# Chris Sapyta

> Chris Sapyta is a Denver-area logistics entrepreneur who helped introduce pooled-keg management to the United States as an original founder of MicroStar, later founded Smart Move, and launched Keg Logistics in 2011. His work treats reusable containers as mobile assets: finance them flexibly, track their movement, and spare customers the cost and friction of owning every vessel. In 2026, Keg Logistics joined Evaaro's international keg-management platform, with Sapyta continuing to lead the U.S. business.

- **Role:** CEO and Founder at Keg Logistics
- **Organizations:** Keg Logistics, Evaaro, MicroStar Keg Management, Smart Move, FitzMark, Keg Credit, Atlas Keg Company, HopGistics, North Keg
- **Education:** BS, St. Mary's University
- **Known for:** Helped introduce pooled-keg management to the United States as an original founder of MicroStar., Helped develop and spread use of the 1/6-barrel keg in the U.S. brewing market., Founded Keg Logistics in 2011 with a rent-to-own model designed without exclusivity agreements or personal guarantees.

## Career timeline

- **1990s** — Worked as general manager of the beer division of a statewide Texas wholesaler, where long-distance empty-keg returns exposed the logistics problem he would pursue.
- **1996** — Helped found MicroStar Keg Management and bring pooled-keg management to the United States.
- **2004-2010** — Led Smart Move, a moving-container business that rented GPS-tracked portable storage boxes.
- **2011** — Founded Keg Logistics with David Webster around a rent-to-own keg model without exclusivity agreements or personal guarantees.
- **2016** — Keg Logistics acquired Atlas Keg Company, expanding its brewery and cider customer base and financing capabilities.
- **2017** — Seaport Capital acquired Keg Logistics; management continued to lead the company.
- **2017** — Keg Logistics acquired Keg Credit, taking its stated customer count above 2,000 beverage producers.
- **2019** — Testified before the U.S. International Trade Commission about keg leasing, capital access and supply.
- **2021** — Keg Logistics combined with North Keg to expand keg-management options in Canada.
- **2022** — Keg Logistics acquired HopGistics and reported more than 2,500 customers and 1.3 million kegs in place globally.
- **2026** — Keg Logistics and North Keg joined Evaaro alongside ekeg, creating an international platform approaching 3,000 brewery customers.

## Achievements

- Helped introduce pooled-keg management to the United States as an original founder of MicroStar.
- Helped develop and spread use of the 1/6-barrel keg in the U.S. brewing market.
- Founded Keg Logistics in 2011 with a rent-to-own model designed without exclusivity agreements or personal guarantees.
- Led Keg Logistics through combinations with Atlas Keg Company, Keg Credit, North Keg and HopGistics.
- Built Keg Logistics to a reported base of more than 2,500 customers and 1.3 million kegs in place globally by 2022.
- Represented Keg Logistics in 2019 testimony before the U.S. International Trade Commission.
- Continued leading Keg Logistics in the U.S. after it joined Evaaro's international platform in 2026.

## Latest updates

- **2026-04** — Evaaro announced its acquisition of Keg Logistics and North Keg and combined them with ekeg; the group said it would serve nearly 3,000 brewers across North America, the UK, Ireland and the EU.
- **2026-04** — Sapyta said the Evaaro partnership would bring growth capital, international infrastructure and operational pooling expertise to Keg Logistics.
- **2026-04** — Keg Logistics presented Keg Pooling and TruFlex rental programs at the Craft Brewers Conference in Philadelphia.

## Links

- Website: https://keglogistics.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-sapyta-908b5b3
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/KegLogistics
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/keglogistics/

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Last updated: 2026-08-27