DrinkShop

What DrinkShop does

DrinkShop (legal name DrinkShop, operating as DrinkShop.sk) is a Slovak online beverage retailer founded in 2014 and based in Trencin, Slovakia. The company runs an e-commerce platform at drinkshop.sk alongside an English-language storefront at drinkonline.eu, selling craft and specialty beer, wine, cider, ready-to-drink cocktails, spirits, non-alcoholic beverages, and snack foods to both individual consumers and business customers across Slovakia.

The core technology is a standard e-commerce storefront with product categories indexed by beverage type, country of origin, and producer; an extensive producer catalog spans breweries and wineries from Slovakia, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Belgium, Germany, the UK, the US and other countries. DrinkShop positions itself as a direct importer, sourcing from manufacturers without intermediaries, and operates modern refrigerated warehousing plus an own delivery fleet and pickup points (odberné miesta) to support quality-sensitive craft inventory.

The business model combines a retail direct-to-consumer channel (transaction-based pricing with loyalty discounts and newsletter promotions) and a B2B wholesale division (veľkoobchod) supplying bars, restaurants and retailers with dedicated pricing, delivery routes and import services. Revenue mechanics are entirely transactional — product sales via the online store and wholesale orders. Headcount is reported at 1–10 employees, the company is privately held with no institutional funding disclosed, and there are no disclosed acquisitions, partnerships, patents, or AI capabilities.

Name

DrinkShop

Legal name

DrinkShop

Website

https://drinkshop.sk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

DrinkShop (drinkshop.sk) is a Slovak online beverage retailer founded in 2014 that operates as a direct importer of craft beer, wine, cider, spirits, non-alcoholic drinks and snacks, selling to individual consumers via e-commerce and to bars, restaurants and retailers through a wholesale division.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Specialty Beverage Retail

NAICS

Beer, Wine, and Liquor Retailers (445320)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Craft Beer Retail & Bottle Shops (Off-Premise) (CRANAAAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Bar & Beverage Service Supplies Wholesale (AFAIALAG)

Keywords

• Craft beer retail
• Beverage e-commerce
• Specialty beverage
• Wine distribution
• Wholesale alcohol

Headquarters

HQ city

Trencin

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Retail E-commerce Sales: Direct-to-consumer online sales of beer, wine, cocktails, and non-alcoholic beverages through their e-commerce platform drinkshop.sk, serving individual consumers with product delivery.
2. Wholesale Distribution: B2B wholesale sales to business customers including bars, restaurants, and retailers, with dedicated pricing, routes, and delivery schedules for wholesale orders.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

DrinkShop.sk is a Slovak online beverage retailer that sells craft and specialty beers, wines, ciders, ready-to-drink cocktails, spirits, non-alcoholic drinks, and snack products. The company operates as a direct importer purchasing from manufacturers without intermediaries, offering products through a B2C e-commerce storefront and a B2B wholesale division with dedicated delivery routes for hospitality businesses.

