As beverage alcohol distributors confront rising transportation costs, shifting customer expectations and ongoing supply chain disruptions, optimizing final mile delivery has become crucial for maintaining a competitive edge. This article discusses the different ways distributors can accomplish that.
Transportation is a critical component in the business of beverage alcohol wholesalers. We talk with a variety of different companies to see how they meet these logistical demands while simultaneously maintaining up-to-date infrastructure.
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.
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.
As the outlook of M&As within BevAlc evolves, companies looking to make M&As accretive need to focus on five success factors: effective integration, preserving brand “magic,” identifying right growth areas, strategic product placement and leveraging supply chain synergies.
For the beverage alcohol industry, distribution is the critical bridge between production and consumer — but distributors often face hurdles that range from routing...
Looking at the world around us, technology is being utilized to improve just about everything. From implementing AI in the consumer shopping experience to...
Among many trends in the alcohol industry supercharged by the Covid-19 pandemic was direct-to-consumer (DTC) shipping.
Sheltering in place during the health crisis, consumers learned...
Covid-19 sped up the alcohol ecommerce trend already growing before 2020, boosting companies like City Hive. This New York-based business provides an all-in-one ecommerce...