GEDIS
GEDIS is a French beverage distributor (HQ Cernay-lès-Reims) specializing in craft and specialty beers, spirits, and soft drinks for professional buyers — CHR, cavistes, and GMS — operating five regional warehouses with 24-48 hour nationwide delivery.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded2016
- HeadquartersCernay-lès-reims, France
- Headcount11–50
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingServices
What GEDIS does
GEDIS is a French beverage distributor specializing in craft beers, special beers, spirits, and soft drinks for professional buyers. The company is headquartered in Cernay-lès-Reims and operates five regional warehouses (Reims, Nancy, Bordeaux, Saint-Vincent de Tyrosse, Toussieu/Lyon) covering Grand Est, Nouvelle Aquitaine, and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, with 24-48 hour delivery capability across France. Its distribution network sources from a portfolio of more than 80 brewery partners, including international craft and abbey brands such as BrewDog, Duvel Moortgat, 3 Fonteinen, Gallia Paris, Chimay, Lindemans, and Paulaner.
The company serves three primary customer segments: CHR (cafés, hôtels, restaurants), cavistes et épiceries fines (wine merchants and fine food retailers), and GMS (large-scale retail) via a dedicated wholly-owned subsidiary, GMSBEERS. It also operates a curated sub-brand, Hop & Spirit, for limited-edition craft releases, and a sub-brand initiative in partnership with HOPTEAM for beer-tap and coffee-machine installation and maintenance. The core technology is a beverage distribution platform anchored by the regional warehouse logistics network; there is no proprietary software product, no AI/ML capability, and no disclosed API or developer-facing integrations.
GEDIS generates revenue by purchasing beverages from brewery partners and reselling to professional buyers at a margin (transaction-fee revenue model). Pricing is negotiated privately through dedicated account managers ("chargés de clientèle") rather than publicly disclosed. The company is privately held with no disclosed venture capital or private equity backing, has 11-50 employees, and is GDPR-compliant. Owner/management Nicolas Hardy is identified as Director of Publication. The firm is operating, profitable by inference given its longevity, and growing through geographic, segment, and product-line expansion rather than technology disruption.
GEDIS firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- GEDIS
- Legal name
- GEDIS – Distributeur de boissons pour les cafés, hôtels, restaurants, GMS
- Website
- https://gedis-france.fr
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 2016
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 11–50 employees
- Short description
- GEDIS is a French beverage distributor (HQ Cernay-lès-Reims) specializing in craft and specialty beers, spirits, and soft drinks for professional buyers — CHR, cavistes, and GMS — operating five regional warehouses with 24-48 hour nationwide delivery.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
GEDIS industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Beverage Distribution
- NAICS
- Beer and Ale Merchant Wholesalers (424810), Wine and Distilled Alcoholic Beverage Merchant Wholesalers (42482)
- SIC
- Wholesale-Beer, Wine & Distilled Alcoholic Beverages (5180)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Beer, Wine & Spirits Wholesale Distribution (CRAOAIAA)
Keywords
Where GEDIS is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Cernay-lès-reims
- HQ country
- France
- HQ region
- Europe
Offices5 records
Markets served
GEDIS business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Services
- Cost components
- Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales
Revenue model
- Beverage distribution sales: GEDIS purchases beers, spirits, and soft drinks from brewery partners and resells to professional buyers (CHR, cavistes, GMS) at margins. Revenue is generated through product mark-up on specials, craft beers, spirits, and soft drinks.
Go-to-market motion2 records
Distribution channels3 records
Marketing channels5 records
GEDIS product offering
Product offeringCore offering
GEDIS is a French beverage distributor that purchases specialty beers, craft beers, spirits, and soft drinks from approximately 80+ brewery partners across Europe and resells them to professional buyers in France, including cafés/hôtels/restaurants (CHR), cavistes, épiceries fines, and large retail chains (GMS). The company operates five regional warehouses enabling 24-48 hour delivery nationwide, and provides technical services such as beer tap installation and maintenance through its Hopteam partnership.
