Kegshare
Kegshare, operated by Drink Logistics Inc., provides Canadian craft breweries and cideries with 20L, 30L, and 50L stainless steel kegs on a daily-rate, no-contract basis (Smart Fleet), backed by a self-serve dashboard and a reverse logistics network of 40+ brewery partners and 200+ trucks spanning Canada.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded2015
- HeadquartersVancouver, Canada
- Headcount1–10
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingServices
What Kegshare does
Kegshare, operated by Drink Logistics Inc. and headquartered in Burnaby, British Columbia, provides stainless steel kegs (20L, 30L, and 50L) to Canadian craft breweries and cideries on a usage-based daily-rate rental model branded 'Smart Fleet.' The company originated around 2015-2016 with long-term rental agreements and reinvented itself post-COVID into a no-contract, pay-only-when-in-use format that also caps billing at full keg value after 48 months if a keg is not returned. The product is supported by a self-serve online dashboard for ordering, real-time inventory visibility, and billing management, plus a buyback service for breweries that own their own kegs and wish to convert them into the Smart Fleet pool.
The operational backbone of the business is a nationwide reverse logistics network in Canada comprising 40-50+ local brewery Network Partners that act as inventory hubs and pickup locations, reinforced by 200+ trucks that are financially incentivized to recover empty kegs from licensees during their own routine deliveries. Fulfillment targets are 1-3 business days (≤72 hours) from the nearest Network Partner location, with freight delivered by proffered freight partners or picked up directly by members. Real-time tracking and a Smart Billing system stop charges the moment a keg is returned to a Network Partner, eliminating storage-at-distributor costs and lost-keg expense overruns.
Kegshare serves two aligned customer segments: (1) breweries and cideries that need flexible keg access without tying up capital or signing long-term contracts, and (2) licensees (pubs, restaurants, bars) that benefit from the rapid empty-keg pickup network. Revenue is generated through three streams: usage-based daily rental rates on kegs, transaction-fee pass-through on freight/delivery coordinated by Kegshare, and one-time buyback payments for existing customer-owned kegs. GTM combines a product-led self-serve dashboard with a sales-led motion for larger accounts, while the Network Partners themselves function as a channel/reseller layer that performs both fulfillment and reverse logistics. The company is privately held with 1-10 employees and no disclosed institutional funding to date.
Kegshare firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Kegshare
- Legal name
- Drink Logistics Inc.
- Website
- https://kegshare.ca
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 2015
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 1–10 employees
- Short description
- Kegshare, operated by Drink Logistics Inc., provides Canadian craft breweries and cideries with 20L, 30L, and 50L stainless steel kegs on a daily-rate, no-contract basis (Smart Fleet), backed by a self-serve dashboard and a reverse logistics network of 40+ brewery partners and 200+ trucks spanning Canada.
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- akta.pro rank
Kegshare industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Beverage Keg Rental and Logistics Services
- NAICS
- Beer and Ale Merchant Wholesalers (42481)
- SIC
- Metal Shipping Barrels, Drums, Kegs & Pails (3412)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Kegging & Draught Packaging Operations (AFAFAJAI)
- akta.pro secondary industries
- Alcohol & Beverage Delivery (TLAAAHAG), Bulk Beverage & Keg Distribution (AFAIAGAK)
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Where Kegshare is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Vancouver
- HQ country
- Canada
- HQ region
- North America
Offices1 record
Markets served
Kegshare business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Services
- Cost components
- Supply Chain, Operations, Technology or R&D, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure
Revenue model
- Keg Rental - Daily Rate: Charges a low daily rate only when kegs are in use. Billing automatically stops when kegs are picked up by or returned to a Kegshare Network Partner. No contract term or cancellation fees.
- Freight and Delivery Services: Kegshare coordinates delivery through proffered freight partners and reinvoices those charges to customers. Additional charges may apply for pickups at select Network Partners.
