Introduction the UB Group Was Founded by a Scottish Gentleman Thomas Leishmanleishman in 1915
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Introduction The UB Group was founded by a Scottish gentleman Thomas LeishmanLeishman in 1915. The companycompany used to manufacturemanufacture beer at that time and took its initial lessons in manufacturing beer from South Indian based British breweries.breweries. In August 1947, VVittalittal Mallya becamebecame the company'scompany's first IndianIndian director.director. AA year later he became the Chairman of the Group. United Breweries came into limelight by manufacturing bulk beer for the British troops, which was transported in huge barrels. In 1950s and 60s, the group expanded rapidly and made several acquisitions. McDowell was added as one of the Group subsidiaries. This helped UB Group to venture into wines and spirits business. Kingfisher, the Group's most visible and profitable brand, made its entry in the sixties. Thereafter, the Group moved into agroagro--- based industries and medicines when it acquired KiKissanssan Products and formed a longlong--termterm relationship with Hoechst AG of Germany to promote Aventis PharmaPharma... MANAGEMENT TEAM Business Interests of UB Group: Beverage Alcohol: The UB Group is 3rd largest spirits marketer in the world, with overall sales of 60 million cases. The company offers 140 brands at varying price points. Some of the famous brands of the UB Group are: Bagpiper Whisky, McDowell's No.1 Whisky, Director's Special Whisky, McDowell's No.1 Brandy and McDowell's Celebration Rum. Pharmaceuticals: The group's company Aventis Pharmaa Limited is the second largest pharmaceutical multinational in India. It develops and markets branded prescription drugs and vaccines. MediaMedia: The UB Group also has a shareholding in Asian Age Holdings Ltd, the company that owns and manages daily newspaper, The Asian Age. InternationalInternational TTrading: The Group's company UB Global Limited is a recognized export house engaged in the export of Beer, Spirits, Leather Footwear and Processed Foods. The Company also exports Pharmaceutical Products and customized perfumeries. .. FFertilizer: Mangalore Chemicals & Fertilizers Limited is under UB Group's management. It has a manufacturing capacity of 2,17, 800 MT of Ammonia and 3,80,000 MT of Urea Research & Development: Vittal Mallyaa Scientific Research Foundation (VMSRF) was established in 1987 with the objective of developing newer and novel technologies that will have substantial application in industry and health care. The foundation is it is recognized by the Departments of Scientific & Industrial Research (DSIR), Dept. of Biotechnology (DBT), Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) and the Ministry of Finance, Govt. of India. Aviation: UB Group entered aviation sector in 2005 with the launch of Kingfisher Airlines Limited. Kingfisher Airlines has captured an impressive market share and has established a niche identity for itself. The airlines recently acquired 25% stake in Deccan Airlines UB Group Strategies Acquistions Aumast Du the expansion have been very successful for the group Acquired Mac Dowells,Shaw,Wallace,etc Acquired Air-Deccan Airplane Expansion Group expanded by acquisitions,innovations in products and entering new market Entered Africa and Europe market UB Group in INDIA The youngest of three children, VittalVittal MalMallylya was bornborn in Dhaka,Dhaka, nownow inin Bangladesh, on February 8, 1924. He was born in an army family to Mrs. Devi MallyaMallya and Lt.Lt. Col.Col. BantwalBantwal Ganapathi MallyMallya (a MedicalMedical DoctorDoctor with anan FRCS degree). VittalVittal MalMallylya grew up to be aa smartsmart youngyoung man toto graduategraduate aatt a very young age. He received several double promotions during his academic career for outstanding performance and this demonstrated his exceptional calibrecalibre and sharp intellect..intellect.. VittalVittal MalMallylya saw an opportunityopportunity inin 1946-1946-4747 and started acquiring the shares of United Breweries Limited, of which he became the Chairman. His foresight and business acumen led to the aggressive expansion of the United Breweries Group. Meanwhile, the