Valjevska Pivara (), or Valjevo Brewery, is a Serbian

brewery A brewery or brewing company is a business that makes and sells beer. The place at which beer is commercially made is either called a brewery or a beerhouse, where distinct sets of brewing equipment are called plant. The commercial brewing of b ...

based in

Valjevo Valjevo (Serbian Cyrillic: Ваљево, ) is a List of cities in Serbia, city and the administrative center of the Kolubara District in western Serbia. According to the 2022 census, the city itself has a population of 56,145 while the city admini ...

History

The origins of Valjevska Pivara trace back to 1860 and in current form it operates since 28 February 1952. In 2003, Valjevska Pivara was sold to consortium "Atlas Grupa" for 22 million dinars. In July 2010, the company went into bankruptcy procedure due to insolvency and in January 2011 the Government of Serbia took over it by converting its debts to shares. As of February 2016, Valjevska Pivara was the sole government-owned brewery in Serbia that operated positively, although it has minor market share compared to

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. In October 2018, the Ministry of Economy of Serbia auctioned Valjevska Pivara for 7.05 million euros, but there were no interested parties. On 17 January 2019, in a second auction, the brewery was sold for 3.5 million euros to the Serbian newly established company "Brauerei Group".

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* Breweries of Serbia 1952 establishments in Serbia Companies based in Valjevo Food and drink companies established in 1952 Serbian brands {{Serbia-company-stub