SAN MIGUEL CORPORATION
Established in 1890, La Fabrica de Cerveza de San Miguel, Southeast Asia's first
brewery produced and bottled what would eventually become one of the bestselling
beers in the region. Within the span of a generation, San Miguel Beer would
become an icon among beer drinkers.
By 1914, San Miguel
Beer was being exported from its headquarters in Manila to Shanghai, Hong Kong
and Guam. A pioneer in Asia, San Miguel established a brewery in Hong Kong in
1948, the first local brewer in the crown colony.
Today, San Miguel
Beer--the Company's flagship product--is one of the largest selling beers and
among the top 20 beer brands in the world. While brewing beer is the company's
heritage, San Miguel subsequently branched out into the food and packaging
businesses.
From the original cerveza that first rolled off the bottling
line, San Miguel Corporation has since diversified to produce a wide range of
popular beverage, food and packaging products which have--for over a
century--catered to generations of consumers' ever changing tastes.
The
Company's manufacturing operations extend beyond the Philippines to Hong Kong,
China, Indonesia, Vietnam, Thailand and Malaysia. Its products are exported to
major markets around the world. Continuing a tradition of product quality, San
Miguel is capitalizing on its unique strengths in brands and distribution to
weave its products more deeply into the fabric of everyday life. Not just in the
Philippines but in the Asia-Pacific region.
World Class Partners
San Miguel's
partnerships with major international companies have given the Company access to
the latest technologies and skills. Our marketplace experience, technical
expertise, and innovation capabilities, while largely homegrown, also reflect
our long term partnerships with world class players.
San Miguel's joint
venture partners include Hormel Foods Corporation, Yamamura Glass and Fuso
Machine and Mold Manufacturing of Japan. A strategic equity investment in San
Miguel by Japan's leading brewer and global player, Kirin Brewery Company, Ltd.
has further enhanced San Miguel's competitive position in Asia, a region in
which it is already well placed.