acquisition of control over McDowell & Company Limited marked the Group¶s entry into the Wines and Spirits business. The Group took a further stride with the acquisition of KissanKissan ProductsProducts LimitedLimited in 19501950--60.60. It also began its association, about this time, with Hoechst AG of Germany while co-co-promoting promoting Hoechst Pharmaceuticals Limited, now known as Aventis PhPharmaarma India.India. Dr. Vijay Mallya(Chairman) Dr. Mallya, was elected by shareholders as Chairman of UB in 1983, at the age of 28. He previously assisted his father, the former Chairman, who passed away in the same year. Prior to being entrusted with the responsibilities of a classical Indian corporate conglomerate, Dr. Mallya worked for the American Hoechst Corporation (now Sanofi-Aventis) in the USA and with Jenson & Nicholson in the U.K. Since 1980, he assisted his father, the then Chairman of The UB Group, in managing the important Brewing and Spirits Divisions and in re-launching the Kingfisher Brand of Beer. In 1983, the sales volume of the UB Spirits division was approximately 2.85 million cases and UB¶s beer business trailed behind that of Golden Eagle from Mohan Meakins. Also included in the Group were activities such as pharmaceuticals, agrochemicals, paints, petrochemicals and plastics, the manufacture of electro-mechanical batteries, the manufacture of food products and carbonated beverages, a fast-food pizza chain and several medium and small scale industrial units. In 1988 Dr. Mallya, in a leveraged buyout, acquired the global Berger Paints Group with operating companies across four continents. Dr. Mallya also founded a software company in the USA in 1993 which was subsequently listed on the NASDAQ in 1996 and which provides a considerable window of opportunity to the vast US market. In 2007, United Spirits Limited, the flagship of The UB Group, acquired a hundred percent of premium scotch distillers Whyte & Mackay and Liquidity Inc, a United States-based maker of specialty vodkas. Kingfisher, one of the flagship brands of The UB Group, has partnered with NDTV, India¶s leading broadcast group in a first-of-its-kind media alliance for the promotion of NDTV Good Times. Awards UNITED BREWERRIES HOLDING LTD UNITED BREWERRIES HOLDING LTD Single window to invest in the growing Indian consumer story Owns controlling stakes in UB Groups¶ market leading companies: USL, UBL, KFA Each of the principal investments is dominant leader in its space Each investee company is in a fast growing segment catering to current and emerging consumer trends Apart from the above key investments, other group investments into engineering, pharmaceuticals, fertilizers are also through UBHL Promoters interests are aligned with UBHL Transparent shareholding structure and ultimate economic benefit of holding in each of the investments flows to UBHL United Spirits Limited (USL) USL is the India¶s largest and world second largest spirit company. USL has a portfolio of more than 140 brands of which 19 are millionaire brands and enjoy a strong 59% market share for its first line brand in India USL has global footprints with export to over 37 countries. USL has 79 manufacturing and bottling units across the country. USL Brands Whisky Bagpiper McDowell¶s No.1 Director¶s Special Old Tavern Haywards McDowell¶s Green Label Gold Riband Royal Challenge DSP Black Signature Brandy McDowell¶s No.1 Honey Bee John Ex-Shaw Rum Celebration Rum Old Cask Rum Old Adventurer Rum Vodka & Gin White Mischief Romanov Blue Riband The Phosphatic plant is designed and engineered by Toyo Engineering Corporation, Japan. PDIL and Furnace Fabrica the Indian firms were involved in the construction of ABC and SAP respectively. The construction work started with the first pile driven on October 15, 1972 by the then Chief Minister, Shri D. Devaraj Urs. The Ammonia/Urea plants were commissioned in March 15, 1976. 1976-Ammonia & Urea production commenced 1982-60 tons per hour auxiliary boiler installed Ammonium Bi-carbonate plant commissioned 1984-Purge gas recovery unit installed 1985-Captive power plant commissioned 1986-Di-ammonium phosphate plant went on stream 1993-2.5 Million Gallons reservoir constructed 1999-Marketing of Granulated Fertilizers .