Ariana Brewery

[1] Founded by the Czech Proshek brothers in 1884, the Sofia brewery began producing Proshekovo Pivo using Czech brewing practices, leading the beer to be awarded a gold medal at Antwerp in 1891.

(Before establishing themselves in central Sofia, the brothers had originally rented a smaller brewery in the nearby village of Knyazhevo [bg].)

A second factory was built in the nearby village of Gorublyane, and in 1978 the brewery in central Sofia was closed.

In 1997, Ariana was bought out by Heineken, and in 2004 production was moved to the Zagorka brewery.

Ariana accounts for 50% of the total sales of Zagorka AD.