Profile: Union de Cervecerias Peruanas Backus & Johnston S.A. (BKJi.LM)

Union de Cervecerias Peruanas Backus y Johnston SAA is a Peru-based company engaged in the beverages industry. It produces, bottles, sells and distributes beer and other alcoholic beverages, as well as carbonated drinks. Additionally, the Company makes kegs and aluminum cans. Its beer is distributed under the Cristal, Pilsen Callao, Pilsen Trujillo and San Juan brands. It operates such breweries as Ate, Motupe, Trujillo, Arequipa, Cusco and Pucallpa. Its distribution centres are Motupe, Ayacucho, Cono Norte and Huancavelica.The Company forms part of SABMiller Group, which specializes in the production of beer and is comprised of such entities as SABMiller plc, SABMiller Latin American Ltd, Rivervale International SA, Bavaria SA, Racetrack Peru SA, Latin Development Corporation and Cervecería San Juan SA, among others.