Product overview

DrinkShop.sk is a Slovak online e-commerce platform and direct importer selling alcoholic beverages, primarily craft beers, wines, spirits, cocktails, non-alcoholic drinks, and snacks. The platform operates as a multi-category marketplace featuring products from breweries and producers across Europe and globally, with specific brands including Nilio (gluten-free and non-alcoholic craft beers from Slovakia), Nachmelená Opice (Czech craft beers), and Mikkeller Baghaven (Danish spontaneous fermentation beers). The business model combines retail (e-commerce for individual customers) and wholesale services (bulk ordering and delivery routes for business customers). The product portfolio includes over 100 beer styles, wines from multiple countries, ciders, ready-to-drink cocktails, spirits, and non-alcoholic alternatives.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Beer (Pivo) Craft and specialty beers covering Lager, Pale Ale, IPA, Stout, Porter, Sour, and other styles sourced from breweries across Slovakia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Germany, Belgium, USA, and other countries. Sold to individual consumers via the online storefront and to wholesale customers in bulk.
• Wine (Víno) Wines including still, sparkling, Tokaj, aromatized, fortified, fruit wines, and mead from Slovak, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, and other producers, sold via the online e-commerce platform.
• Cider Ciders in unflavored and flavored varieties from Slovak and Austrian producers, offered through the retail e-commerce platform.
• Cocktails (Kokteily) Ready-to-drink and ready-to-serve cocktails including mocktails, with bases of gin, rum, tequila, wine, vodka, and whisky, sold via the online store.
• Spirits (Alkohol) Distilled spirits including rum, whisky, brandy, cognac, gin, vodka, liqueurs, tequila, and absinthe from various global producers, sold through the e-commerce storefront.
• Non-Alcoholic Drinks (Nealko) Non-alcoholic beverages including lemonades, energy drinks, functional drinks, juices, syrups, tea, coffee, and iced coffee sold through the online store.
• Snacks (Pochutiny) Snack foods including sweets, salty snacks, canned meat, and pâtés offered alongside beverages on the e-commerce platform.
• Wholesale Services (Veľkoobchod) Wholesale beverage supply services including delivery routes, ordering and shipping, dedicated pricing and discounts, and goods import for bars, restaurants, retailers, and other hospitality businesses.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Kosík.cz: Kosík is a major Czech online grocer that delivers groceries including beer, wine, and spirits directly to customers' homes. It is a head-to-head competitor in the Slovak/Czech cross-border online beverage retail space, particularly for HORECA-adjacent household buyers.
• Rohlik Group: Rohlik is the leading online grocery platform in CEE with operations in Czechia (Rohlik.cz), Slovakia (Rohlik.sk), Hungary, Romania, and Austria. It stocks a broad alcohol range including craft beer and wine, and competes directly with DrinkShop in the Slovak online beverage retail and at-home delivery market.
• Vivino: Vivino operates the world's most-downloaded wine marketplace app with an integrated online shop. It is comparable to DrinkShop on the wine-discovery and online-purchase workflow, though its marketplace/mobile model differs in retail mechanics.
• Wine.com: Wine.com is the largest U.S. online wine retailer, operating a multi-warehouse D2C model with curated and exclusive producer relationships. Comparable to DrinkShop on online-only specialty alcohol retail, importer-driven selection, and logistics-led differentiation.
• The Whisky Exchange: The Whisky Exchange is a UK-based online specialist retailer focused on premium and rare spirits, wine, and craft beer. Comparable to DrinkShop in its long-tail, importer-led model, e-commerce-only fulfillment, and emphasis on curated specialty beverages.
• Bodeboca: Bodeboca is a leading Spanish online wine retailer that curates small-batch and boutique producers, similar in its long-tail/importer-led model to DrinkShop. It is an analogous specialist alcohol e-commerce operator in Southern Europe.
• Master of Malt: Master of Malt is a UK specialist online retailer of whisky, spirits, craft beer, and cocktails with deep catalog breadth and educational content. It mirrors DrinkShop's direct-sourcing, long-tail SKUs, and D2C specialty alcohol positioning.

Broad incumbents

• Total Wine & More: Total Wine is the largest U.S. multi-category alcohol retailer combining broad assortment (beer, wine, spirits) with educational content and scale logistics. Comparable to DrinkShop's breadth-across-categories approach, though at vastly larger scale and physical-plus-digital model.
• Drizly: Drizly (acquired by Uber) is the leading U.S. online alcohol marketplace and on-demand delivery platform. Comparable as a digital-first alcohol retail benchmark for assortment, pricing transparency, and logistics-led last-mile delivery in the D2C alcohol category.

Others

• Pernod Ricard: Pernod Ricard is one of the world's largest wine and spirits producers with a substantial premium/craft portfolio. Comparable as a brand-side counterpart and potential supplier/partner that supplies the type of long-tail, premium SKUs DrinkShop retails in Slovakia.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/drinkshop.sk
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/drinkshop

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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