United Breweries Group or UB Group, based in Bangalore, is a conglomerate of different companies with a major focus on the brewery (beer) and alcoholic beverages industry. The company markets beer under the Kingfisher brand and has also launched Kingfisher Airlines, an airline service in India, with international flights operating recently. United Breweries is India's largest producer of beer with a market share of around 48% by volume.[1]
It is owned by Vijay Mallya who had been a member of the Indian Parliament. United Breweries now has greater than a 40% share of the Indian brewing market with 79 distilleries and bottling units across the world. Recently UB financed a takeover of the spirits business of the rival Shaw-Wallace company giving it a majority share of India's spirits business. The group owns the Mendocino Brewing Company in the United States.
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The UB Group was founded by a Scotsman, Thomas Leishman, in 1857. The Group took its initial lessons in manufacturing beer from South India based British breweries. At the age of 22, Vittal Mallya was elected as the company's first Indian director in 1947. After a year, he replaced R G N Price as the chairman of the company.
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Beer
It is owned by Vijay Mallya who had been a member of the Indian Parliament. United Breweries now has greater than a 40% share of the Indian brewing market with 79 distilleries and bottling units across the world. Recently UB financed a takeover of the spirits business of the rival Shaw-Wallace company giving it a majority share of India's spirits business. The group owns the Mendocino Brewing Company in the United States.
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The UB Group was founded by a Scotsman, Thomas Leishman, in 1857. The Group took its initial lessons in manufacturing beer from South India based British breweries. At the age of 22, Vittal Mallya was elected as the company's first Indian director in 1947. After a year, he replaced R G N Price as the chairman of the company.
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Beer
- Kingfisher Blue - Premium Beer
- Kingfisher Red
- Kingfisher Strong - Strong Beer
- Kingfisher Premium - Mild Beer
- Kingfisher Ultra
- Kingfisher Draught
United Spirits
Whisky
- Royal Challenge
- Dalmore
- Jura
- Whyte & Mackay
- Black Dog Deluxe Scotch Whisky (12 years old)
- Black Dog Centenary Scotch Whisky (8 years old)
- Antiquity Rare
- Antiquity Blue
- Signature
- signature premium
- McDowell's No.1
- McDowell's No.1 Platinum
- Bagpiper Whisky
- Bagpiper Gold
- Director’s Special
- Old Tavern
- Haywards
- McDowell’s Green Label
- Gold Riband
- Kingfisher BEER
- Kannai Nelson
- Kalyani Beer
- Gupta's desi blast
Brandy
- Honey Bee
- John Exshaw
- Mr Shah Brandy
Liquor
- Glavya
Rum
- Celebration Rum
- Old Cask Rum
- Old Adventurer Rum
Gin
- Blue Riband
Vodka
- Romanov
- White Mischief
- Pinky
- Vladivar vodka
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