What Dino Polska does

Dino Polska S.A. operates one of Poland's largest proximity supermarket networks, with 3,176 mid-sized stores as of H1 2026 located close to customers' residences in small and medium towns and the outskirts of large cities. Each store offers approximately 5,000 SKUs with an emphasis on fresh products, which account for roughly 42.4% of revenue, including meat and sausages supplied by the wholly-owned Agro-Rydzyna processing plant. The chain is open Monday through Saturday from 6:00 AM to 10:30 PM and on permitted trade Sundays.

The company's underlying operating infrastructure comprises a proprietary IT sales system deployed across the network, seven owned and leased distribution centers (each servicing roughly 350–400 stores) that enable daily deliveries of fresh products, and an in-house meat processing subsidiary. Since 2019, Dino has deployed photovoltaic solar installations on store rooftops and distribution centers, reaching approximately 3,000 sites and 125 MW of capacity that generated 101.5 GWh in 2025, meeting around 30% of electricity demand at a capex investment of roughly PLN 300 million.

Dino generates revenue almost entirely through transaction-based retail grocery sales to Polish consumers; FY2025 revenue totaled PLN 33.6 billion, up 14.9% year-on-year, with Q1 2026 revenue of PLN 8.4 billion (+14.8%). The company debuted on the Warsaw Stock Exchange in April 2017 (ticker DINOPL) and remains controlled by founder Tomasz Biernacki through a 51.16% holding. Dino holds roughly 12% of the PLN 280 billion Polish grocery retail market.

Name

Dino Polska

Legal name

DINO POLSKA S.A.

Website

https://grupadino.pl

Company type

Public

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

5,001–10,000 employees

Short description

Dino Polska S.A. operates one of Poland's largest proximity supermarket networks, with 3,176 mid-sized stores serving Polish consumers through a vertically integrated model anchored by an in-house meat processing subsidiary and seven distribution centers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Ostrowsko

HQ country

Poland

HQ region

Europe

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Retail Grocery Sales: Dino Polska generates revenue primarily through retail sales of grocery products across its network of mid-sized supermarkets in Poland. Revenue is transaction-based, derived from product sales to end consumers. In 2025, total revenue was PLN 33.6 billion, up 14.9% from 2024. Fresh products account for approximately 42.4% of revenue.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Dino Polska operates a nationwide chain of mid-sized proximity supermarkets in Poland, offering approximately 5,000 SKUs with a strong emphasis on fresh products, including fresh meat and sausages from its wholly-owned Agro-Rydzyna meat processing plant. The company sells groceries directly to Polish consumers through its network of more than 3,000 physical stores supported by seven distribution centers enabling daily fresh product deliveries.

Product overview

Dino Polska operates a nationwide network of medium-sized supermarkets positioned close to customers' residences, representing one of the fastest-growing grocery retail chains in Poland. The core offering comprises approximately 5,000 SKUs with a strong emphasis on fresh products, including meat and sausages from the in-house Agro-Rydzyna meat processing plant. The portfolio includes the main Dino supermarket retail format, the Agro-Rydzyna fresh meat product line, photovoltaic solar installations on stores and distribution centers, and reverse vending machines for PET/can recycling. The company operates over 3,000 stores with total selling area exceeding 1.2 million square meters, supported by a network of owned and leased distribution centers enabling daily fresh product deliveries.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Dino Supermarkets Nationwide network of medium-sized supermarkets located close to customers' places of residence, offering approximately 5,000 SKUs including fresh products, branded food items, household chemicals, and cosmetics. Stores are open Monday to Saturday 6:00 AM to 10:30 PM and on permitted trading Sundays 8:30 AM to 8:00 PM.
• Fresh Meat and Sausages (Agro-Rydzyna) Fresh meat, sausages, and meat products produced by the in-house Agro-Rydzyna meat processing plant, sold through staffed meat counters at every Dino store with daily deliveries to ensure freshness.
• Reverse Vending Machines Automated machines available across the Dino store network that allow customers to return PET bottles and aluminum cans for recycling, available 24/7 to improve convenience and sustainability.

Quantifiable outcome

• Revenue grew 14.9% to PLN 33.6 billion in 2025
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• POLOMARKET: POLOMARKET is a Polish regional supermarket chain with several hundred stores primarily in central and northern Poland. Comparable Polish-operated proximity supermarket offering similar product assortment and store-format economics to Dino.
• Biedronka (Jeronimo Martins): Jeronimo Martins operates Biedronka, the largest proximity supermarket chain in Poland with ~3,500+ stores. Closest direct competitor to Dino Polska, serving Polish consumers in similar small/medium-town proximity format with grocery plus fresh meat focus.
• Stokrotka: Stokrotka is a Polish mid-sized supermarket chain with several hundred stores. Closely mirrors Dino's proximity supermarket format with focus on fresh products and Polish consumer base, making it among the most direct domestic peers.
• Netto Polska: Netto operates discount supermarkets in Poland as part of the Danish Netto chain. Competes directly with Dino on price and convenience, focused on grocery and fresh products for value-oriented Polish consumers.
• Kaufland Polska (Schwarz Group): Kaufland operates hypermarket and large-format grocery stores in Poland under Schwarz Group. Competes with Dino in the broad-line grocery space with overlapping fresh-meat and produce offerings at somewhat different store sizes.
• Lidl Polska (Schwarz Group): Lidl operates discount supermarkets across Poland with over 800 stores. Direct competitor in the proximity/grocery segment, serving similar Polish consumer base with comparable everyday-low-price positioning and fresh product emphasis.

Broad incumbents

• Carrefour Polska: Carrefour operates hypermarkets and supermarkets in Poland as part of the French retail giant. Overlaps with Dino on grocery and fresh assortment, but operates at larger format and broader category mix as a broader grocery incumbent rather than a proximity specialist.
• Auchan Polska: Auchan operates hypermarkets and supermarkets in Poland under the French Mulliez family group. Overlaps with Dino in grocery retail but as a broader-format incumbent rather than a focused proximity chain.

Emerging players

• Aldi Polska: Aldi operates discount supermarkets in Poland, an expanding footprint challenging Dino's value-priced grocery positioning. Comparable through discount-supermarket format and similar target consumer segment, though still building scale relative to Dino.

Regional players

• Lewiatan (Polish franchise network): Lewiatan is a Polish retail franchise network aggregating independent grocery stores across Poland. Comparable to Dino through grocery retail to Polish consumers, but operates on a fragmented franchise model versus Dino's owned/proprietary store network.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Subsidiaries7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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