With more than 1,100 employees who serve Greater Houston, including the counties of Harris, Fort Bend and Montgomery, Silver Eagle Houston has built a portfolio of alcohol and non-alcohol products, led by Anheuser-Busch, Constellation Brands and Mark Anthony Brands, that hits all the key needs of its consumers.

In beverage operations, drivers and equipment operators are striving to deliver product as efficiently and safely as possible, and are turning to solutions like telematics to realize those goals.

For beverage distributors, handling the influx of SKUs has prompted carts and hand truck manufacturers to take a proactive approach so that delivery personnel can tackle the growing challenge.

Gopuff, Philadelphia, announced the launch of Powered by Gopuff, a logistics and technology platform that enables brands to offer affordable delivery from their owned and operated online stores in as fast as 15 minutes.

In regards to beverage delivery, there are many facets of AI that most fleets are probably already using without even realizing it.

The prospect for widespread deployment of autonomous beverage delivery trucks is still very much a futuristic one. But there have been significant developments in the past couple of years that bring that future a little bit closer.

Leading North American beverage wholesaler Breakthru Beverage Group is taking a consumer-centric approach with its portfolio as premiumization takes greater shape in shopper preferences.

The delivery cost of beverages is indeed a complex and difficult project when attempting guidelines or benchmarks for accurately evaluating any bottler’s or distributor’s supply chain activity in real time terms.

Determining the cost per case/unit for delivery to designated terminals is essential for beverage delivery today to ensure profitability in today’s market.

As beverage distributors witness heightened consumer expectations for accuracy, efficiency and delivery speed, cart and hand truck solutions meet the laborious challenges today’s delivery personnel face.