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A comprehensive review and analysis of existing beverage facilities, procedures, plans and philosophies can provide a safe and secure arena for employee and equipment.

The fresh approach has become the safe and healthy approach as more beverage manufacturers turn to high-pressure processing for their operations.

Automated guided vehicles (AGVs) have long been revered for the efficiencies they create in the manufacturing operations realm. However, now more than ever, the advantages are becoming more evident (and even essential) in the wake of the pandemic.

The logistics of beverage packaging lines are important and vital because they represent the core of an integrated supply chain.

“Like-new” refurbished equipment enables beverage manufacturers to save about half of what they would spend on new equipment while remaining in lockstep with beverage industry trends.

Although automation has altered staffing needs for beverage operations, it has not eliminated the challenges that beverage manufacturers and distributors need to address.

As beverage manufacturers strive to unlock the power and potential of secondary packaging, they have a plethora of options from which to choose, including shrink-wrap, paperboard and corrugated packaging.

Among the factors pushing the automated palletizer industry to a predicted $3.27 billion market by 2025 are SKU-mixed cases; the need to save space, time and money; and streamlining processes when it comes to a limited workforce and optimizing equipment collaboration.

Prior to the coronavirus pandemic, the beverage market had seen a lot of mergers and acquisitions among beverage wholesalers as well as continuous SKU proliferation from beverage manufacturers. Because of these trends, many beverage operations are turning to new facility builds to ease the pain.

The domino effect in the beverage supply chain showcases the importance of inventory maintenance to keep product on the shelf.