San Miguel

Brewery Inc.

Reported by:
Sharmaine Man-Awit
 HISTORY
 The original San Miguel Brewery, Inc. was
founded as La Fábrica de Cerveza San
Miguel in 1890 by Enrique María Barreto under a
Spanish Royal Charter that officially permitted
the brewing of beer in the Philippines and
incorporated as the first San Miguel Brewery, Inc.
in 1913.
 It was renamed San Miguel Corporation (SMC)
in 1963, having grown into one of the Philippines'
largest business conglomerates with core
interests in alcoholic and non-alcoholic
beverages, food, and packaging. 
 HISTORY

 San Miguel Brewery, Inc. (SMB) was

incorporated on July 26, 2007 as a
subsidiary of SMC and the domestic
beer business was spun off from SMC
to SMB on October 1, 2007
 OFFICERS:
Ramon S. Ang - Chairman

Roberto N. Huang - President

Keisuke Nishimura - Executive Vice President

Francis H. Jardeleza - Corporate Secretary

Mercy Marie L. Amador - Chief Finanace Officer

Motoyasu Ishihara - Deputy Chief Finance Officer

Rosabel T. Balan - Assistant Corporate Secretary

The Company has 5 breweries
in the following locations:
 Polo Brewery - Marulas, Valenzuela City,
Metro Manila
 San Fernando Brewery - Brgy. Quebiawan,
McArthur Highway, San Isidro, San Fernando,
Pampanga
 Bacolod Brewery - National Road, Brgy.
Granada, Sta. Fe, Bacolod City, Negros
Occidental
 Mandaue Brewery - National Highway,
Brgy.Tipolo, Mandaue City • Davao Brewery
Brgy. Darong, Sta. Cruz, Davao del Sur
PRODUCTS
 San Miguel Pale Pilsen
 San Miguel Premium All-Malt Beer
 San Miguel Super Dry
 Cerveza Negra
 Red Horse Beer
 San Mig Light
PRODUCTS
 San Miguel Flavored Beer
 San Mig Zero and
 Gold Eagle Beer
 PRODUCTS
 SAN MIGUEL PALE PILSEN
- is the first beer of san
miguel brewery inc., a
modest enterprise that
turned out 500 barrels of
beer in its first year and
eventually became one of
the world’s major brewing
groups
Style: German Pilsener
Alcohol by volume
(ABV): 5.00% 
 PRODUCTS
 San Miguel Premium All-
Malt Beer
-won the Gold medal for its
malty aroma, accentuated
with an essence of citrusy
hop notes and mild fruity
notes coming from a choice
blended hops and carefully
selected Pilsen malt.
Style: American Pale
Lager 

Alcohol by volume
 PRODUCTS
 San Miguel Super Dry
-San Miguel Super Dry is
brewed from a blend of the
choicest hops that come
from the US, Germany and
the Czech Republic. Through
a special drying process, San
Miguel Super Dry leaves us
with a brilliant light amber
lager with strong, aromatic
hop notes and flavors that
give off an overall dry taste
and an elegant quick finish. 
 PRODUCTS
 Cerveza Negra
- Cerveza Negra, a full-
bodied dark lager with
rich caramel tones made
from roasted pilsen malt
from Europe and other
top quality ingredients.
Style: American Adjunct
Lager   
Alcohol by volume
(ABV): 4.80% 
 PRODUCTS
 Red Horse Beer
- Red Horse, the first extra-
strong beer brand in the
Philippines, is the high-
alcohol beer brand of San
Miguel Brewery, it is a deeply
hued lager with distinctive
sweetish taste balanced by a
smooth bitterness that leads
in a strong alcohol kick.

Style: American Malt Liquor

Alcohol by volume
(ABV): 6.90%
 PRODUCTS
 San Mig Light
- San Mig Light is the
country's leading low
calorie beer with only
100 calories per
330ml serving. 

