Alliance Global Group, Inc. (AGI) was incorporated on October 12, 1993 and listed its shares at the Philippine Stock Exchange on April 19, 1999. AGI began operations in 1994 as a glass-container manufacturer after it acquired a glass manufacturing plant in Canlubang, Laguna. In 1999, it obtained approval from the Securities and Exchange Commission to broaden its primary business into that of a holding company. Given a wider scope of business, AGI immediately diversified into the food and beverage and real estate development and services business, and, a few years later, into the quick service restaurant (QSR) business. AGI is a holding company presently engaged in the food and beverage business (manufacturing and trading of consumer products), real estate (investment in and development of real estate, lease of properties, hotel operations and tourism-oriented businesses), and quick service restaurant (McDonald's). Through its subsidiaries and associates, the company focuses on providing and developing products and services that cater to the needs, demands and aspirations of the country's growing middle income sector. AGI's subsidiaries include, among others, Emperador Distillers, Inc., Anglo Watsons Glass, Inc., Alliance Global Brands, Inc., Megaworld Corporation, Travellers International Hotel Group, Inc., and Golden Arches Development Corporation. Source: SEC Form 17-A (2008)