Svijany

In 1990, the state-owned company Pivovary Vratislavice nad Nisou was founded, of which the Svijany Brewery is a part. In 1992, the state-owned enterprise was transformed into a joint-stock company, and in 1997 it became part of a.s. Prague Breweries, whose majority owner is the English brewing company Baas. Svijany Brewery is the oldest and smallest brewery in this group. Thanks to the business policy of Pivovary Vratislavice a.s. and later Pražské pivovarů a.s., the Svijanský brewery is undergoing a sales crisis and is threatened with closure.

Svijanské pivo is becoming more and more popular among its closest neighbours, so in the summer of 2014 a subsidiary of Svijany Slovensko was established, which ensures the supply of fresh beer to more remote areas of Slovakia. At the end of 2014, the Town Hall Cellar in Liberec, the brewery’s first branded restaurant, was officially opened.