Asia Brewery, Inc. is a

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-based diversified

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company owned by

LT Group, Inc. LT Group, Inc. (LTG) is a Philippine publicly listed holding company headquartered in Bonifacio Global City, Taguig. It was founded in 1937 by Chinese Filipino business tycoon Lucio Tan. LT Group, Inc. is majority-owned by Tangent Holdings Co ...

(), a publicly listed holding company of

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History

Asia Brewery, Inc. was established by

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

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, 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

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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 (

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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

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(1987),

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(1997),

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(1999), Coors Original (2007) and

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(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

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and

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. In 2007, the company became the Philippine bottler of

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, 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 Calidad Pascual 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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, taking over from Coca-Cola Bottlers Philippines, Inc. (now

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Breweries

* Eton City,

, Laguna * El Salvador City, Misamis Oriental

Products

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

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) * Asahi Super Dry – distribution *

- distribution *

- distribution * Paraiso Craft Style Beer (in Bighani and Lakas flavors) * Leon Extra Strong Beer Alcomix: * Tanduay Ice (flavored

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) * Tanduay Ice Zero (flavored

) Hard Seltzer: * Spritz Non-alcoholic: * Absolute Distilled Drinking Water * Summit Still Water * Summit Sparkling Water * Summit Natural Drinking Water * C-vitt – under license from

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* Cobra Energy Drink *

(ready-to-drink) - under license * Sunkist Zero Sugar - under license Dairy: * Vitamilk Soy Milk – distribution * Pascual Creamy Delight Yogurt * Pascual Greek Style Yogurt Drink * Pascual Chocolate Milk 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 *

– under license * Labatt's Ice - under license *

– under license * Lone Star Light – under license * Lone Star Ultra – under license *

– under license *

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 *

sports drink * Manila Beer * Manila Beer Light * Ultimo Craft * Red Oak Sangria * Vivo Wine * Tanduay Black * Bifrutas – under license from Calidad Pascual * Coco Fresh * Sunkist Carbonated Juice - under license * Brew Kettle Radler ( flavored wheat beer)

Basketball teams

* Cobra Energy Drink Iron Men ( PBL, 2009–2010;

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, 2011) * Stag Pale Pilseners ( PBL, 1995-1996) *

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( PBA, 1984-1986)

References

External links

Asia Brewery, Inc.

Creamy Delight yogurt

LT Group, Inc.
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