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In beverage distribution operations, hand trucks and carts are indispensable pieces of material handling equipment that help transport heavy, bulky cases of beverages from delivery trucks to point-of-sale at retail stores.
Moving a burgeoning amount of SKUs from point A to point B has only gotten more complicated. Direct-store delivery (DSD) software and hardware solutions not only increases product traceability and sales, but provides on-demand simplicity and better customer service.
The grind of direct-store-delivery encourages OEMs to develop equipment that supports the safety of personnel while remaining durable for the long haul.
Newly combined technology providers, Encompass Technologies + Orchestra Software announced that they have acquired Denver-based alcohol delivery startup Handoff. This acquisition furthers the company’s mission to digitally connect all tiers of the beverage industry, from first ingredients to last sip.
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.
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.