Beverage manufacturers face many challenges striving to meet the rapidly ¿changing demands of consumers and retailers, government regulations, efficiency, and expansion. Many beverage manufacturing companies also struggle with issues like supplier-to-customer supply chain traceability, inventory accuracy, and compliance. These issues can make it challenging for a beverage manufacturing company to focus on your core competency to produce quality beverage products. The beverage industry consists of two major categories and eight sub-groups. The non-alcoholic category is comprised of soft drink syrup manufacture; soft drink and water bottling and canning; fruit juices bottling, canning and boxing; the coffee industry and the tea industry. Alcoholic beverage categories include distilled spirits, wine and brewing.