Ožujsko beer
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Croatia
Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...
n brand of lager beer. It is the flagship brand produced by Zagrebačka pivovara
Zagrebacka pivovara
Zagrebačka pivovara is a brewery in Zagreb, Croatia, founded in 1892. In 1994, multinational beverage company InBev acquired a significant share. In mid October 2009, private equity fund CVC Capital Partners bought all of Anheuser–Busch InBev's holdings in Central Europe for €2.23 billion. They...
, the biggest brewery in the country which is part of StarBev, a regional brewery group previously owned by Anheuser-Busch InBev
Anheuser-Busch InBev
Anheuser-Busch InBev N.V. is a Belgian-Brazilian publicly-traded company, based in Leuven, Belgium. It is the largest global brewer with nearly 25% global market share and one of the world's top five consumer products companies by EBITA....
and sold to the CVC Capital Partners
CVC Capital Partners
CVC Capital Partners is one of the top five largest private equity firms globally with approximately US$46 billion in funds focused on management buyouts...
equity fund in 2009.
StarBev also owns the Czech
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....
brand Staropramen
Staropramen
Staropramen Brewery is the second largest brewery in the Czech Republic, situated in the Smíchov district of Prague. It was founded in 1869 and the brand name Staropramen, literally meaning “old spring,” was registered in 1911...
among other beers in Central and Eastern Europe
Ožujsko is the leading beer brand in terms of sales in Croatia. It is the official sponsor of the Croatian national football team. Between 2003 and 2007 the Croatian First League officially carried the name "Prva HNL Ožujsko" for sponsorship reasons.