With the growing interest in digestive health, more and more consumers are choosing beverages with functional ingredients that support digestive health and overall well-being.

Route optimization is usually high on the list of distributors’ operational priorities, but many facets to the process are often overlooked.

Although U.S. cannabis sales look poised for growth, the future for beverages in this market is still in its early stages.

With the growing consumer demand for sustainable offerings and simple, real ingredients used within food and beverage products, more consumers are choosing non-dairy, plant-based alternatives such as nuts and grains.

Beverage-makers are amalgamating traditional merchandising with digital solutions as consumer shopping habits necessitate a blended approach.

Packaging design is advancing in innovative ways, with smart labeling, art-inspired labels, AI and even virtual tastings to engage consumers.

As the sports and protein drinks category is on the rise, experts note that the category has adapted to the market alongside hybrid and functional beverages.

In the wake of SKU proliferation, smaller batches and more frequent changeovers, beverage conveyors not only have to handle a plethora of packaging shapes and sizes, but original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) need to ensure that their conveyors are outfitted for the present and the future.

The BevOps Fleet Summit welcomed attendees to its return to in-person with the 15th annual conference, which took place March 22-24 at the M Resort in Henderson, Nev.

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.