Vynoteka

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Gelsva, UAB
Industry Retail, Drink industry
FoundedApril 23, 1991 (1991-04-23) [1]
Headquarters
Vilnius
,
Lithuania
Area served
Lithuania, Latvia and Poland
Key people
CEO Aurelija Gumbrevičienė
RevenueIncrease2.svg €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)
Divisions SIA „Gelsva“
Website www.gelsva.lt
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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]

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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. 1 2 "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. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Apie mus", www.gelsva.lt
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