Laško Brewery

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Beer filling line

Laško Brewery (Slovene: Pivovarna Laško) is the largest brewery in Slovenia. It is named after the town of Laško, where it is located.

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Laško truck near the entrance of town

The brewery was founded in 1825 by Franz Geyer, a gingerbread baker and mead producer. After World War II ended in 1945, Laško was the fifth-largest in Yugoslavia, and by 1991 it was the largest among 28 Yugoslav breweries. It lost much of the Yugoslav market in 1991 after Slovenia declared independence and the resulting Ten-Day War, although sales rebounded during the 1990s.

Brands

Laško

• Zlatorog
• Eliksir
• Dark
• Light
• Jubilejnik
• Club
• Trim
• Malt
• Radler

Bandidos

• Cuba Libre
• Ice
• Tequila
• Sun

iC Cider

Oda water

Laško Group also owns a few country`s most known beverage companies, including:

• Pivovarna Union d.d. - the country`s second largest brewery with headquarters in the capital city - Ljubljana.
• Radenska d.d. - the country`s largest water manufacturer, which produces the world famous mineral water - Radenska. Company's headquarters is in city of Radenci
• Vital Mestinje d.o.o. - soft drinks manufacturer. Company's headquarters is in city of Podplat

The Group has also some other subsidiaries, but owns less than 50% of the companies: Mercator, Delo, Slovita, Jadranska pivovara, RA&LA and Firma Del.

The brewery participates in the annual summertime Festival of Beer & Flowers (Pivo-Cvetje) in Laško, one of the most popular events for tourists in the country.

External links

• Laško Brewery