Subscribe to Our Monthly E-Newsletter
Pivara Skopje receives its first international recognition—a silver medal for quality for SKOPSKO beer, awarded by the Monde Selection International Quality Institute in Brussels. In 1981, SKOPSKO wins the gold medal.
The company’s production range expands with quality red wine vinegar, apple vinegar, and white distilled vinegar, which for many years become a significant part of dining tables, winning numerous international quality awards from the Monde Selection International Quality Institute.
A new investment is made to enhance production capacity, increasing production to a record 1,000,000 hectolitres per year.
The initial phase of Pivara Skopje’s privatization process begins, with the transfer of ownership in distribution and transport trucks. In the second phase, distribution centres are transformed. This complex process is successfully completed in 1995.
Pivara Skopje becomes a producer of The Coca-Cola Company beverages as an authorized bottler.
‘Star Lisec’ appears on the market—a new beer brand offering a different experience. Strong, dark, and full of character, it quickly wins over true beer connoisseurs.
Pivara Skopje becomes part of the large Heineken family. Through this joint venture, HEINEKEN and Coca-Cola HBC become the majority shareholders of Pivara Skopje.