About Company
Tradition: In producing the original Czechvar lager, we use traditional methods and build on the knowledge and skills handed down to us over generations of brewers.
Quality: We brew our beer from top quality ingredients – Žatec hops, Moravian barley malt, and water from our own artesian wells.
Uniqueness: Our lager’s delicious taste unique ingredients and style make it the preferred lager of thousands of lovers of quality beer the world over.
Originality: Wherever in the world you buy yourfavouruite Premium Lager, you can be sure that it was brewed at source in České Budějovice. This is why our products can enjoy “protection based on the place of origin” as part of the Czech Republic’s accession to the European Union.
B.B.N.P. brewery
The quality and reputation of Beer from Budějovice, whose history dates back to the 13th century, led to the original, and often copied and imitated recipe and name.
B.B.N.P. has been one of the most successful food industry companies in the Czech Republic for a long time. Almost half of its production is exported over 60 countries worldwide.
The modern history of the brewery dates back to 1967 when the Czech Republic’s Ministry of Agriculture founded the state enterprise B.B.N.P. as a direct successor to Český akciový pivovar, which had been brewing beer in České Budějovice since 1895. Český akciový pivovar was set up by privileged Czech brewers, citizens holding a brewing licence, who were upholding a brewing tradition in České Budějovice stretching back for over 700 years.
Gradual, focused expansion on to foreign markets and improving domestic sales have made B.B.N.P. a key beer market player in the Czech Republic and other countries. By volume B.B.N.P. original premium lager is one of the Czech Republic’s most exported beer brands. Over 670 employees currently work at B.B.N.P.
Main Brewery Representatives
- Ing. Jiří Boček – Director
- Ing. Josef Tolar – Production - Technical Manager (brewer)
- Ing. Petr Žáček – Economic Manager
- Ing. Robert Chrt – Trade Manager
