Asia Brewery, Inc. is a

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-based diversified

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company owned by LT Group, Inc. (), a publicly listed holding company of

Lucio Tan Lucio Chua Tan Sr. (; born July 17, 1934) is a Filipino business magnate, investor, and philanthropist. He presides over the Filipino conglomerate company LT Group, Inc., a company with extensive business interests in sports, banking, airline ...

History

Asia Brewery, Inc. was established by

on January 27, 1982, with the inauguration of its brewery in

Cabuyao Cabuyao, officially the City of Cabuyao ( fil, Lungsod ng Cabuyao), is a 1st class component city in the province of Laguna, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 355,330 people. It used to be known as the "riche ...

, Laguna and the launch of its first brand, Beer Hausen Pale Pilsen. This was followed by Max Premium beer in 1983, Manila Beer in 1985 and Beer Pale Pilsen in 1988. Beer Pale Pilsen (now, Beer Na Beer) was launched with much controversy. By 1992, the company inaugurated its second brewery at El Salvador, Misamis Oriental with a capacity of 2 million hectoliters of beer per annum. It also began diversifying its product line with the introduction of

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(Summit and Absolute), iced tea drinks (Pacific Sun), sport drinks ( 100Plus Isotonic Drink and Cobra Energy Drink) and alcoholic mixes (Tanduay Ice and Tanduay Black “alcomixes”). The company is also looking into expanding into the international market.

International brands

The company currently brews Colt 45 (under license) and distributes Asahi Super Dry beers. It was previously a licensee brewer of Carlsberg (1987),

Budweiser Budweiser () is an American-style pale lager, part of AB InBev. Introduced in 1876 by Carl Conrad & Co. of St. Louis, Missouri, Budweiser has become a large selling beer company in the United States. ''Budweiser'' may also refer to an unrela ...

(1997), Lone Star (1999), Coors Original (2007) and

Coors Light Coors Light is a 4.2% (US) ABV light beer brewed in Golden, Colorado; Albany, Georgia; Elkton, Virginia; Fort Worth, Texas; Irwindale, California; and Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It was first produced in 1978 by the Coors Brewing Company. The Ca ...

(2007) beers. In May 2016, the company announced it signed an agreement with

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to establish a new venture (AB Heineken Philippines, Inc.) that will brew and distribute Heineken brands. The company also announced it will begin distributing

Heineken Heineken Lager Beer ( nl, Heineken Pilsener), or simply Heineken () is a pale lager beer with 5% alcohol by volume produced by the Dutch brewing company Heineken N.V. Heineken beer is sold in a green bottle with a red star. History On 15 Feb ...

and

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. In 2007, the company became the Philippine bottler of Virgin Cola, through its subsidiary InterBev Philippines, Inc. until the closure of Virgin Cola. In 2011, the company acquired Philippine distribution rights for Vitamilk soy milk from Thailand's Green Spot Company Ltd., with an option to manufacture the product under a joint-venture agreement given certain sales milestones. The following year, the company announced the establishment of AB Pascual Foods, a joint-venture with Spanish dairy company Grupo Leche Pascual (renamed as

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in 2014) to enter the yogurt market. The venture will initially import Creamy Delight yogurt with the intention of putting up a yogurt manufacturing facility in the Philippines in two to three years. In March 2014, the company announced it had acquired the license to manufacture and distribute the ready-to-drink version of

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Breweries

, Laguna * El Salvador, Misamis Oriental

Products

Beer: * Beer Na Beer (Beer Pale Pilsen) * Colt 45 malt liquor – under license * Brew Kettle (

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) * Asahi Super Dry – distribution *

- distribution *

- distribution Asia Brewery Brew Kettle Beer can2

Alcomix: * Tanduay Ice (flavored

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) * Tanduay Ice Zero (flavored

) *

Tanduay Tanduay Distillers, Inc. () is a Philippine alcoholic beverage company. It is a subsidiary of LT Group, a conglomerate owned by Filipino business magnate Lucio Tan. As of 2019, it is the world's largest rum brand. History Tanduay traces its ...

Black ( rum and cola) Wine: * Vivo Wine Non-alcoholic: * Absolute Distilled Drinking Water * Summit Natural Drinking Water * Barista's Best * Cobra Energy Drink * Coco Fresh * Pacific Sun Coco Fresh Coconut Water *

Nestea Nestea is a Swiss brand of iced tea and pop beverages owned by Nestlé, manufactured by The Coca-Cola Company and distributed by Nestlé's beverage department in the United States and by Beverage Partners Worldwide (BPW),Sunkist Carbonated Juice - under license Dairy: * Vitamilk Soy Milk – distribution * Creamy Delight Yogurt * Bifrutas - distribution (under license from

) Discontinued: * Beer Hausen Pale Pilsen * Max Premium Beer * Stag Pale Pilsen * Admiral Beer * Q Shandy * Colt Ice * Pacific Sun (iced tea drink) * Feelgood (juice drink) * Summit Vitamin Water * Summit Clear * Carlsberg – under license * Lone Star – under license *

– under license * Virgin Cola In Color Red – under license * Virgin Lemon-Lime In Color Blue - under license * Virgin Orange Soda In Color Orange - under license * Coors Original – under license *

– under license * Magnum 8.8 Alcomix * Roots Ginger Brew sparkling non-alcoholic drink * 100Plus sports drink * Manila Beer * Manila Beer Light * Ultimo Craft * Red Oak Sangria

Basketball teams

Cobra Energy Drink Iron Men The PBA Developmental League, or PBA D-League, is the Philippine Basketball Association's official minor league basketball organization. History The PBA D-League was conceptualized after the collapse of the proposed merger between the Phili ...

( PBL, 2009–2010;

PBA D-League The PBA Developmental League, or PBA D-League, is the Philippine Basketball Association's official minor league basketball organization. History The PBA D-League was conceptualized after the collapse of the proposed merger between the Philip ...

, 2011) *

Stag Pale Pilseners The Stag Pale Pilseners were a Philippine Basketball League (PBL) team owned by Asia Brewery, Inc., a company owned by the Lucio Tan group. It joined the league in 1995. The team was renamed Tanduay Gold Rhum Masters in 1997 and remained with ...

( PBL, 1995-1996) *

Manila Beer Brewmasters The Manila Beer Brewmasters were a professional basketball team in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) from 1984-1986. It was formed after Basic Holdings, Inc., a company controlled by Lucio Tan, acquired the PBA franchise of Delta Motor Co ...

( PBA, 1984-1986)

References

External links

Asia Brewery, Inc.

Creamy Delight yogurt

LT Group, Inc.
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