/en/article/12542/the-brewery-will-probably-remove-from-the-town-centre/ The brewery will probably remove from the town centre

The brewery will probably remove from the town centre

The Pilsberg Investment, s.r.o. Company Prešov, which is the major owner of the Poprad brewery, applied for the town planning scheme modification in the locality, where the brewery is situated. It ought to change from the industrial zone to the multifunctional zone according to the proposal for the town planning scheme modification. On the locality involving the area above 121 000 m2 the hotel, flats, the shopping-civil centre and administrative rooms ought to grow up there in future. The town planning scheme modification does not mean removal, but change of utilizing the area only, as to Ladislav Lazár – the part owner of the Poprad brewery. In spite of the proposal, the final decision on the brewery future has not been taken yet. „It is a question for next five years, whether it will be realized at all, considering present situation at the market in Europe and in the world,“ Lazár told.

The Pilsberg Company considered substantial reconstruction of the Poprad brewery yet, but in view of the situation at markets it suspended those plans. Momentarily beer is produced under licence outside the Poprad brewery, which is dealing with production of soft drinks, beer purchase, production and purchase of malt and wholesale with spirits, now. The Company intends to increase production of malt substantially in near future, which plans to remove to Mlynica in the Poprad region. „There is unsuitable to extend production on existing locality and it would be overpriced ground in the town centre for building maltery, that is why we decided for Mlynica,“ Lazár told. The Poprad brewery site is situated on the western edge of the Poprad centre. Its history stretches back to year 1812.

 
 
Autor: SITA - Slovak News Agency, Dátum 27.01.2009