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União Cervejeira SA (Unicer), is a Portuguese beer producer, owner of several beer brands, including Super Bock, Cristal, Cheers, Cool Beer, Clok, and is the Portuguese distributor for Carlsberg, Tuborg, Guinness, Tetley's, and Kilkenny. One of the most famous is Super Bock, the market leader in the country (42% market share/Sept. 1998). The company is headquartered in Leça do Balio, near Porto in northern Portugal. Unicer - Bebidas de Portugal, S.A. has businesses in other related sectors like fruit drinks, soft drinks, water and coffee.
UNICER União Cervejeira was formed in June 1977 by the merger of the three main state-owned beer producers in Portugal:
- Companhia União Fabril Portuense (CUFP; formed in 1890 through the merger of Fábrica da Trindade of Lisbon with seven breweries located in Porto)
- Companhia Portuguesa de Cervejas (COPEJA) of Santarém
- União Cervejeira de Portugal (IMPERIAL) of Loulé
UNICER became a privately owned capital company in June, 1990.
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