Union de Cervecerias Peruanas Backus y Johnston SAA engages in manufacturing, packaging, sale and distribution of beer, liquors, soft drinks and carbonated water. It also engages in investing in securities of domestic or foreign companies; exploitation of agricultural property; the sale, processing, marketing and export of agricultural products; and the provision of advisory services in related activities. The company was founded on January 17, 1879 and is headquartered in Lima, Peru.