United Breweries - CCI Order To Provide Headwinds In The Near Term: ICICI Direct

United Breweries - CCI Order To Provide Headwinds In The Near Term: ICICI Direct

Bottles of United Breweries Ltd. Kingfisher beer are arranged for a photograph at a bar in New Delhi, India. (Photographer Sanjit Das/Bloomberg)

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United Breweries Ltd. is the biggest beer player in the domestic market, a sector largely dominated by multinational companies (~85% of the market).

In culmination of an investigation into alleged cartel behavior (period spanning 2009- 18), Competition Commission of India has penalised United Breweries, Carlsberg (Rs 121 crore) and All India Brewers Association (Rs 6 lakh), while providing respite to Anheuser-Busch InBev.

The commission has held two former Managing Directors, Chief Sales Officer and Head of Strategic Planning and Analytics of the company liable for anticompetitive conduct.

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