures and associates as D
ecember 31, 2018
.
 
As of December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016, the significant items of the financial statements of 100% of joint ventures and associates are summarized as follows:
 
 
 
Joint ventures
 
 
Joint ventures
 
 
Associates
 
 
 
As of December
31, 2018
 
 
As of December 
31, 2017
 
 
 
ThCh
$
 
 
ThCh
$
 
 
ThCh
$
 
Assets and Liabilities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Current assets
 
 
206,761,242
 
 
 
49,960,930
 
 
 
5,540,894
 
Non-current assets
 
 
246,997,507
 
 
 
150,837,264
 
 
 
26,609,731
 
Current liabilities
 
 
172,143,127
 
 
 
35,339,239
 
 
 
4,444,262
 
Non-current liabilities
 
 
2,893,856
 
 
 
1,994,220
 
 
 
9,037,112
 
 
 
 
Joint ventures
 
 
Joint ventures
 
 
Associates
 
 
Joint ventures
 
 
Associates
 
 
 
For the years ended as of December 31,
 
 
 
2018
 
 
2017
 
 
2016
 
 
 
ThCh
$
 
 
ThCh
$
 
 
ThCh
$
 
 
ThCh
$
 
 
ThCh
$
 
Income Statement (Summarized)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net sales
 
 
70,296,729
 
 
 
57,417,288
 
 
 
19,760,918
 
 
 
63,926,397
 
 
 
19,733,853
 
Operating result
 
 
(21,173,985
)
 
 
(18,606,383
)
 
 
(4,086,973
)
 
 
(11,913,526
)
 
 
(4,159,093
)
Net income for year
 
 
(19,886,274
)
 
 
(14,352,788
)
 
 
(4,462,733
)
 
 
(7,287,727
)
 
 
(4,712,596
)
Other comprehensive income
 
 
(24,720,721
)
 
 
(27,052,015
)
 
 
(5,761,515
)
 
 
(3,451,487
)
 
 
(7,965,214
)
Depreciation and amortization
 
 
(2,656,715
)
 
 
(2,618,567
)
 
 
(2,818,923
)
 
 
(2,104,820
)
 
 
(2,698,849
)