Articles Tagged with ''Direct-Store-Delivery (DSD)''

Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP), Burlington, Mass., and Plano, Texas, and The Honickman Companies, Pennsauken, N.J., jointly announced an agreement that allows KDP to sell and distribute key KDP brands in 18 counties serving 17 million people in New York and New Jersey. 

Keurig Dr Pepper (KDP) and Polar Beverages, jointly announced a long-term franchise agreement that will provide national distribution to Polar Seltzer sparkling seltzer waters across all channels through KDP's direct-store-delivery (DSD) and manufacturing network. 

If you talk to anyone in Silicon Valley, you’d think that self-driving vehicles would be dominating the streets by next week.

Increased SKU counts, tight warehouse and in-store spaces, and delivery personnel who manage heavy cases and kegs are driving innovation of new mobile carts and hand trucks that are designed to improve ergonomics and enable warehouse workers to safely and efficiently stack, retrieve and deliver products.

With the desire for “instant gratification” prevalent throughout the United States and beyond, eCommerce is giving shoppers exactly what they want. Just-in-time delivery is one of the biggest trends in beverage distribution, says Doug Eden, president of IntelliShift, a division of VTS, Commack, N.Y.

Perhaps the biggest fleet-related issue that probably isn’t going away any time soon is the shortage of drivers, especially those with a commercial driver’s license (CDL).

Through ergonomically designed carts and hand trucks, suppliers are helping to make DSD safer and more efficient.

Among the new technological advances is RepairEngine, an online maintenance management tool, which allows users the ability to start and track repairs 24/7 and provides insight into the health and status of their hardware deployment.

S&D Coffee & Tea, a brand of Cott Corp., introduced its new line of ready-to-serve cold-brew coffee.