Infographic: What to Do With All Those Craft Brew SKUs

This infographic by Spacesaver Industrial dives into how to manage multiple SKUs. According to the report, the typical number of beverage SKUs per distributor in 2013 was 665.5, which was up more than 100 from 2011.

Spacesaver Industrial
Aug 20, 2014

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