- Existing Keg Buyback: Offers seamless buyback solutions at top market value for breweries that already own kegs and want to transition to the Smart Fleet program.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Usage-based | Pay-as-you-go | Usage-based daily rate pricing |
| Transaction based/ take rate | Pay-as-you-go | Freight/delivery charges |
Go-to-market motion3 records
Distribution channels4 records
Marketing channels4 records
Kegshare product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Kegshare rents 20L, 30L, and 50L stainless steel kegs to breweries and cideries across Canada through its "Smart Fleet" program at low daily rates with no contracts or cancellation fees. Members order kegs 24/7 via the Kegshare Dashboard with fulfillment within 1-3 business days from the nearest of 40+ Network Partner brewery hubs. Billing automatically stops when kegs are returned to a Network Partner, and is capped at full keg value after 48 months if unreturned, with empty kegs recovered via a 200+ truck reverse logistics network.
Product overview
Kegshare operates as a keg rental and logistics platform with three integrated components: Smart Fleet (the core keg rental product offering 20L, 30L, and 50L stainless steel kegs on flexible daily-rate, no-contract terms), the Kegshare Dashboard (the online ordering and fleet management platform that provides real-time inventory visibility and smart billing), and the Network Partners Program (a nationwide reverse logistics network of 40+ brewery and logistics partners with 200+ trucks that fulfill keg orders and retrieve empties from licensees). Together these form a complete keg-as-a-service solution for breweries and cideries across Canada.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- Smart Fleet: A keg rental service offering daily rates with no contracts, allowing breweries to scale keg inventory up or down based on real-time production needs. Features include capped billing after 48 months, real-time dashboard tracking, and automated keg removal when returned to network partners.
Products and services
- Smart Fleet Keg rental service offering breweries and cideries access to 20L, 30L, and 50L stainless steel kegs on a daily-rate, no-contract basis. Billing stops automatically when kegs are returned to a Kegshare Network Partner, with capped smart billing that stops after 48 months if a keg is not returned at full keg value.
- Kegshare Dashboard Online platform enabling members to order kegs anytime, monitor real-time keg inventory and turnover, and manage billing. Features one-click ordering and smart billing with clear invoicing for Smart Fleet members.
- Network Partners Program Canada-wide network of 40+ local brewery and logistics partners who fulfill keg orders, pick up empty kegs from licensees, and facilitate rapid keg returns through reverse logistics, including 200+ trucks incentivized to collect empties.
Quantifiable outcome
- Reduced keg fleet requirements - breweries need far fewer kegs to service draught sales due to faster return rates
- +3 more outcomes
Companies that use Kegshare
Customer profileNamed customers4 records
Segments2 records
Ideal customer profiles2 records
Kegshare technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed Yes
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Feature4 records
Kegshare partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core.
- Parallel 49 BrewingcoreLocal brewery serving as a Network Partner inventory hub in the Kegshare reverse logistics network. Participates in collecting empty kegs from licensees during routine deliveries.
- Red Truck BrewingcoreLocal brewery serving as a Network Partner inventory hub. Customer testimonial indicates successful partnership in keg fleet management.
- Phillips BrewingcoreLocal brewery serving as a Network Partner inventory hub in the Kegshare network.
- Steamworks BrewingcoreLocal brewery serving as a Network Partner inventory hub in the Kegshare network.
- Driftwood BrewingcoreLocal brewery serving as a Network Partner inventory hub in the Kegshare network.
- Lake of Bays BrewingcoreLocal brewery serving as a Network Partner inventory hub in the Kegshare network.
- Backcountry Brewing (Squamish)coreLocal brewery serving as a Network Partner inventory hub in the Kegshare network.
- Freight Partners (Logistics)coreProffered freight partners who deliver keg orders from Network Partner locations to brewery facilities. Kegshare negotiates rates and reinvoices customers for delivery charges.
Scale indicators5 records
Recent moves5 records
Expansion highlights5 records
Kegshare competitors and assessment
Company assessmentOthers
- Repallet: Repallet offers pallet and reusable packaging pooling and tracking services for CPG and beverage supply chains. It is a thematic peer in the asset-pooling-as-a-service space, with adjacent reverse logistics and tracking capabilities to Kegshare's Network Partners program.
- iGPS Logistics: iGPS provides pooled plastic pallets with RFID tracking for retail and CPG supply chains. It is an enabling peer illustrating the asset-pooling, track-and-return model that Kegshare has applied specifically to stainless steel kegs.