Style: Light Lager
Alcohol by volume
(ABV): 5.00%
 PRODUCTS
 San Mig Zero
-San Mig Zero is the
beer with only 60
calories and 2.6%
alcohol content by
volume. It is
designed for health
and calorie conscious
individuals who want
to enjoy their beer
guilt-free. 
 PRODUCTS
 Gold Eagle Beer
-  Its alcohol
content is 3.5% by
weight and 4.55%
by volume. It
comes in three
bottle sizes to suit
your drinking
needs: 320 ml, 750
ml and 1000 ml.  
 Sources and Availability of
Raw Materials and Supplies
 Malted Barley, Hops, and Adjuncts
The Company depends on raw materials
sourced from third parties to produce its
products. The Company procures key raw
materials for its beer operations through a
procurement group that uses standardized
procurement procedures. Beer production
requires malted barley and hops, which
are sourced generally from the United
States, Australia and Europe.
Sources and Availability of
Raw Materials and Supplies
 Distribution Methods of
Products
 The Company has a far-reaching and efficient
distribution system, which is based on five
strategically located breweries and effective
management of third party service providers. The
Company’s products are delivered from any one of the
Company’s five breweries by contract haulers and, in
certain circumstances, by a fleet of boats contracted
by the Company, to a sales office or dealer warehouse
generally within five days from production in the
breweries. The sales office or dealer then delivers the
beer to the wholesaler or retailer promptly afterward,
ensuring ample stock and quality wherever and
whenever San Miguel Beer products are needed.
 Economic Aspects
 Boosted by the strong performance from its
Philippine operations and signifcant
improvements from International operations,
SMB’s operating income and net income
amounted to P27.2 billion and P17.7 billion,
20% and 31% higher than the previous year,
respectively
 The company’s success was attained by
protecting its equity and boosting consumer
demand. To that end, SMB implemented brand-
specifc programs in key consumer touch points.
 Manufacturing Process
-San Miguel is one of the few breweries in the
world to utilize a fully centralized and integrated
control panel. All stages of the brewing process are
graphically shown on the panel & can be controlled
with simply the touch of a button. 

•BrewHouse

The brewhouse can

produce the equivalent of
1,200,000 cans of beer
daily.
 Manufacturing Process

 Control Room
-The fully
automated
system monitors
the entire
production
process, from raw
materials to end
products.
 Manufacturing Process
 Fermenting and
Aging Tanks
-29 tanks, with
different capacities
from 1,000HL to
6,000HL, allow
fermentation and
storage to take
place in the same
tank.
 Manufacturing Process
 Quality Assurance
Division
-Close and stringent
quality control is
executed at every
stage of the brewing
process by our
professional QA
team.
 Manufacturing Process

 Packaging Hall
-The multi-
package capability
allows San Miguel
to adapt to market-
oriented changes
and expansion.
 Manufacturing Process

 Bottle Washer
-Empty bottles
are cleansed and
checked for any
flaws or damages
before conveying
to the beer filling
machine.
 Manufacturing Process

 Bottle Filler
-The filling speed
is respectively 680
330ml bottles and
500 640ml bottles
a minute.
 Manufacturing Process
 Bottle Line
-Subsequent to close
and stringent quality
control by our QA
team, the finished
product is now ready
for distribution to
our consumers.
 Training Programs

 To promote technical manpower

development, the Company runs the
San Miguel School of Brewing, which
offers various programs spanning all
levels of professional brewing technical
training, starting from the basic
brewing course for newly hired
personnel to the advanced brewing
course for senior technical personnel.
 Training Programs

 Courses offered at the school included

those highly advanced classes
necessary to qualify the most senior of
its technical personnel as brewmasters.
Each of the Company’s 34
brewmasters has extensive advanced
coursework and over ten years of on-
the-job-training experience working for
the Company.
 Some Mechanical Engineering
graduate opportunities
 Rotating Equipment Maintenance
supervisor

 Production Engineer

 Safety Officer
 Observations and
Comments
 Based on my research, the San Miguel
Brewery Inc. is the largest producer of
beer in the Philippines and we all know
how big this company is. It is a stable
company and a great place to be
consider to go after getting a degree
for they offer many opportunities for
the mechanical engineers that can also
enhance skills.