Founded 1825 | ||
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Parent organizations Heineken International, Heineken International B.V. Subsidiaries Pivovarna Union d.d., Jadranska Pivovara | ||
Laško Brewery (Slovene: Pivovarna Laško) is the largest brewery in Slovenia. It is named after the town of Laško, where it is located.
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 Group also owns a few country`s most known beverage companies, including:
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.