United Breweries Group controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2021
CCI penalizes beer companies over cartelization
Fine or penalty
India’s Competition Commission fined United Breweries (Holdings) and Carlsberg India for cartelization in beer sales and supply. It waived AB InBev’s penalty under a penalty-reduction provision; the article reports findings of price coordination and supply restrictions involving the companies.
Source excerpt
The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has fined United Breweries (Holdings) Rs 750 crore for indulging in cartelisation in the sale and supply of beer in several states and union territories, including the platform of All India Brewers' Association (AIBA).
While UBL and CIPl have been fined Rs 750 crore and Rs 120 crore, respectively, the penalty has been waived off for AB InBev as part of the "benefit of reduction in penalty under the provisions of Section 46 of the Competition Act."
The antirust body found the three companies "engaged in price co-ordination in contravention of the provisions of Section 3(3)(a) of the Competition Act, 2002 (the 'Act') in the States of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Odisha, Rajasthan, West Bengal, National Capital Territory of Delhi and the Union Territory of Puducherry."
2016
Vijay Mallya banking and debt-recovery controversy
Vijay Mallya left India while Indian banks pursued legal and recovery proceedings connected with unpaid loans estimated in public reporting at approximately ₹9,000 crore. The controversy was closely associated with the financial collapse of Kingfisher Airlines and contributed to the later transfer of Mallya's United Breweries Limited stake through debt-recovery proceedings.