San Miguel Brewery, Inc. is a subsidiary of San Miguel Corporation. The company
is the Philippines’ largest brewery with a market share of over 95% as of 2008.
The company also operates in China and Southeast Asia.
History The original San Miguel Brewery, Inc.
was founded as La Fábrica de Cerveza de San Miguel in 1890 by Don Enrique Mª.
Barreto under a Spanish Royal Charter that officially permitted the brewing of
beer in the Philippines and incorporated as the first San Miguel Brewery, Inc. in
1913. It was renamed San Miguel Corporation in 1963, having grown into
one of the Philippines' largest business conglomerates with core interests in
alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages, food and packaging. The breweries
operated as the beer division of SMC until 2007.
San Miguel Brewery, Inc. was incorporated on July 26, 2007 as a
subsidiary of SMC and the domestic beer business was spun off from SMC to SMB on
October 1, 2007. In 2009, Kirin Holdings Co. Ltd. of Japan acquired 48.3% of the
company from SMC for PHP 8.841 per share.
In 2010, SMB acquired 100% ownership of San Miguel Brewing International Ltd.
from SMC. The acquisition of SMBIL enabled SMB to achieve full integration
of San Miguel’s domestic and international beer businesses. SMBIL
oversees operations in Hong Kong, People’s Republic of China, Indonesia,
Thailand and Vietnam. = Marker from the National Historical
Commission of the Philippines= The marker of Fabrica de Cerveza de San
Miguel was installed in 1950 at General Solano Street, San Miguel, Manila. It
was installed by the Philippines Historical Committee.
On September 29, 2015, during the 125th anniversary of the founding of San
Miguel Brewery, the National Historical Commission of the Philippines installed
a historical marker on the San Miguel Headquarters in Mandaluyong City.
= Philippine Stock Exchange= SMB became listed in the Philippine
Stock Exchange on 12 May 2008. On 2 January 2013, trading of its stock
was suspended when the rule on the minimum public ownership of listed
shares took effect. On 18 February 2013, the company announced that its board of
directors had approved the voluntary de-listing of the company from the stock
exchange as well as a tender offer to buy back 94.24 million shares –
representing the 0.61% public float. On 24 April 2013, the PSE board granted the
petition for voluntary delisting filed by the company to take effect on 15 May
2013. Products
Breweries SMB operates six breweries in the
Philippines: Polo Brewery
Santa Rosa Brewery San Fernando Brewery
Mandaue Brewery Bacolod Brewery
Davao Brewery International operations
San Miguel Brewing International Ltd. is a wholly owned subsidiary of SMB which
operates subsidiaries in the following countries:
Hong Kong and China: San Miguel Brewery Hong Kong Ltd
San Miguel Brewery Company Ltd. – subsidiary of SMBHK
Guangzhou San Miguel Brewery Company Ltd. – subsidiary of SMBHK
San Miguel Baoding Brewery Company Ltd. Indonesia:
PT Delta Djakarta Tbk Vietnam:
San Miguel Brewery Vietnam Ltd. Thailand:
San Miguel Beer Ltd. International products
San Miguel Pale Pilsen San Miguel Premium All-Malt
San Mig Light Blue Ice
Bruck Knight
Polar Ice Valor
Double Happiness Beer Dragon Beer
Blue Star Super Cool
W1N Bia Dzo
Anker Beer Kudah Putih
Softdrink: Sodaku
Carbonated water: Soda Ice
San Miguel is also produced in Nepal through a licensing agreement.
Relation with San Miguel Beer The origins of the Spanish-made San
Miguel Beer date back to 1946, when SMC president Andrés Soriano, Sr. set up a
brewery in Spain named, La Segarra, S.A., and gave it a license to brew San
Miguel Beer. In 1953, Soriano entered into an agreement with La Segarra,
spinning off the Spanish rights of San Miguel Beer independent from SMC. In
1957, La Segarra changed its name to San Miguel, Fábricas de Cerveza y Malta S.A.
The company was acquired by Mahou, S.A. from Groupe Danone in 2000, combining to
form Spain’s largest brewer, the Mahou-San Miguel Group.
On 12 May 2014, SMBIL and Mahou-San Miguel announced the signing of a
co-operation agreement to promote jointly San Miguel Beer and expand its
global footprint. See also
San Miguel Beermen San Miguel Beermen
References External links
Company websites: San Miguel Corporation
San Miguel Brewery, Inc. San Miguel Brewery HK Ltd.
PT Delta Djakarta Tbk Brand websites:
San Miguel Pale Pilsen San Miguel Beer Delivery
San Mig Light San Miguel Lifestyle Brews
San Mig Strong Ice San Miguel Flavored Beer
Red Horse Beer SMB 7,107 Celebrations