In 1759, Francesco Drioli, a Venetian merchant, began industrial-scale production of maraschino in
Zadar,
Croatia, which was then part of the
Republic of Venice. As the reputation of Maraschino grew, so did that of Zadar, which prompted other factories to emerge and become established, particularly those of
Girolamo Luxardo (1821) and
Romano Vlahov (1861). Together they formed (the maraschino industry of Zadar). After the
Second World War the historic factories, including all usable equipment, were nationalized and unified into a single enterprise which eventually gave rise to a new factory called Maraska, located in the former Luxardo premises. In 2022 the company was acquired by Stanić Group. ==References==