Product overview
GEDIS is a beverage distribution company operating as a single unified offering rather than a modular platform. The core product is beverage distribution services, encompassing special beers, craft beers, spirits, and soft drinks for professional buyers (CHR, wine merchants, fine food shops, and retail chains). Key sub-brands include GMS BeerS (focused on large retail distribution) and Hop & Spirit (limited edition releases). Services include territory-wide logistics with 5 French warehouse locations enabling 24-48 hour delivery, beer tap installation and maintenance via Hopteam partnership, and an online product catalog. The company sources products from approximately 80+ brewery and spirits partners across Europe.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- Hop & Spirit: Limited-edition beer collections and special releases from GEDIS.
Products and services
- GEDIS Beverage Distribution Core distribution service offering special beers, craft beers, spirits, and soft drinks to professional buyers (CHR, cavistes, GMS) sourced from 80+ brewery partners across Europe.
- GMS BeerS
Companies that use GEDIS
Customer profileSegments3 records
Ideal customer profiles3 records
GEDIS technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed No
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
GEDIS partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
93 partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.
- Brasseurs CueilleursminorCraft brewery whose products are distributed by GEDIS through their beverage distribution network across France.
- AlvinneminorBelgian craft brewery distributed by GEDIS.
- 3 FonteinenminorPrestigious Belgian lambic brewery distributed by GEDIS in France.
- BevogminorAustrian craft brewery distributed by GEDIS.
- BrewDogcoreScottish craft brewery giant, one of the key international brands distributed by GEDIS.
- Brasserie de la SenneminorBelgian craft brewery distributed by GEDIS.
- Duvel MoortgatcoreBelgian brewery group including Duvel, La Chouffe, and other brands distributed by GEDIS.
- Gallia PariscoreIconic Parisian craft brewery, flagship of the French craft beer movement, distributed by GEDIS.
- LindemansminorBelgian lambic and fruit lambic brewery distributed by GEDIS.
- ChimayminorTrappist brewery from Belgium distributed by GEDIS.
- Grand PariscoreProminent Parisian craft brewery distributed by GEDIS.
- PohjalaminorEstonian craft brewery known for barrel-aged and experimental beers, distributed by GEDIS.
- To-OlminorDanish craft brewery distributed by GEDIS.
- PaulanerminorGerman brewery group distributed by GEDIS.
- HuygheminorBelgian brewery including Delirium Tremens distributed by GEDIS.
- La DebaucheminorFrench craft brewery distributed by GEDIS.
- Brasserie du Mont-BlancminorFrench Alpine craft brewery distributed by GEDIS.
- Crew RepublicminorGerman craft brewery distributed by GEDIS.
- Hoppy RoadminorFrench craft brewery distributed by GEDIS.
- SulauzeminorFrench farm brewery distributed by GEDIS.
- Les IntenablesminorFrench craft brewery distributed by GEDIS.
- Brasserie GalibotminorFrench craft brewery distributed by GEDIS.
- ToccalmattominorItalian craft brewery distributed by GEDIS.
- Brasserie HornbeerminorDanish craft brewery distributed by GEDIS.
- CorsendonkminorBelgian abbey-style brewery distributed by GEDIS.
- Brasserie Du BocqminorBelgian family brewery distributed by GEDIS.
- Kinnegar BrewingminorIrish craft brewery distributed by GEDIS.
- Galway Bay BreweryminorIrish craft brewery distributed by GEDIS.
- Brouwerij 't IJminorDutch craft brewery distributed by GEDIS.
- Insel BrauereiminorGerman island brewery distributed by GEDIS.
- Brasserie HaachtBelgian brewery distributed by GEDIS.
- OmerminorBelgian craft brewery distributed by GEDIS.
- Het AnkerminorBelgian brewery distributed by GEDIS.
- Brasserie St FeuillienminorBelgian abbey brewery distributed by GEDIS.
- Brasserie DupontminorIconic Belgian farmhouse brewery distributed by GEDIS.
- AzimutminorFrench craft brewery distributed by GEDIS.
- Andersons CraftminorCraft brewery distributed by GEDIS.
- Brasse-CourminorCraft brewery distributed by GEDIS.
- Brique HouseminorCraft brewery distributed by GEDIS.
- Curious SocietyminorCraft brewery distributed by GEDIS.
- CraftwerkminorCraft brewery distributed by GEDIS.
