UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
                        SECURITITES AND EXCHANGE COMISION
                              Washington D.D. 20549

                                    FORM 6-K

                            REPORT OF FOREIGN ISSUER
                        PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 or 15d-16
                   OF THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                           For the month of March 2005

                                  QUINENCO S.A.
               (Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

                                 QUINENCO, INC.
                 (Translation of registrant's name into English)

                                  Quinenco S.A.
                        Enrique Foster Sur 20, 14th Floor
                           Santiago, Republic of Chile

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information
contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the
Commission pursuant to Rule 12(g)3-2(b) under the Securities Act of 1934

                         Yes |_| No |X|

If "Yes" is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in
connection with Rule 12(g)3-2(b): ______________

      The following document is being filed with this 6-K report and is attached
hereto.

Press Release on March 7, 2005 Announcing Tender Offer for 27.3% of Almacenes
Paris by Quinenco, Consorcio Financiero and Parque Arauco.



                                    SIGNATURE

      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.

                                  QUINENCO S.A.


                                     By: /s/ Luis Fernando Antunez
                                     -----------------------------------------
                                     Name: Luis Fernando Antunez
                                     Title: Authorized Representative

Dated: March 7, 2005