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The specialty coffee is roasted in small batches and packaged individually — but CEO Josh Wilbur says Steeped “is not coffee in a teabag,” though it’s as simple as that.

New beverages today are turning more and more to natural colors as clean label and holistic views of health connect with an increasing consumer base.

Anne Scott Livingston, research analyst at Chicago-based Euromonitor International, notes that producers were forced to increase their milk prices due to a jump in input costs, which “have significantly strained category margins.” 

More consumers are engaging in the active nutrition community, offering more opportunities for protein fortification. Suppliers are developing animal- and plant-based protein solutions to meet this growing demand. 

In today’s beverage operations, where warehouses are facing issues of keeping pace with distribution, experts note that integrating warehouse software solutions can improve efficiencies.

When it comes to beverage manufacturing and packaging practices, OEMs are creating the machinery necessary to help beverage-makers conserve and reduce their energy output. For plastic bottle manufacturing, it’s not just the increasing adoption of rPET plastic bottles, but also reducing the amount of carbon dioxide that it takes to power these machines, experts note.

Research suggests that consumers are more eager to participate in Dry January than Sober October. With an increasing number of non-alcohol offerings, brands and retailers will need to analyze their strategies as this peak season approaches.

John Fieldly, CEO of Celsius Holdings Inc., has seen the company not only produce clinically backed energy drinks that today’s consumers demand, but also demonstrates the discipline to produce a true return on investment to shareholders.

At the end of last year the global autonomous last-mile delivery market was expected to reach a total value of nearly $13 billion. By 2030, that number is expected to increase more than seven-fold to $90.21 billion, according to a report titled “2022 Autonomous Last Mile Delivery Market,” published by Allied Market Research.

With eCommerce, SKU proliferation and labor shortages posing additional challenges to beverage operations, experts note that voice picking solutions can help simplify the complex challenges warehouses now face.