- Business
- United Breweries Limited manufactures, purchases and sells beer and non-alcoholic beverages primarily in India and internationally; its beer portfolio encompasses Heineken Original, Heineken Silver, Kingfisher Premium, Kingfisher Strong, Kingfisher Ultra, Kingfisher Ultra Max, Kingfisher Ultra Witbier, Amstel Bier, Amstel Grande, Bullet, Bullet Super Strong, Cannon 10000, Zingaro, Kingfisher Storm, Kingfisher Blue, Kingfisher Flavour Mango and lemon, Kalyani Black Label, UB Export Lager, UB Export Strong, London Pilsner Premium, London Pilsner Premium Strong and Queenfisher brands; non-alcoholic offerings include Kingfisher Premium Packaged Drinking Water, Kingfisher Strong Power Soda, Kingfisher Ultra-Premium Soda and Heineken 0.0; the company also licenses brands, provides contract manufacturing services and engages in scrap sales.
Founded in 1915 and headquartered in UB Tower, Bengaluru, India, United Breweries Limited operates as a subsidiary of Heineken N.V. and maintains 19 breweries across India with 16 contract brewing arrangements; it serves retail outlets, bars and restaurants through a robust distribution network spanning urban and rural markets, holding over 40% share of the Indian beer market.
The company pursues premiumisation with strong growth in brands such as Kingfisher Ultra, Kingfisher Ultra Max and Heineken Silver, alongside launches like Amstel Grande in Uttar Pradesh; it recently finalised lease registration for a greenfield brewery in Unnao, Uttar Pradesh, investing 750 crore rupees for 1.3 million hectolitres initial capacity focused on mainstream and premium brands including Heineken, with operations targeted for Q2 FY27; additionally, United Breweries approved 90 crore rupees for a canning line expansion at its Nizam Brewery in Telangana, boosting capacity by 0.4 million hectolitres for premium Kingfisher and Heineken products, and plans significant capital expenditure increases in FY26 for production and cooler availability.