What's New at Origlio?
- March 23, 2021
Get a peek behind the scenes of the day-to-day happenings at Origlio Beverage

Heady Times (HT): First off, can you tell us how the operations department works at a beer wholesaler?
Joe Hoban (JH): Operations at Origlio has many processes that must be followed. Once customer service receives an order, it is sent to the routing team. The routing team then uses our Roadnet software to assign orders to the correct trucks/routes to make the deliveries. The orders are then palletized and sent to the warehouse team to pick and load them for the following day.
HT: There have been a lot of changes to our operations recently, what are the two biggest improvements?

HT: Can you take us through the process of how beer is picked in our warehouse?
JH: Once the orders are sent to the warehouse, the order pickers begin the picking process with the new tablets that are mounted on their forklifts. On the tablet, the picker can see the location of the product in the warehouse, a picture of the product and the amount of an item that needs to be picked. Before they can move onto the next item, they must confirm they’re at the correct location with the correct amount of product.

HT: How have these changes helped our retailers?

HT: What are some other changes happening at Origlio?
JH: We’re in the process of installing a massive generator to make sure we can still operate in the midst of a power outage. Also, Origlio is adding three new docks to our building to bring the total number to 19. We’re also investing in more equipment for our order pickers that will make picking even more efficient. But the biggest thing coming is a new building across the street that we can use for storage. It will allow us to open our pick paths at this facility, making the picking area less congested.