What DICO Drinks does

DICO Drinks GmbH is a privately held German contract beverage manufacturer headquartered in Hückelhoven, North Rhine-Westphalia. Founded in 1986 as Dieck & Co. Erfrischungsgetränke and now led by shareholder and Managing Director Martin Gockel, the company operates as an independent B2B co-packer focused exclusively on filling beverages into aluminium cans. Its offering is structured around four core service pillars: Co-Packing (full-service product development from recipe and raw-material consulting through packaging concept), Production (24/7 filling on state-of-the-art lines covering Slim, Sleek, and Classic can formats from 150ml to 1000ml), Quality Control (in-house laboratory with continuous process analysis), and Logistics (container loading, customs clearance, and supply-chain organization to nearby ports). Revenue is generated through contract manufacturing fees with a 250,000-can minimum order quantity per variant, under quote-based pricing not publicly disclosed.

The customer base targets beverage brands and manufacturers within a roughly 600km radius of Hückelhoven (covering Germany and Benelux) plus export-oriented beverage companies served via the nearby ports of Rotterdam and Antwerp. The company fills across nine beverage categories — soft drinks and water, energy drinks, beer and beer-mixed drinks, wine and cider, spirits, alcoholic mixed drinks (cocktails/mocktails), tea drinks, and functional sport drinks — with packaging solutions including trays, foil and carton multipacks, and pallet formats. A digital product configurator supports initial customer inquiries.

Differentiating elements include an independent manufacturer positioning (no competing brand relationships), a full suite of certifications (IFS Food Version 7, Bio/EU Organic, EKO, Halal, Kosher, FSC for cartons), and a sustainability strategy launched in 2022 targeting zero CO2 emissions at the production site by 2027, backed by heat-recovery, heat-pump, and solar-thermal infrastructure. A multi-year facility expansion covering additional warehouse, production, and office/social space is underway, indicating a deliberate capacity-scaling phase.

Name

DICO Drinks

Legal name

DICO Drinks GmbH

Website

https://dico-drinks.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1986

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

DICO Drinks GmbH is a German independent contract beverage filler specializing in aluminium cans, offering full-service co-packing, 24/7 production, quality control, and export logistics to beverage brands across Europe and Benelux.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Contract Beverage Manufacturing

NAICS

Beverage Manufacturing (3121), Metal Can Manufacturing (332431), Metal Can, Box, and Other Metal Container (Light Gauge) Manufacturing (33243)

SIC

Metal Cans (3411), Beverages (2080), Bottled & Canned Soft Drinks & Carbonated Waters (2086), Malt Beverages (2082)

akta.pro primary industry

Aluminum Can Filling & Seaming Operations (AFAFAJAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Non-Alcoholic Beverage Co-Packing (Soft Drinks, Juice, RTD) (AFAFAIAB), Alcoholic Beverage Co-Packing (Beer, Wine, Spirits, Cider) (AFAFAIAA), Alcoholic Beverage Contract Manufacturing & Co-Packing (AFAFAAAI), Non-Alcoholic Beverage Contract Manufacturing & Co-Packing (AFAFABAN), Beverage Packaging (Bottles, Cans, Cartons, Kegs) (IMALAHAD)

Keywords

• Contract beverage filling
• Co-packing services
• Can filling manufacturing
• Beverage contract manufacturing
• Private label beverage production

Headquarters

HQ city

Hückelhoven

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Contract Beverage Filling/Co-Packing: DICO Drinks operates as a contract beverage manufacturer offering filling services for various beverage types in cans. They develop, consult and produce in full service, handling everything from product concept to finished packaged beverage. Revenue is generated through manufacturing fees based on production volumes with minimum order quantities of 250,000 printed cans per variant.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

DICO Drinks is an independent contract beverage manufacturer that fills drinks into aluminum cans for beverage brand owners, offering full-service co-packing from recipe development and raw material consulting through to finished, packaged cans. Production runs 24/7 across Slim (150-200ml), Sleek (250-330ml), and Classic (330-568ml) can formats with associated packaging solutions (trays, foil multipacks, carton multipacks, pallets), supported by an in-house quality laboratory and end-to-end logistics including customs clearance for export. Minimum order quantity is 250,000 printed cans per variant, with services covering soft drinks, water, energy drinks, beer, beer-mixed drinks, wine, cider, spirits, tea drinks, sport drinks, and alcoholic mixed beverages.

Product overview

DICO Drinks is a German beverage filling contract manufacturer offering co-packing and production services for filling drinks into aluminum cans. The core offering consists of Co-Packing (full-service product development from idea to finished can), Production (state-of-the-art 24/7 filling operations), Quality Control (in-house laboratory with IFS certification), and Logistics (supply chain and customs services). Their product portfolio centers on three can formats: Slim (150-200ml), Sleek (330ml), and Classic (330-568ml), complemented by packaging solutions including trays, foil multipacks (4-pack, 6-pack), carton multipacks (Duo Packs, Fridgepack), and pallets (EUR-Pallet, Industrial). They offer beverage filling services across nine categories: Soft Drinks & Water, Energy Drinks, Beer & Beer Mixed Drinks, Wine & Cider, Spirits, Alcoholic Mixed Drinks (cocktails/mocktails), Tea Drinks, and Sport Drinks 2.0. A digital Product Configurator enables customer inquiries.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Co-Packing
• Production
• Quality Control

Quantifiable outcome

• Zero CO2 emissions target by 2027, starting sustainability journey in 2022
• +1 more outcomes

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Raw Material SupplierscoreTechnology or IntegrationDICO Drinks works with specialized partners for raw materials, collaborating closely with these suppliers for ingredient sourcing and recipe development. The company emphasizes working with the best partners who share their knowledge, enabling quick pivots when needed and efficient recipe implementation.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Refresco: Headquartered in Rotterdam, Refresco is the world's largest independent beverage co-packer, offering contract bottling and canning for soft drinks, juices, and alcoholic beverages across Europe and beyond. Directly comparable to DICO as a B2B co-packer serving brand owners without its own consumer brands.
• CANPACK: Poland-headquartered global manufacturer of aluminum beverage cans with significant European production, supplying leading beverage brands directly. Comparable to DICO in can-based beverage packaging, though at much larger scale and with its own captive can-making operations.

Broad incumbents

• Ardagh Metal Packaging: One of the world's largest beverage can manufacturers with a broad European and global footprint, producing billions of cans annually for brand owners. Comparable to DICO as a beverage can supplier/filler though it operates at vastly larger scale and with captive can supply.
• Ball Corporation: Global leader in aluminum beverage can manufacturing with significant European production capacity serving major FMCG beverage brands. Comparable to DICO in can-based beverage packaging, though Ball is far larger and vertically integrated.
• Crown Holdings: Major global metal packaging supplier with extensive European beverage can operations producing cans for beer, soft drinks, and energy drinks. Comparable as a beverage can manufacturer operating at multinational scale in DICO's same end markets.
• Envases Universales: Multinational aluminum can manufacturer with operations in Europe, the Americas, and Africa, serving major beverage brands. Comparable to DICO as a beverage can producer competing in the same European end-markets.

Others

• Tetra Pak: Global leader in carton-based beverage packaging and processing equipment, providing alternatives to aluminum cans for the same beverage brand customers DICO serves. Comparable as an adjacent beverage packaging format competitor rather than direct substitute.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance6 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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