Cervecería Santa Fe
Santa Fe, Santa Fe, Argentina · Est. 1912
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Why this matters
The birthplace of the Argentine 'liso'. Travelers should absolutely experience their famously smooth, unpasteurized draft culture firsthand.
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Timeline
- 1995CCU enters Argentina
CCU crosses the Andes in 1995 by acquiring Cervecería Santa Fe alongside Compañía Industrial Cervecera of Salta — one transaction that made a Chilean group a serious force in Argentine beer.
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How it changed hands
1 recorded move- 1912Founded
- 1995CCU enters Argentina
CCU crosses the Andes in 1995 by acquiring Cervecería Santa Fe alongside Compañía Industrial Cervecera of Salta — one transaction that made a Chilean group a serious force in Argentine beer.
Today the chain tops out at Compañía Cervecerías Unidas (CCU).
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Sources
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Cervecería Santa Fe is controlled by Founder / family.
CCU — SEC Form 20-F 2025 · U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission · 2026-05
PrimaryHigh reliabilityAccessed 2026-08-05Reviewed 2026-08-05
Only the claims above are sourced. Everything else on this page is the archive's own research and has not yet been tied to a document — which is worth knowing rather than hiding.
Straight answers
Common questions about Cervecería Santa Fe
- Who owns Cervecería Santa Fe?
- Cervecería Santa Fe is owned by Compañía Cervecerías Unidas (CCU). Cervecería Santa Fe is based in Santa Fe, Santa Fe, Argentina.
- Is Cervecería Santa Fe still independent?
- No. Cervecería Santa Fe is owned by Compañía Cervecerías Unidas (CCU) and is no longer independent.
- When was Cervecería Santa Fe acquired?
- 1995. CCU crosses the Andes in 1995 by acquiring Cervecería Santa Fe alongside Compañía Industrial Cervecera of Salta — one transaction that made a Chilean group a serious force in Argentine beer.
- When was Cervecería Santa Fe founded?
- Cervecería Santa Fe was founded in 1912 in Santa Fe, Santa Fe, Argentina.
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