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Beverage distribution software runs the distribution side of a drinks business — order capture, pricing and promotions, the warehouse, the delivery and van-sales beat, returnable-deposit tracking and the ledger — on one platform. RouteMagic is software for beverage distributors of soft drinks, beer and wine, covering both direct store delivery (DSD) and pre-sell rounds. It is also a fit for the broader food and beverage distribution software brief where the same operator carries ambient lines alongside drinks.

Beverage distribution software runs distribution — DSD, van sales, returnable deposits and same-shift cash close. Beverage ERP (or food and beverage ERP) is built around plant production: recipes, batch, MRP and quality on the manufacturing floor. RouteMagic is the distribution layer; it sells, delivers, reconciles and keeps the ledger, and syncs to your accounts or production system rather than replacing the brewhouse or bottling plant.

Yes. The same platform handles soft-drinks DSD, beer and keg distribution and wine distribution on one customer record and one stock position. For beer and on-trade accounts, kegs, casks and CO₂ cylinders are tracked as returnable deposits; for wine, mixed-case and bottle/case unit-of-measure handling keeps the count honest. Operators that also want the deeper van-sales workflow can pair this with van sales software and dense-beat wholesale distribution software.

Promotions are configured in the back office — single or dual product, customer-group eligibility, date ranges, usage caps. They apply automatically on every order edit, including telesales, Van Sales and Client Portal screens, with no manual addition needed at the doorstep or the bar.

Crates, kegs, CO₂ cylinders and dollies are modelled as Deposit Items against each customer’s balance, with optional monthly holding rent to encourage timely return. Drivers count empties on every visit, the balance reconciles automatically, and a back-office report shows the full per-customer and per-route empties picture for proactive recovery.

Yes — the hybrid DSD + Van Sales model is core. Delivery-point toggles control whether Van Sales is enabled per customer, so the same driver can confirm a pre-ordered drop to a multiple and then sell extras from on-van stock to the corner shop at the next stop.

Cash, card and digital payments collected through the day post against each invoice as they happen; at end of shift the driver submits a route cash deposit through the app; the route reconciliation report compares collected-vs-deposited and flags any variance — replacing paper cash sheets and supporting the <0.5% variance target operators target.

Yes. The driver app is offline-first — routes, customers, products, prices and promotions download at the start of the day; every transaction writes locally and queues; a background sync pushes everything back when signal returns, with conflict resolution and no data loss.

Yes. Order management captures orders from telesales, WhatsApp and SMS, the Client Portal, the trade counter and the van — all writing to one customer master and one live beverage inventory position, so pricelists, promotions, rebate tiers and credit apply the same way whatever the channel. The same screens double as beverage sales software for telesales and counter staff, and standing orders auto-generate the recurring off- and on-trade rounds on top.

Either. RouteMagic has a built-in accounting layer — sales and purchase ledger, nominal ledger, cashbook and bank reconciliation, MTD VAT, multi-company and multi-currency. If you prefer to keep your package, a configurable connector syncs invoices, credit notes, deposits, payments and customers to Sage 50, Xero, QuickBooks Online, Tally and Zoho Books, with field and tax mapping and its own sync log for audit.

Yes. AI demand forecasting reads 90+ days of sales history to set per-product and per-customer min/max levels, so the warehouse holds energy drinks for a heatwave and ale for a match weekend instead of running short or over-ordering. Distributors managing several drinks brands across the UK and UAE can run it alongside the wider FMCG distribution toolkit on the same platform.