- Crazy HopsminorCraft brewery distributed by GEDIS.
- Effet PapillonminorFrench craft brewery distributed by GEDIS.
- DVDKminorBrewery distributed by GEDIS.
- LaugarminorSpanish craft brewery distributed by GEDIS.
- FalkenminorSwiss craft brewery distributed by GEDIS.
- OppigårdsminorSwedish craft brewery distributed by GEDIS.
- BitburgerminorGerman brewery group distributed by GEDIS.
- KarlsbrauminorGerman brewery distributed by GEDIS.
- Icebreaker BrewingminorCraft brewery distributed by GEDIS.
- Mad ScientistminorHungarian craft brewery distributed by GEDIS.
- Senses BrewingminorDanish craft brewery distributed by GEDIS.
- Nova RundaminorCroatian craft brewery distributed by GEDIS.
- Van SteenbergeminorBelgian brewery distributed by GEDIS.
- DubuissonminorBelgian brewery distributed by GEDIS.
- CaulierminorBelgian craft brewery distributed by GEDIS.
- ElavminorItalian craft brewery distributed by GEDIS.
- FagnesminorBelgian brewery distributed by GEDIS.
- Friends CompanyminorCraft brewery distributed by GEDIS.
- BBP (Brasserie de la Blade Pierre)minorBelgian brewery distributed by GEDIS.
- LupulusminorBelgian craft brewery distributed by GEDIS.
- LagabiereminorCanadian craft brewery distributed by GEDIS.
- La DilettanteminorFrench craft brewery distributed by GEDIS.
- Piggy BrewingminorFrench craft brewery distributed by GEDIS.
- Wild BadgerminorCraft brewery distributed by GEDIS.
- Bière du SorcierminorFrench craft brewery distributed by GEDIS.
- Sainte CruminorFrench craft brewery distributed by GEDIS.
- Val de DieuminorBelgian abbey brewery distributed by GEDIS.
- Brasserie SesmaminorFrench craft brewery distributed by GEDIS.
- Brasserie 1989minorFrench craft brewery distributed by GEDIS.
- O'clock BrewingminorFrench craft brewery distributed by GEDIS.
- FauveminorFrench craft brewery distributed by GEDIS.
- BrewfistminorItalian craft brewery distributed by GEDIS.
- Le Trou du DiableminorCanadian craft brewery distributed by GEDIS.
- L'InstantminorCraft brewery distributed by GEDIS.
- BouquineminorCraft brewery distributed by GEDIS.
- HopalaaminorCraft brewery distributed by GEDIS.
- Le Père LamerminorFrench craft brewery distributed by GEDIS.
- La SuperbeminorCraft brewery distributed by GEDIS.
- La FouillotteminorFrench craft brewery distributed by GEDIS.
- CambierminorFrench craft brewery distributed by GEDIS.
- FêvesminorFrench craft brewery distributed by GEDIS.
- SpunkyminorCraft brewery distributed by GEDIS.
- PrizmminorCraft brewery distributed by GEDIS.
- IronminorCraft brewery distributed by GEDIS.
- MonochromeminorCraft brewery distributed by GEDIS.
- Page 24minorCraft brewery distributed by GEDIS.
- PopihnminorCraft brewery distributed by GEDIS.
- OutlandminorCraft brewery distributed by GEDIS.
- Thibord BrasserieminorFrench craft brewery distributed by GEDIS.
- SacrilègeminorFrench craft brewery distributed by GEDIS.
- GMS BeerScoreGMS BeerS is a subsidiary of GEDIS Group, dedicated to serving large-scale retail chains (GMS). Benefits from 5+ years of expertise in grande distribution category management for beers and craft beverages.
- HOPTEAMminorTechnical maintenance partner providing installation and after-sale service for equipment (including coffee machines) at customer premises, available evenings and weekends. Located at 24 rue du Capitaine Georges Madon, 51100 Reims.
Scale indicators4 records
Recent moves6 records
Expansion highlights5 records
GEDIS competitors and assessment
Company assessmentBroad incumbents
- France Boissons: Heineken Entreprise's distribution subsidiary operating the largest beer route-to-market network in France. A scaled broad-line incumbent against which GEDIS competes for on-premise and retail accounts, with materially greater route density and capital backing.
