Laško Brewery is a brewery

Brewery

A brewery is a dedicated building for the making of beer, though beer can be made at home, and has been for much of beer's history. A company which makes beer is called either a brewery or a brewing company....

 in the Slovenia

Slovenia

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n town of Laško

Laško

Laško is a spa town and municipality in eastern Slovenia. Traditionally the area was part of the Lower Styria region. The municipality is now included in the Savinja statistical region. The town is located at the foothills of the Hum hill on the Savinja River. It is first mentioned in written...

 and the largest brewery of the country.

The brewery was founded in 1825 by Franz Geyer, a gingerbread

Gingerbread

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 baker and mead

Mead

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 producer. After World War II

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 ended in 1945, Laško was the fifth-largest in Yugoslavia

Yugoslavia

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. It lost much of the Yugoslav

Yugoslavia

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 market in 1991 after Slovenia declared independence and the resulting Ten-Day War

Ten-Day War

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, although sales rebounded during the 1990s.

This are the Laško Brewery brands:

Laško:

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

Brand website:http://www.lasko.eu/

Bandidos:

• Cuba Libre
• Ice
• Tequila
• Sun

Brand website:http://www.bandidos.eu/index_si.html

iC Cider

• Brand website: http://www.ic-cider.com//

Export Pills

Oda(water)

• Brand website: http://www.oda.si/

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
  Ljubljana
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• Fructal d.d. - the country`s largest soft drinks manufacturer. Company's headquarters is in city of Ajdovščina
  Ajdovšcina
  Ajdovščina is a small town and a municipality with the same name and a population of 7000 , located in the Vipava Valley , Slovenia....
  
  

• Radenska
  Radenska
  Radenska is a Slovenia-based worldwide known brand of mineral water, trademark of Radenska company.Mineral water brand name Radenska Three Hearts is one of the oldest in Slovenia.-Brand History:...
  
   d.d. - the country`s largest water manufacturer, which produces the world famous mineral water - Radenska. Company's headquarters is in city of Radenci
  Radenci
  Radenci is a town and a municipality on the right bank of the Mura River in the Mura statistical region of northeastern Slovenia. It is a well-known spa town and was first mentioned in written documents dating to 1436. After 1833, when a new source of mineral water was discovered, it developed...
  
  

• Vital Mestinje d.o.o. - soft drinks manufacturer. Company's headquarters is in city of Podplat
  Podplat
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The Group has also some other subsidiaries, but owns less then 50% of the companies: Mercator

Mercator

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, Delo

Delo

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, 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.