Banjalučka Pivara

Banjalučka pivara is a Bosnian brewing company based in Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the country's second-largest city. Founded as part of activities by the Trappist order in the village of Delibaša, the brewery was nationalized after World War II and in 1975 included in newly founded company "Bosanska Krajina".
145 years ago, in a small place beside Banja Luka, beside the Vrbas grove, a brave little Banja Luka brewery was created by the work of a trappist monk from the Marija Zvijezda monastery. The founder of this small brewery was Franz Pfanner, the leader of the Trappist Order in Banja Luka, who together with other monks, besides the brewery, also established a cheese factory to produce the famous Trappista cheese, as well as one of the first power plants in Europe, adhering to his modest lifestyle and chore "Pray and work".
In 2025, the Finnish beer and non-alcoholic drinks producer Olvi announced its intention to buy the brewery then controlled by a European group. Besides allowing Olvi to expand into a new geographic area, the transaction could open new growth and export opportunities for the Bornean firm in the Balkans and the Mediterranean region.
On January 2, 2026, it was announced that the Finnish firm had completed the acquisition of Banjalučka pivara.

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