CCU is a Chilean producer of diversified beverages founded in 1902. The company produces both alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages, also operating in the food sector. They have operations in Chile, Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, Paraguay, Uruguay and Peru. CCU is notably far from obscurity in South America and is somewhat diverse. It is Chile's largest brewer, the second largest soft drink producer, the second largest wine producer, the largest bottler of

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and fruit-based beverages in Chile, one of the largest

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producers in the region, and it participates in the candy manufacturing business. CCU is the second-largest brewer in Argentina and also participates in the cider, spirits and wine industries. In Uruguay and Paraguay, the Company is present in the beer, mineral and

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, soft drinks and fruit-based beverage categories. In Bolivia, CCU participates in the beer, water, soft drinks and malt beverage categories. In Colombia, the Company participates in the beer industry and in Peru, in the

industry. The CCU product portfolio includes its own brands, as well as licensed and imported brands, maintaining licensing agreements and / or joint ventures with

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N.V., Anheuser-Busch Inc. (now a wholly owned subsidiary of

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N.V.),

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Inc.,

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GmbH & Co. KG, ( Brau Holding International GmbH & Co. KGaA),

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Inc. (formerly Cadbury Schweppes and

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Inc.),

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(a subsidiary of

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Plc), and Societe des Produits Nestlé S.A.. In 1957, the first

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arrived in Chile after the CCU purchased a

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to be delivered to Valparaiso. The machine was one of the first documented cases in the history of computer science in South America. In December 2003, the company commissioned a series of commercials for

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, which were broadcast at the beginning of each advertising period during the broadcast of films from the ''

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'' saga on Canal 13, so that the spots seemed to be continuations of the preceding scenes. The campaign, titled '' The Force is with Cristal Beer'', was awarded at various international events.

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