- Castel Group (Castel Frères): Major French beverage group with broad wine, beer and spirits distribution across on- and off-premise channels in France and Africa. Competes with GEDIS on wine and spirits adjacency and on GMS-scale relationships through its Castel Beverage division.
Direct peers
- C10 Distribution: French specialty beverage distributor focused on craft beer and premium international brands to on-premise and retail accounts. Directly comparable scale, segment focus and craft-led go-to-market model.
- Saveur Bière: Major French craft and specialty beer e-tailer/distributor serving both professional and consumer buyers with deep portfolio of European craft breweries. Closest comparable in catalog breadth and craft specialization, though Saveur Bière is more e-commerce led.
- Différence Diffusion: Independent French craft beer distributor serving cafés, hotels, restaurants and specialty retailers with a curated portfolio of European breweries. Closely comparable on segment focus, B2B craft-led positioning and reliance on long-tail brewery relationships.
- Univers Bière: French craft beer specialist with wholesale and retail channels serving professional buyers across France. Comparable product mix and customer base, though smaller geographic footprint than GEDIS's five-warehouse network.
Emerging players
- La Mêlée des Brasseurs: French craft beer wholesale and event-focused distribution cooperative serving independent breweries and on-premise accounts. Comparable craft-centric customer segment, though smaller scale and more regional focus than GEDIS.
- Belgian Beer Factory: French-based importer and distributor specializing in Belgian and craft breweries to professional buyers across CHR and specialty retail. Comparable catalog mix and European craft sourcing, with somewhat smaller scale than GEDIS.
Others
- Boissons & Co: French beverage logistics and distribution services provider serving on-premise and retail buyers across multiple categories. Not a direct craft competitor but a comparable B2B beverage logistics peer with overlapping CHR/caviste customer base.
Regional players
- Brasserie Licorne SAS: Independent French brewer and self-distributor with selective specialty distribution into CHR and retail across eastern France. Overlaps with GEDIS's Grand Est warehouse footprint and shares craft-led positioning, though Licorne primarily produces rather than aggregates third-party brands.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat4 records
Key risks2 records
Key highlights6 records
Customer concentration
GEDIS social profiles
Digital presenceGEDIS compliance and trust
Trust signalCompliance1 record
GEDIS financial estimates
Financial estimateRevenue estimate
Valuation estimate
GEDIS leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles1 record
GEDIS subsidiaries and ownership
Company hierarchySubsidiaries1 record
GEDIS funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
Investors
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GEDIS M&A and investment
M&A and investmentM&A
Investments
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Frequently asked questions about GEDIS
What does GEDIS do?
GEDIS is a French beverage distributor that purchases specialty beers, craft beers, spirits, and soft drinks from approximately 80+ brewery partners across Europe and resells them to professional buyers in France, including cafés/hôtels/restaurants (CHR), cavistes, épiceries fines, and large retail chains (GMS). The company operates five regional warehouses enabling 24-48 hour delivery nationwide, and provides technical services such as beer tap installation and maintenance through its Hopteam partnership.
Is GEDIS a public or private company?
GEDIS is a private company. It is classified as founder individual operated bootstrapped and is currently operating.
When was GEDIS founded?
GEDIS was founded in 2016. It employs 11 to 50 people.
Where is GEDIS based?
GEDIS is headquartered in Cernay-lès-reims, France, in the Europe region.
How does GEDIS make money?
One revenue line is on record: beverage distribution sales.
Who are GEDIS's main competitors?
Broad incumbents on record are France Boissons and Castel Group (Castel Frères). Direct peers are C10 Distribution, Saveur Bière, Différence Diffusion and Univers Bière. Emerging players are La Mêlée des Brasseurs and Belgian Beer Factory. Boissons & Co is listed as an others. Brasserie Licorne SAS is listed as a regional player.
Does GEDIS have an API?
No public API is recorded for GEDIS.
What industry is GEDIS in?
GEDIS's product category is Beverage Distribution. Its primary akta.pro industry code is CRAOAIAA, Beer, Wine & Spirits Wholesale Distribution. Its NAICS code is 424810 and its SIC code is 5180.