Ginebra San Miguel, Inc. (GSMI) (PSE: GSMI) is a Philippines-based diversified alcoholic beverage company owned by San Miguel Corporation, then called La Tondeňa Distillers, Inc. (LTDI) from 1987 to 2003. Founded originally by the late Carlos Palanca, Sr. as La Tondeña, Inc. (LTI) in 1902 in the district of Tondo, Manila (where its name come from), it manufactures a range of products and carries packaging innovations that satisfy the needs of its target consumers. Its main product is hard liquor.
Universal Robina Corporation (URC) is a Philippines-based food manufacturing company. It operates through divisions and wholly owned subsidiaries that are divided into three segments: branded consumer foods, agro-industrial products and commodity food products. URC’s branded consumer food division manufactures and distributes a mix of snack, chocolate, beverage, bakery and tomato-based products. Through its packaging division, URC is engaged in the manufacture of polypropylene films for packaging companies. Its agro-industrial products segment is engaged in hog and poultry farming, manufacture of animal feeds, glucose and soya products, and the production of animal health products. URC’s commodity food products segment engages in sugar milling and refining. URC’s core subsidiary is JG Summit Holdings, Inc. As of September 30, 2006, branded consumer foods, agro-industrial products and commodity food products segment contributed for 75.6%, 14.4% and 10% of URC’s revenue respectively. Read more
Alaska Milk Corporation is a Philippines-based company that offers a range of milk products beyond the canned evaporated filled and sweetened condensed filled milk, powdered filled milk and plan and chocolate-flavored ultra heat treated (UHT) milk in tetra briks. The Company has three lines of business: liquid canned milk (evaporated and sweetened condensed milk), powdered filled milk, UHT / ready-to-drink (RTD) milk (fresh, low-fat and chocolate-flavored) and UHT / ready-to-use all-purpose cream, which are all marketed under the ALASKA brand name. During the year ended December 31, 2006, liquid canned milk accounted for 48% of the Company’s total revenues while powdered filled milk accounted for about 41%. UHT products accounted for the balance of the revenues and Kellogg’s ready-to-eat cereals. The Company distributes its products to supermarkets and groceries, wholesalers, mini-groceries, market stalls and sari-sari / convenience stores.
