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According to the latest International Federation of Robotics (IFR) World Robotics 2025 U.S. companies in the food and beverage (F&B) sector have been feasting on flexible industrial robots, driving the number of installations up by 21% in 2024.

As a Mordor Intelligence report predicts a 7.67% 5-year CAGR for US Beverage Contract Bottling and Filling Market, contract beverage manufacturers continue to invest in their facilities.

With the complexities of today’s beverage warehouses, software solutions are finding ways to make these operations more optimized.

When it comes to empowering women within beverage operations, women leaders in the industry highlight the opportunities that help recruit, retain, and further engage this demographic.

Beverage warehouses contending with fixed space and a growing SKU proliferation are adapting and growing by turning to the latest in voice picking technology.

Robotics technology can be used to aid beverage industry operations as SKU proliferation impacts workflow. 

Beverage warehouses rely on forklifts to support a growing SKU portfolio while also maintaining safety within the facility.

Pittston Co-Packers (PCP), Pittston, Pa., announced the launch of its first high-volume beverage manufacturing facility, providing full-service co-packing solutions. The new 403,000-square-foot facility meets the needs of today’s leading national beverage brands with end-to-end manufacturing capabilities. 

The use of automated storage and retrieval systems (ASRS) are leading to substantial productivity gains for manufacturers and distributors, experts note.