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CCU ANNOUNCES THIRD QUARTER 2006 VOLUMES

 

(Santiago, Chile, October 6, 2006) CCU (NYSE: CU) reported today preliminary third quarter 2006 consolidated volumes.

The preliminary volume breakout by segment in hectoliters is as follows:

 

Third Quarter

Year to Date 2006

Chile:

Volumes

% Change

Volumes

% Change

Beer

976,138

22.1%

3,211,346

15.4%

Soft Drinks

789,231

14.0%

2,436,524

6.9%

Nectars

141,846

20.9%

388,464

21.6%

Mineral Waters

220,647

5.2%

805,817

12.2%

Wine Domestic

138,465

-13.7%

350,461

-11.2%

Wine Export1

98,594

-12.2%

271,407

-3.4%

Pisco

61,709

-6.3%

147,243

1.7%

Total Chile2

2,426,631

12.5%

7,611,262

10.0%

Argentina:

Beer

498,952

10.4%

1,572,906

6.3%

Wine1-3

12,288

7.2%

30,298

5.6%

Total Argentina

511,240

10.3%

1,603,204

6.3%

TOTAL

2,937,871

12.1%

9,214,466

9.3%

CCU plans to release its consolidated third quarter results by the end of October.

CCU is a diversified beverage company operating principally in Chile and Argentina. CCU is the largest Chilean brewer, the second-largest Argentine brewer, the third-largest Chilean soft drink producer, the second-largest Chilean wine producer, the largest Chilean mineral water producer, one of the largest Chilean pisco producer and also participates in the confectionery industry in Chile. The Company has licensing and/or joint venture arrangements with Heineken Brouwerijen B.V., Anheuser-Busch Companies Inc., PepsiCo Inc., Paulaner Brauerei AG, Schweppes Holdings Limited and Watts Alimentos S.A. For more information, visit >www.ccu-sa.com.