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- Cupid Breweries and Distilleries Ltd is an Indian alcoholic beverage company engaged in the brewing, distilling, blending, marketing, and contract bottling of beers, spirits, and Indian Made Foreign Liquor (IMFL). The company operates an integrated manufacturing and distribution model spanning owned production assets and third-party contract bottling units. Its core product portfolio comprises beers, including lager, premium lager, pilsner, and super strong lager marketed under the Lucca brand; whiskies, including expressions marketed under the Arpeggio, SHER, Copper Malt, and Royal Eagle labels; rums, notably Captain Hooks XXX Rum; and vodkas, distributed under the Rustov brand. In addition to proprietary branded consumer beverages, the company provides commercial blending, packaging, and bottling services for third-party beverage enterprises. Geographically, Cupid Breweries and Distilleries operates across India with facility development and distribution networks in Maharashtra, Goa, Karnataka, West Bengal, and Odisha, alongside international operations conducted via its foreign subsidiary in Uzbekistan. In recent strategic developments, the company completed a structural reorganization, transitioning from its legacy financial services business and rebranding from Cupid Trades and Finance Limited to Cupid Breweries and Distilleries Limited in July 2024. In support of its manufacturing infrastructure expansion, the company acquired a 97.83% controlling stake in Crochet Industries Private Limited in April 2025, incorporated its wholly-owned international subsidiary Cupid Breweries and Distilleries LLC FE in Bukhara, Uzbekistan, in May 2024, and executed an agreement in June 2026 to acquire an operational manufacturing plant with an installed capacity of approximately 250,000 cases per month in Gopalpur, Odisha, from United Spirits Limited. Originally incorporated in 1985, Cupid Breweries and Distilleries Ltd is headquartered in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.