- BLEC (Blue Label Enterprise Corp): BLEC provides keg tracking and management software used by larger beverage producers. It is adjacent to Kegshare's Smart Fleet Dashboard and competes for IT budget at breweries that might otherwise outsource fleet management.
Regional players
- Dispak (UK): Dispak operates a shared stainless steel keg and cask pooling service for the UK brewing market, offering breweries usage-based access rather than outright ownership. It is a regional analog to Kegshare with a comparable asset-sharing commercial model.
Emerging players
- American Keg Company: American Keg is a US-based stainless steel keg manufacturer that has also positioned itself as an alternative to legacy German kegs with sustainability messaging. While primarily a manufacturer, its direct-to-brewery sales motion competes for the same capex budget that Kegshare's rental offering addresses.
- Beverage Metrics: Beverage Metrics provides keg and tap handle tracking technology for breweries using cellular and RFID sensors. It is comparable to Kegshare's tracking/dashboard layer, though it focuses on visibility tooling rather than operating its own shared keg fleet.
- Perlage Systems: Perlage (formerly Kegbot) builds connected kegerator and beverage flow monitoring hardware and software. It overlaps with Kegshare's interest in keg-level data and traceability, though its footprint is more on-premise analytics than asset pooling.
Broad incumbents
- Micro Matic: Micro Matic is a long-established broad-line distributor of draft beverage equipment, kegs, and dispense systems. It is a broader incumbent in the keg and dispense value chain that brewers may use alongside or instead of asset-pooling services like Kegshare.
- Ball Corporation: Ball Corporation is a global metal packaging manufacturer that supplies cans and related containers to the beverage industry. While Ball does not operate a keg rental business, it competes for beverage packaging wallet share that indirectly pressures keg economics.
Direct peers
- MicroStar Logistics: MicroStar operates the largest shared-keg asset management platform in the US, pooling and tracking stainless steel kegs across multiple brewers. It is the closest analog to Kegshare's Smart Fleet model, with the same core value proposition of capex-free keg access for breweries, but at significantly greater US scale.
Market position
Strengths4 records
Weaknesses4 records
Competitive moat4 records
Key risks5 records
Key highlights6 records
Customer concentration
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Kegshare funding detail
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Funding rounds
Investors
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Kegshare M&A and investment
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Frequently asked questions about Kegshare
What does Kegshare do?
Kegshare rents 20L, 30L, and 50L stainless steel kegs to breweries and cideries across Canada through its "Smart Fleet" program at low daily rates with no contracts or cancellation fees. Members order kegs 24/7 via the Kegshare Dashboard with fulfillment within 1-3 business days from the nearest of 40+ Network Partner brewery hubs. Billing automatically stops when kegs are returned to a Network Partner, and is capped at full keg value after 48 months if unreturned, with empty kegs recovered via a 200+ truck reverse logistics network.
Is Kegshare a public or private company?
Kegshare is a private company. It is classified as founder individual operated bootstrapped and is currently operating.
When was Kegshare founded?
Kegshare was founded in 2015. It employs 1 to 10 people.
Where is Kegshare based?
Kegshare is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada, in the North America region.
How does Kegshare make money?
Three revenue lines are on record. Keg Rental - Daily Rate is the primary driver. The others are freight and Delivery Services and existing Keg Buyback.
Who are Kegshare's main competitors?
Others on record are Repallet, iGPS Logistics and BLEC (Blue Label Enterprise Corp). Dispak (UK) is listed as a regional player. Emerging players are American Keg Company, Beverage Metrics and Perlage Systems. Broad incumbents are Micro Matic and Ball Corporation. MicroStar Logistics is listed as a direct peer.
Does Kegshare have an API?
No public API is recorded for Kegshare.
What industry is Kegshare in?
Kegshare's product category is Beverage Keg Rental and Logistics Services. Its primary akta.pro industry code is AFAFAJAI, Kegging & Draught Packaging Operations, with a secondary code of TLAAAHAG, Alcohol & Beverage Delivery. Its NAICS code is 42481 and its SIC code is 3412.