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SKU proliferation has made it more challenging for beverage brands to stand out on grocery shelves. To help combat this problem, beverage-makers are ensuring their label designs draw attention to their portfolio.

As immunity is a universal health need, experts note that within the beverage space, more and more consumers are seeking products that deliver immune-supportive benefits.

In the beverage market, hard seltzers were the star of new product development for a few years, but as the market has become more saturated, experts note that change might be in order as the beverage alcohol segment experiences deceleration from its years of growth.

Michigan-based Blake’s Hard Cider is setting out to expand hard cider’s drinking occasion beyond the fall months through its new products and territory expansion.

The labor shortage impacting the warehouse and transportation sector is resulting in operations managers turning more to automation solutions like automated guided vehicles.

In the beverage market, brand owners are changing their strategies in terms of healthy beverages as consumers are looking beyond just physical health.

Beverage Industry provides an in-depth look into the performances and trends in the alcohol and non-alcohol categories within the last year. The report includes update statistics from Chicago-based Information Resources Inc. (IRI) as well as industry trends and forecasts into what’s next.

As the pandemic has had unforeseen impacts on beverage manufacturing, experts note that advanced palletizing systems have helped warehouse operations increase efficiencies while bringing returns on investment.

The lessons the COVID-19 era have taught delivery fleets are numerous and likely will help fleets work smarter in the years to come.

Spoilage, leakage or packaging damage can impact a brand’s reputation and sales. Add consumer safety and quality concerns, and beverage and package integrity inspections are critical.