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Beverage Industry’s fifth annual fleet graphics awards

Advertising and marketing essentially are story-telling. Short stories by necessity but nonetheless story-telling. One of the first lessons taught about creating a story in many composition and creative writing classes is to show, don’t tell. The audience more likely will remember a story when they’re shown a picture in their mind’s eye, than if the story merely is told.

Isuzu expands Road-Ready Body Program

Expansion offers more choice to dealers, customers

April 18, 2019

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The program’s expansion is designed to help Isuzu dealers and customers have a wider selection of bodies from which to choose, the company says.

Fleet Management Practices - Beverage Industry

Shortage of qualified CDL drivers poses industry challenges

Implementing additional trainers, equipment can help manage shortages

Jeff Cioletti

March 25, 2019

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Training is tricky business, especially in an era where beverage distributors in virtually every U.S. city are dealing with a shortage of qualified CDL drivers.

Green Fuel Alternatives in Beverage Fleets - Beverage Industry

Green fuel alternatives’ popularity increases in beverage fleets

All-electric, propane finding place in market

Jeff Cioletti

February 21, 2019

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As all-electric technology steadily expands in the market during the next several years, continuous opportunities also will emerge for other green fuel types.

BevOps Fleet Summit 2019 in Las Vegas - Beverage Industry

BevOps Fleet Summit heads to Las Vegas

Annual summit welcomes fleet, operations experts

February 15, 2019

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An event for beverage warehousing and distribution professionals, the BevOps Fleet Summit will take place March 19-21 at the M Resort Spa & Casino in Henderson, Nev. The three-day conference will address the business challenges and industry trends of today’s beverage marketplace and how operators can prepare for what’s next.

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2019 Beverage Bottler of the Year: Coca-Cola completes bottling initiative

68 independent bottlers part of refranchised network

Barbara Harfmann

January 22, 2019

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To keep operations streamlined and humming along, the Coca-Cola system in North America embarked on a milestone commitment nearly a decade ago to reshape its North American bottling operations by returning ownership to local partners.

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Del Papa Distributing rises in face of market challenges

Beer wholesaler tackles natural disasters, market evolution

Jeff Cioletti

January 22, 2019

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Del Papa Distributing, Victoria, Texas, can teach other wholesalers a thing or two about weathering the storm — literally and figuratively — including the challenges wrought by both Mother Nature and the nature of the rapidly evolving beer distribution landscape.

Chevrolet Silverado 2019 - Beverage Industry

A look at 2019 work truck offerings

Upgrades, new releases address driver comfort, safety

Jeff Cioletti

December 17, 2018

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Here’s a look at what you can expect from some of the biggest names in fleet equipment manufacturing.

Atlas Distributing’s fleet makeup includes 15 Ford Transit Vans to support its merchandising fleet. - Beverage Industry

Atlas Distributing tackles driver recruitment, retention

Driver training facilitates safety on-site and on the road

Jeff Cioletti

November 19, 2018

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Recruiting and retaining qualified delivery teams has been one of the biggest challenges for beverage distributors of all sizes in recent years and it’s something that Atlas Distributing, Auburn, Mass., has been proactive in addressing.

Honeywell Intelligrated's Momentum Warehouse Execution System. - Beverage Industry

Warehouse Execution Systems produce consistent, accurate fulfillment

Warehouse workers increasingly implement WES for day-to-day operations

Taylor Karg

November 7, 2018

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As the beverage industry continues to see an influx of SKUs, manufacturers and distributors must stay up-to-date with the latest software in order to keep up with demand. As warehouses look to enhance their operations, the implementation of warehouse execution systems (WES) seem to be the golden ticket to getting the job done.

2018 Wholesaler of the Year: Hand Family Companies

Multi-state beer, beverage distributor continues growing

Barbara Harfmann

October 24, 2018

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Now in operation for nearly 70 years, the Hand Family Companies, Clarksville, Tenn., has grown from humble beginnings to becoming a multi-state beer and beverage distributor operating seven plants in three states, Tennessee, Kentucky and Illinois.

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October 23, 2018

Innovation: The Evolving Beverage Market

ON DEMAND: In Beverage Industry’s annual New Product Development Webinar, experts will detail how manufacturers are balancing the evolving trends of today's consumers when developing new beverages.

April 24, 2019

Grass to Customer Case Study: How Glanbia Resolves Production Problems Quickly

During this webinar, attendees will learn how AspenTech and OrbisMES partnered to support Glanbia Ireland’s mission to be one of the world’s top performing nutrition companies in this modern facility. In addition, Mark-John Bruwer, Product Management Director at AspenTech, will discuss new Asset Performance Management tools to support the Food and Beverage industry, ensuring on-time, on-spec delivery of products.

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Based on an IFT short course, Beverage Quality and Safety offers information on the latest beverage industry trends related to products, processing, and packaging technologies - including new generation nutraceutical beverages

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Beverage Industry Magazine

2019 April

Our April cover story spotlights Hint Water and founder Kara Goldin’s journey in facilitating the multi-million dollar company. Also this month, our 2019 Soft Drink Report, a write-up of some noteworthy exhibitors from Natural Products Expo West and a market outlook on the performance of the spirits category within the past year. And as usual, we gathered the latest new products, packaging and R&D news.

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