United Breweries Nepal Pvt. Ltd (UB), formerly known as Nepal Brewery Pvt. Ltd was incorporated in January 1966, under the Company Act 1964 in Hetauda Industrial District, Hetauda. In 1972, the construction of beer factory and the installation of brewing plant and machinery started. At the time, Star Beer, the product of Nepal Brewery was the first beer in Nepal which was brewed with German technology. Some other products were soft drinks namely Star Aqua and Lemu and bottled mineral water named Star Mineral Water.
In 1997 (2054 BS) all of the shares of Nepal Breweries were transferred to United Breweries Ltd, which was a part of United Breweries Group India. Thus, the new name, United Breweries Nepal Pvt. Ltd was born in the market. After its inception, United Breweries (UB) started producing several types of products which made UB a recognized brand in Nepal. Some of its notable products are Kingfisher Premium Lager Beer, Cheers Super Strong Beer and Star Gold Strong Premium Beer among numerous others. As the brewery was making its way through Nepal’s beverage market, its management was, however, changing time and again.