Getranke-gottschall Gmbh

What Getranke-gottschall Gmbh does

Getränke Gottschall GmbH is a privately held, third-generation family-owned beverage wholesaler headquartered in Bochum, Germany, founded in 1956 by Philipp Gottschall sen. Originally established as 'Bierverlag Philipp Gottschall' for door-to-door distribution of the Krombacher brand, the company was renamed Getränke Gottschall GmbH in 1976 and broadened its assortment beyond beer to non-alcoholic beverages, spirits, and hospitality supplies. Today it operates from a single depot at Cruismannstraße 54, 44807 Bochum, serving the Ruhr metropolitan region (Ruhrgebiet) in North Rhine-Westphalia.

The business is organized around two customer verticals: Gastronomie & Hotellerie (restaurants, hotels, cafés, bars, and event venues) as the primary segment, and Unternehmen & Einrichtungen (corporate cafeterias, senior homes, hospitals, and other social institutions). Core offerings include beverage wholesale delivery of non-alcoholic drinks, bottled and draft beer, and spirits, complemented by object brokerage and equipment consultation. Orders are taken by phone, fax, email, via a proprietary online shop for registered customers, and since May 2021 via the Kollex mobile-app integration. The company emphasizes consistent assigned delivery staff and hygiene-compliant service for institutional accounts.

Revenue is generated almost entirely through one-time wholesale product sales (beverage resale at quoted prices to commercial customers), with no disclosed subscription or recurring component. Go-to-market is sales-led and regional: account managers cover assigned gastro/hospitality accounts, supported by an inside-sales team, two logistics staff, and a quality manager — totaling roughly a dozen named team members within an 11–50 FTE band. There are no subsidiaries, no external funding rounds, and no M&A activity; ownership remains entirely within the Gottschall family, with Diego Allievi (son-in-law of the late Philipp Gottschall jun.) as sole managing director since October 2022. No AI capabilities, patents, trademarks, or awards are disclosed in the input data.

Name

Getranke-gottschall Gmbh

Legal name

Getränke-Gottschall GmbH

Website

https://getraenke-gottschall.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1956

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Getränke-Gottschall GmbH is a third-generation, family-owned beverage wholesaler headquartered in Bochum, Germany, supplying restaurants, hotels, companies, and institutions across the Ruhr metropolitan region since 1956.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Beverage Wholesale Distribution

NAICS

Grocery and Related Product Merchant Wholesalers (4244)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Bar & Beverage Service Supplies Wholesale (AFAIALAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Specialty Restaurant Chain Program Broadline Distributors (Contracted/Managed Supply) (AFAIAAAF), Wholesale-to-Business Online Ordering (B2B Food E-Commerce) (AFAIAMAD)

Keywords

• Beverage wholesale distribution
• Gastronomy beverage supply
• Hospitality beverage delivery
• Institutional beverage service
• Regional beverage wholesaler

Headquarters

HQ city

Bochum

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Beverage Wholesale: Beverage wholesale distribution to gastronomy, hospitality, and institutional customers. Revenue generated through product sales with delivery service.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Getränke Gottschall is a family-owned beverage wholesaler that distributes and delivers non-alcoholic beverages, bottled and draft beer, spirits, and gastro supplies to gastronomy, hospitality, corporate, and institutional customers across the Ruhr area. The company provides segment-tailored supply services — Gastronomie & Hotellerie and Unternehmen & Einrichtungen — with consistent delivery staff, scheduled deliveries, object intermediation, and equipment consultation. Ordering is supported via dedicated account managers, phone/fax/email inside sales, the Kollex mobile ordering app, and a registered-customer online shop.

Product overview

Getränke Gottschall GmbH is a family-owned beverage wholesale business serving the hospitality and food service industry in the Ruhr area since 1956. The company operates as a unified beverage supply business organized around two main customer segments: Gastronomie & Hotellerie (restaurants and hotels) and Unternehmen & Einrichtungen (corporations and social institutions). Core offerings include delivery of alcohol-free beverages, beer (bottled and draft), spirits, and other hospitality supplies. The company has expanded its digital capabilities through a partnership with Kollex for app-based ordering, and maintains a proprietary online shop for registered customers. Product additions include Coca-Cola's new 400ml reusable glass bottle introduced in December 2021. The business emphasizes personalized service with consistent delivery staff and coordinated schedules.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Beverage Delivery Service Core beverage wholesale delivery service distributing non-alcoholic drinks, bottled and draft beer, spirits, and gastro supplies to restaurants, hotels, businesses, and social institutions in the Ruhr area. Orders are captured through dedicated account managers, phone/fax/email, a registered online shop, and the Kollex mobile app, with own-fleet last-mile delivery.
• Gastronomie & Hotellerie Supply Segment-tailored beverage and gastro supply service for restaurants, hotels, cafes, bars, and event venues. Includes object intermediation, equipment consultation, and delivery of non-alcoholic beverages, beer, spirits, and other gastro supplies, supported by dedicated Vertrieb account managers.
• Unternehmen & Einrichtungen Supply Beverage delivery service for companies, senior homes, hospitals, and other social institutions in the Ruhr area. Emphasizes consistent assigned delivery staff, coordinated delivery schedules, and adherence to hygiene standards.
• Coca-Cola 400ml Reusable Glass Bottle 400ml reusable glass bottle SKU from Coca-Cola added to the Getränke Gottschall assortment in December 2021, marketed for its sustainability profile with up to 50 refill cycles and aligned with reusable-packaging trends in hospitality.

Named customers2 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• KollexcoreTechnology or Integration · 31 May 2021Kollex is a technology partner enabling app-based ordering for Getränke Gottschall customers. Through this partnership, customers can order beverages directly and easily via smartphone app. Getränke Gottschall manages customer access and provides app installation support.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Others

• Kollex GmbH: Digital B2B ordering platform specifically built for beverage wholesalers and their gastronomy customers. Both a technology partner and an adjacent ecosystem player that defines the digital ordering layer Gottschall uses to serve customers.

Emerging players

• Flaschenpost SE: German on-demand beverage delivery startup serving both B2B gastronomy and B2C customers via digital-first ordering. Comparable in product category (beverage distribution) and overlapping target customers, but with a fundamentally different digital-first operating model.

Broad incumbents

• Dursty Getränkemärkte GmbH: German beverage retailer/wholesaler with strong regional density. Comparable as a beverage distributor to trade customers, though primarily retail-channel-focused rather than dedicated foodservice.
• DrinkStar GmbH: German beverage marketer/distributor for brand portfolios (e.g., Sinalco, ViO). Comparable as a beverage distribution player, though positioned upstream as brand owner/distributor rather than downstream foodservice delivery.
• Getränke Hoffmann GmbH: Large German beverage retailer/wholesaler with regional and national reach. Comparable as a multi-channel beverage distributor serving both trade and end customers, though at significantly larger scale.
• Trinks GmbH: One of Germany's largest beverage wholesalers with national logistics and broad gastronomy/retail coverage. Comparable as a foodservice beverage distributor but at much greater scale and geographic reach than Gottschall.

Direct peers

• Beverage Group (Getränkeverbund) regional members: Cooperatives of independent German beverage wholesalers that collectively negotiate procurement and share logistics. Directly comparable as competing cooperative-style regional beverage distributors serving the same gastronomy customer base.

Regional players

• Getränke Esser GmbH & Co. KG: Regional German beverage wholesaler focused on gastronomy and event supply. Directly comparable as a family-run, regional foodservice beverage distributor serving hospitality customers in Germany.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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