The beverage industry, like many others, is undergoing a digital transformation. From optimizing inventory management to automating complex tasks, AI is brewing up a new era of efficiency and productivity in beverage warehousing.
When you think of Generative AI (Gen AI), the first thing that comes to mind might be chatbots or personalized product recommendations. But as we head into 2025, direct-to-consumer (DTC) beverage brands must push their thinking further.
Beverage alcohol has a sizeable carbon footprint. Everything from growing the ingredients needed for fermentation, manufacturing and packaging to fuel used to ship these products around the world all contributes to climate change. But several producers, suppliers and importers have implemented more sustainable practices.
AI is taking the digital transformation industry by storm. Whether it’s by streamlining employee processes, improving quality control, predicting demand and optimizing the supply chain, every aspect of a business has become easier with the help from AI.
For more than 20 years, Lucas Systems has been helping RNDC to optimize its distribution centers by providing warehouse voice picking and adjacent technologies. Utilizing different systems such as Jennifer™ and the Lucas Management Console, RNDC has doubled bottle picking productivity while also improving accuracy to an impressive rate of over 99%.
For the beverage alcohol industry, distribution is the critical bridge between production and consumer — but distributors often face hurdles that range from routing hang-ups to inventory blind spots. These hurdles can significantly hamper delivery times and inflate costs.
Last-mile delivery stands out as the most expensive and time-intensive aspect...
Looking at the world around us, technology is being utilized to improve just about everything. From implementing AI in the consumer shopping experience to data collection to grab-and-go shops, it is quite literally impacting everything that we do.
For decades, technology has been improving warehouse management and driving innovation in...
Everywhere you look, companies are making changes to their business models in order to be more eco-friendly. Sustainability’s importance continues to grow in the industry, especially in the alcohol sector.
A survey conducted by Sanya Carley and Lilian Yahng found that 59% of U.S. beer drinkers would be willing to...
Southern Glazer's announced that it has donated 3,000 backpacks filled with school supplies to Children’s Home Society of Florida (CHS), Florida’s largest statewide organization devoted to helping children and families. The backpack drive, sponsored by Southern Glazer’s Florida-based VolunCheers program, drew 130 employee volunteers and guests to packing events across Company locations in Miramar, Lakeland,...
Sales collateral is another responsibility of wholesalers and distributors. Handling these in-store displays, POS material, branded merchandise, shelf hangers, tap handles and case cards takes time and energy.
Recently I spoke with Brian Onufrychuk, VP of commercial capabilities at Breakthru Beverage Group, about how the company deals with sales collateral.
Beverage Wholesaler:...
