Croatia: Kaltenberg building a new brewery in Croatia

Beer manufacturers Kaltenberg are to invest 10 million euros in a production plant in the north-west of Croatia, The Croatia Week reported on March 6.

Kaltenberg Adria are currently constructing a brewery in Kukuljanovo in the Bakar industrial zone, which is located around 15 km from the city of Rijeka.

The brewery will open up between 40-50 new jobs, and in addition to a brewery, there will also be other facilities on site, including a restaurant.

“The plant will perform a number of functions, including production, planned for the ground floor, as well as hospitality and service related functions including the sale of beer and other food and beverages. Specifically, the plan is for a restaurant with a terrace and a shop where delicacies of the local area, of course, with Kaltenberg, but also other domestic beers, will be offered”, Kaltenberg CEO Damir Tomljanović said.

The brewery and rest of the facilities will be complete by June and will open in July 2017.

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