Vynoteka

Gelsva, UAB
IndustryRetail, Drink industry
FoundedApril 23, 1991 (1991-04-23)[1]
Area served
Lithuania, Latvia and Poland
Key people
CEO Aurelija Gumbrevičienė
RevenueIncrease €131.1 million (2023)[2]
€3.5 million
€2.85 million
Total assets€29.77 million
Total equity€17.40 million
Number of employees
628[3] (2024)
DivisionsSIA „Gelsva“
Websitewww.gelsva.lt
Vynoteka in Druskininkai

Gelsva, UAB is a vertically integrated drinks company in Lithuania. The company is popularly referred to as Vynoteka after their supermarket brand of liquor stores operated in Lithuania, Latvia and Poland spaning 91 stores.[4] As of 2022, it is the 7th largest chain of retail stores in Lithuania.[2]

The company also manufactures Žalia Giria branded bottled water, soft and alcoholic drinks, and operates a single flagship bistro in Vilnius, Lithuania.[5]

Vynoteka

Inside it stores the chain sells around 1,500 brands of wine and 200 various beer brands.[6]

Largest Vynoteka store is located in Kaunas.[7]

In 2022, due to sanctions on Russia Vynoteka stopped sales of imported Russian beverages.[8]

History

In 1991, Gelsva, UAB company was opened.[9]

In 2001, the company started producing mineral water "Žalia Giria".[9]

In 2005, the first Vynoteka shop was opened in Lithuania.[9]

In 2010, the first Vynoteka shop was opened in Poland.[9]

In 2012, the first Vynoteka shop was opened in Latvia.[9]

In 2020, an online shop was launched.[9]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Gelsva, UAB". www.rekvizitai.vz.lt.
  2. ^ a b "Gelsva, UAB revenue, profit". www.rekvizitai.vz.lt.
  3. ^ https://rekvizitai.vz.lt/en/company/gelsva/number-of-employees/
  4. ^ "About us", www.vynoteka.lt
  5. ^ Vizbarienė, Rūta (16 June 2025). "„Vynoteką" valdančios „Gelsvos" tinklas tankėja, planuojama tolesnė plėtra". vz.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 18 June 2025.
  6. ^ "Nordika", www.nordika.lt
  7. ^ ""Vynoteka Bazė" Kaune – didžiausia "Vynoteka", mažiausios kainos", www.kaunas.kasvyksta.lt
  8. ^ "Rusiškos degtinės atsisakė ir "Vynoteka"", www.15min.lt
  9. ^ a b c d e f "Apie mus", www.gelsva.lt
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