As the COVID-19 pandemic impacted industries across the globe, automated storage and retrieval technologies has helped increase productivity within warehouses and distribution centers.

Warehouse operations seem to be changing with the times as the concept of sustainable facilities has become a must for today’s operations managers.

To streamline operations in the beverage warehouse, robotics handle repetitive tasks such as picking, packing and palletizing.

For beverage warehouse operations, a library of consumer trends are making operators view automation as the go-to solution in storage and retrieval.

Pressure to adapt processes to accommodate SKU proliferation is felt by manufacturers and distributors seeking methods to best suit their operation.

To keep up with burgeoning stock, warehouse experts are “looking up” and strategizing storage solutions that deal with decreased high-moving SKUs and the challenges of “long tail” slow-moving products.

The rack system is ideal for a wide range of warehouse applications and markets including food and beverage.

Steel King Industries Inc. offers cost-effective, durable storage systems for improving operational efficiency: the drive-in and drive-through racking system.

Growth and change in the beverage market has created trends that impact not only new product development and packaging design, but also extend into warehouse and distribution centers.