FORM 6-K ~~SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549~~

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

Report of Foreign Issuer
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the month of ~~August~~October, 2005 Commission File Number: 001-14278

QUILMES INDUSTRIAL (QUINSA), SOCIÉTÉ ANONYME ~~(Translation of registrant’s name into English)~~

(Translation of registrant’s name into English) 84, GRAND RUE L-1660 LUXEMBOURG , GRAND-DUCHY OF LUXEMBOURG (Address of principal executive offices)

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QUILMES INDUSTRIAL (QUINSA), S.A.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Item ~~1. Press Release entitled “COMPLETION OF CURRENT SHARE REPURCHASE PROGRAM”~~

Press Release entitled “ QUILMES INDUSTRIAL (QUINSA) S.A. ANNOUNCES STOCK REPURCHASE PLAN FOR A FURTHER AMOUNT OF UP TO US$50 MILLION”

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

	QUILMES INDUSTRIAL (QUINSA), S.A.
Dated: August 1, 2005	By: /s/ Agustin Garcia Mansilla
Date: October 14, 2005	By:	/s/ Agustin Garcia Mansilla
	Name: Agustin Garcia Mansilla
		Name:	Agustin Garcia Mansilla
	Title: Chief Executive Officer
		Title:	Chief Executive Officer

CONTACT: ~~Item 1~~

84Francis ~~Grand-Rue • Luxembourg~~Cressall ~~Tel:~~Quilmes ~~+352.473.884~~Industrial •(Quinsa) ~~Fax: +352~~S.~~226~~A.~~056~~ +5411-4349-1846

~~Francis Cressall Quilmes Industrial (Quinsa) S.A. +5411-4321-1826~~ FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

QUILMES ~~COMPLETION~~INDUSTRIAL OF(QUINSA) S.A. ~~CURRENT~~ANNOUNCES ~~SHARE~~STOCK REPURCHASE ~~PROGRAM~~PLAN FOR A FURTHER AMOUNT OF UP TO US$50 MILLION

LUXEMBOURG – ~~AUGUST~~OCTOBER 113, 2005 —– Quilmes Industrial (Quinsa) S.A. (NYSE:LQU) (~~the~~“Quinsa” or the “Company”) announced today ~~announced~~ that itits ~~had~~Board ~~fully~~of ~~utilized~~Directors ~~the~~has ~~amount~~authorized ~~allocated~~the bypurchase of the Company’s own shares, including its American Depositary Shares (“ADS”), each of which represent two Class B shares. Specifically, the board authorized the expenditure of up to US$50 million to make market purchases of ~~directors~~its ~~for~~own ~~stock~~shares, ~~repurchases~~as, ~~under~~when ~~the~~and ~~current~~if ~~stock~~market ~~repurchase~~conditions ~~program~~are appropriate.

Assuming Asthat ~~previously~~20 ~~disclosed,~~Class A inshares ~~March~~are ~~2004~~equivalent to one ADS, ~~the~~and ~~Company announced~~based ~~that~~on ~~its~~the ~~board~~market price of Quinsa’s ~~directors~~ADSs ~~had~~on ~~authorized~~October 11, a2005, ~~stock~~the ~~buyback~~new program ~~pursuant~~ toauthorized ~~which~~by the ~~Company~~board ~~might~~would allow Quinsa to purchase up to ~~US$~~approximately 503.0% ~~million~~of Quinsa’s outstanding shares (calculated net of treasury ~~its~~stock). The actual number of shares. ~~Consequently,~~purchased ~~unless~~by ~~and~~Quinsa ~~until~~will depend on the ~~board~~prices ofat ~~directors~~which ~~decides~~the topurchases ~~authorize~~are ~~additional~~made. Quinsa’s capital stock ~~repurchases~~(net of treasury stock) currently consists of 48,094,292 Class B ~~the~~Shares ~~Company~~and ~~will~~624,453,850 ~~not~~Class A beShares. ~~seeking~~Quinsa’s management stated that the additional repurchase program is a result of the board’s intention to acquire shares ofat ~~its~~prices ~~stock~~that inrepresent an ~~open~~attractive ~~market~~investment ~~purchase~~for ~~transactions~~the company and its shareholders.

ABOUT QUINSA

Quinsa is a Luxembourg-based holding company that controls 8792.6 95 percent of Quilmes International (Bermuda) (“QIB”). The remaining 127.4 05 percent stake is held by ~~Beverage Associates (BAC) Corp. (“BAC”) and by~~ Companhia de Bebidas das Americas —– AmBev (“AmBev”).

Quinsa, through QIB, controls beverage and malting businesses in five Latin American countries. Its beer brands are strong market leaders in Argentina, Bolivia, Paraguay and Uruguay, and have a ~~presence~~ presence in Chile. Further, pursuant to the Company’s strategic alliance with AmBev, it has entered into license and distribution agreements to produce and sell the AmBev brands in Argentina, Bolivia, Paraguay and Uruguay. Similarly, under the agreements, AmBev may produce and distribute Quinsa’s brands in Brazil.

The Company also has bottling and franchise agreements with PepsiCo, and thus accounts for 100% of PepsiCo beverage sales in Uruguay and more than 80% of PepsiCo beverage sales in Argentina.

Quinsa’s Class A and Class B shares are listed on the Luxembourg Stock Exchange (Reuters codes: QUIN.LU and QUINp.LU). Quinsa’s American Depository Shares, representing the Company’s Class B shares, are listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE:LQU).

Quinsa’s web address: www.~~quinsa~~Quinsa.com or ~~www.quinsa.com.ar~~

# ~~Forward-Looking~~# ~~Statements~~#

Except for historical information contained herein, the statements in this release are forward-looking and made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties that may cause the Company's actual results in future periods to differ materially

from forecasted results. Those risks include, among others, changes in customers' demand for the Company's products, changes in raw material, labor, equipment and transportation costs and availability, changes in customer orders, pricing actions by the Company's competitors, disagreements between the Company’s controlling shareholders and general changes in economic conditions. Risks associated with forward-looking statements are more fully described in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company assumes no duty to update its outlook statements as of any future date.

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