Oenolog

What Oenolog does

Oenolog (Société coopérative Oenolog) is a Swiss cooperative society founded in 2008 that provides specialized wine transportation and delivery services throughout Switzerland. The company collects wine from its member winemakers (vignerons) and delivers it to a horizontally diversified customer base that includes private individuals, restaurants, wholesalers, large retailers, and specialty wine shops; it does not sell wine itself, only distributes it on behalf of cooperative members. Operationally, Oenolog runs a daily-pickup and consolidation model centered on its headquarters and depot in Monthey, supplemented by a branch in Boswil (Argovie) that extends coverage into German-speaking Switzerland. Its VIP delivery service is the company's stated differentiator, bundling delivery, cellar placement, empty bottle collection, and customer-notified appointment scheduling, executed by specifically trained driver-deliverers rather than by a technology platform; no proprietary technology systems are disclosed.

The business model is straightforward transport-and-delivery fee revenue on a transaction basis, with pricing not publicly disclosed and advantageous rates offered to cooperative members (coopérateurs). Governance follows the cooperative structure: an elected committee (Président Alain Bettems, Vice-président Valéry-Lionel Antille, Administrateur secrétaire Gregory Massy) oversees a small management team (Directeur Miljan Durasovic, Adjointe de direction Edith Niggli). The company is privately held with no disclosed funding rounds, no M&A history, no patents or trademarks, and minimal digital footprint beyond a website maintained by localsearch.ch. Its competitive positioning rests on being self-described as the only specialized wine distribution company in Switzerland, a niche positioning that limits scale but anchors its defensibility within Swiss wine logistics.

Name

Oenolog

Legal name

Société coopérative Oenolog

Website

https://oenolog.ch

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Oenolog is a Swiss cooperative founded in 2008 that collects wine from member winemakers and delivers it nationwide to individuals, restaurants, wholesalers, retailers, and specialty shops via trained driver-deliverers from hubs in Monthey and Boswil.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Wine Logistics and Transportation Services

NAICS

Wine and Distilled Alcoholic Beverage Merchant Wholesalers (424820)

SIC

Wholesale-Beer, Wine & Distilled Alcoholic Beverages (5180)

akta.pro primary industry

Wine Collection Moving & Cellar Relocation (HSAKAEAJ)

Keywords

• Wine transport services
• Specialized wine delivery
• Beverage distribution
• Wine logistics services
• Cooperative distribution

Headquarters

HQ city

Monthey

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Wine Transport and Delivery Services: Oenolog generates revenue through specialized wine transport and logistics services. They collect wines from cooperative winemakers and deliver to customers throughout French-speaking Switzerland. Revenue comes from transport and delivery fees for wine logistics services, including pickup from winemakers, consolidation at their Monthey facility, and delivery to end customers. They also offer ancillary services such as cellar placement and empty bottle collection.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Oenolog is a Swiss cooperative that specializes in the transportation and delivery of wines for its member winemakers. It collects wine from cooperative vignerons, consolidates orders at its Monthey depot, and delivers them to customers across Switzerland — including restaurants, wholesalers, large retailers, specialty stores, and private individuals — with optional cellar placement and empty-bottle collection. The company does not sell wine; it only handles the specialized logistics.

Product overview

Oenolog is a cooperative specialized in wine transportation and delivery services across Switzerland. The company operates a single unified service offering wine collection from cooperative wineries, consolidation at their facilities, and door-to-door delivery to customers including individuals, restaurants, wholesalers, large retailers, and specialty shops. Key service components include the Monthey depot (headquarters) and Boswil branch (regional distribution), with services spanning daily pickup, order consolidation, cellar placement, empty bottle collection, and cash collection on behalf of winemakers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Wine Transportation and Delivery Service

Named customers6 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• localsearch.chminorOthersWebsite development and hosting partner. Localsearch.ch designed and maintains the company's website. The site was © 2022 and realized by localsearch.ch.
• Cooperative WinemakerscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOenolog is a cooperative company formed by winemakers who are part of the cooperative. The company collects wines from these winemakers and delivers them to customers. This is the core business relationship - the company does not sell wine but recovers wines from cooperative winemakers and delivers them to customers. Different winemakers offer their wines, champagnes, etc. through the cooperative.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Geodis: Global freight and logistics operator offering specialized beverage and wine transport services across Europe. Comparable as a broad incumbent with wine-specific capabilities, but competing primarily on scale and integrated freight rather than VIP cellar-placement services.
• Hellmann Worldwide Logistics: Large global logistics group with a dedicated wine and beverages product division providing specialized transport, cellar storage, and customs services. Overlaps with Oenolog's wine-handling and value-added logistics capabilities, though operating at vastly larger scale.
• Kuehne+Nagel: Swiss-headquartered global logistics incumbent with a wine logistics sub-practice. Compares as a much larger provider of beverage transport, contract logistics, and customs services that competes for the same end-customers Oenolog serves in Switzerland.
• DSV: Large European transport and logistics group with beverage-industry customers. Comparable as a generalist incumbent that can absorb wine logistics flows, especially for cross-border European movements.

Regional players

• Planzer: Swiss-headquartered parcel and freight logistics provider with nationwide coverage. Comparable as a potential substitute for Oenolog's transport services among larger Swiss retailers and wholesalers, though without wine-specialist handling or VIP cellar services.
• Cargologic: Swiss ground-handling and cargo logistics provider at Zurich and Geneva airports. Adjacent rather than direct peer, but represents an option for cross-border wine imports/exports that Oenolog's domestic-only model does not address.
• Galliker Transport & Logistics: Family-owned Swiss logistics and transport group with temperature-controlled distribution capabilities. Comparable as a domestic Swiss alternative for wine and beverage transport, particularly for retail and food-service accounts, but without Oenolog's cellar-placement specialization.

Others

• Swiss Post (Die Schweizerische Post): Switzerland's national postal and parcel operator with domestic B2C and B2B parcel capabilities. Comparable as a potential substitute for non-specialized wine shipments, though lacks wine-handling expertise and cellar placement.
• Vinexpo / Comexposium (industry trade): Major wine and spirits trade event organizer and B2B platform. Indirectly comparable as a participant in the wine value chain that connects producers, distributors, and retailers — overlapping with Oenolog's customer ecosystem.

Direct peers

• JF Hillebrand: Global specialist in beverage logistics with deep wine, beer, and spirits transport expertise. Directly comparable as a premium, niche beverage logistics provider serving producers and distributors, although operating internationally rather than domestically-only.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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