Beverage Industry is edited for decision makers in the multiple beverage markets: soft drinks, beer, bottled water, juice, wine and spirits.

Each month, it provides an analytical look at marketing distribution, technology, production and other current news issues facing the industry. In depth statistical reports are compiled annually on each beverage market. Other key areas of coverage include packaging/recycling, beverage fleets, merchandising, quality control, computers, fountain/food service, vending and ingredients.

Beverage Industry covers the entire beverage marketplace reaching beverage producers, distributors and retailers. With our magazine you can stay in touch with the top companies and decision-makers and stay on top of the latest issues and trends, read about the newest ingredients and technology.

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Read the Digital Issue: Beverage Industry, September 2009

FEATURES
8 Beverage Beat
10 Industry Issues
19 Category Focus
Private label beverages
22 New Products

28 Cover Story
Beverage Industry’s Wholesaler of the Year, Monarch Beverage Co., implements a new automated warehouse for improved efficiency.
A new automated warehouse improves efficiency and has the company poised for growth.

MONARCH BEVERAGE CO., INDIANA’S LARGEST BEER AND WINE WHOLESALER, takes its state motto “The Crossroads of America” quite literally. The wholesaler supplies Miller, Coors, Gallo and other top-selling beer and wine brands to the southern two-thirds of Indiana, and through its wholly owned subsidiary, World Class Beverages, sells craft and specialty beers statewide. Beverage Industry’s 2009 Wholesaler of the Year distributes 60,000 cases a day, on average, from its new strategically located 500,000-square-foot facility in Indianapolis.

36 Plant Focus
Monarch Beverage Co.’s new 500,000-squarefoot facility in northeast Indianapolis provides room for growth.
45 Up Close With…
TalkingRain
48 Marketing
50 Packaging
As SKUs grow in numbers, ink jet and laser coding technologies increase speed and flexibility.
57 Beverage R&D
Beverage companies offer traditional comfort flavors as well as exotic fruit and fl oral flavors.
70 Distribution
Tips to improve fuel effi ciency
74 Operations
Large-volume bottlers may fi nd savings with
in-house bottle manufacturing.
77 Operations
Food-grade lubricants provide safety assurance for beverage products.
78 Supplier’s Marketplace
86 Classifieds
90 The Last Drop

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Beverage Industry Delivers Unique and Powerful Editorial Products Each Month

• In-depth Corporate Profiles and Plant Features that take readers inside the leading companies in their beverage industry.
• Extensive New Products coverage that keeps readers up-to-date on the latest beverage offerings in all categories.
• Packaging features that profile innovative designs and the newest packaging technologies available in the beverage marketplace.
• Category Focus features that delve into specific beverage categories, examining sales trends and new product introductions.
• Channel Strategies, a department that takes on issues and trends in beverage retailing.
• Beverage R&D articles that cover the latest ingredient trends and expert formulation advice.
• Trucks/Transportation features that help beverage companies keep their fleets running in tip-top shape and their drivers safe on the roads.
• Warehouse/Distribution articles that help beverage bottlers and distributors make the most efficient use of warehouse space as well as sales and delivery technology.
• A look at the latest Operations technology that features solutions for processing, bottling and palletizing.

Our recipients are general management, plant operations, production, packaging, engineering, warehouse and distribution managers as well as fleet personnel, research & development, quality control and sales & marketing professionals.

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