San Miguel Corporation
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San Miguel Corporation (PSE: SMC and SMCB) is the largest corporation in the Philippines.
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History
The original Manila brewery was founded by a Spaniard in 1890. It is primarily a food and beverage company and it brews San Miguel beer, a popular beer recently exported and sold around the world. The company has over 100 facilities in the Philippines, Southeast Asia, China, and Australia.
It is also the authorized Philippine distributor of the Coca-Cola line of softdrinks, and owns the Australian-based Boag's Brewery. Its Chairman and CEO is Eduardo Cojuangco Jr..
Despite being based in the Philippines, San Miguel Beer is marketed in many parts of the world as a Spanish beer, with many drinkers unaware of its true origins.
In addition to the well-known San Miguel pale pilsen, SMB also produces Red Horse extra strong, San Miguel extra dry, San Miguel Light and San Miguel Extra Strong beer.
Shareholders
- Kirin Brewery Company, Ltd. of Japan, 15%
See also
- List of Philippine companies
- San Miguel Brewery Hong Kong Ltd.
- Asahi Breweries
- Tsing Tao Beer
- Asia Brewery
- Kirin Brewery Company, Ltd.
External links
Categories: Brewers and breweries | Philippine Beer | Companies of the Philippines | Companies traded on the Philippine Stock Exchange
