Behind the Scenes at Del Papa Distributing Co.
More from Beverage Industry's March 2011 cover story and plant tour with Anheuser-Busch InBev wholesaler Del Papa Distributing Co., Galveston, Texas. Photos by Vito Palmisano.
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After verifying the orders, Del Papa Distributing Co. loads shrinkwrapped pallets onto trucks using lift trucks. The orders are organized by truck route in racks in its Galveston, Texas, warehouse.
4 warehouse management system assigns a ticket to all picked orders
Del Papa Distributing Co.'s warehouse management system assigns a ticket to all picked orders, which is manually verified by an employee before it's loaded onto a truck.
3 voice instructions
At its warehouse in Galveston, Texas, Del Papa Distributing Co. implemented a warehouse management system that gives voice instructions to order pickers who locate products by barcode and select the necessary amount for the order.
2 45,000 square feet to stock
Del Papa Distributing Co. warehouse in Galveston, Texas, has 45,000 square feet to stock its selection of Anheuser-Busch InBev and other alcohol and non-alcohol brands. The company is building a new Coastal Distribution Center in Texas City that will replace the Galveston facility.
1 Larry Del Papa
Larry Del Papa, president of Del Papa Distributing Co., an Anheuser-Busch InBev wholesaler that serves 17 counties in Southeastern Texas. The family-owned business first opened in 1910 in Galveston and Del Papa Distributing celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2010.