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Latest Press Releases

"No News is Good News" – Modern Harvest Success at Silver Oak – Part Two

Silver Oak’s first harvest using vintrace Wine Cloud streamlined data entry, enhanced real-time team collaboration, and simplified compliance. “The lack of feedback is a good sign. When people are unhappy, they let you know.”

Industry Insights

Under Pressure With Oversupply? Wine Production Software Can Help

In a time when oversupply is a global issue, simply storing wine isn’t enough; you need to position yourself to seize strategic opportunities.

Company News

Certified Remarkable: Boston Beer's eCommerce Expert On Women in the BevAlc Industry

Meet Kristen Giger, Certified Cicerone®, eCommerce Strategist at Boston Beer and Mom of Three. Kristen shares how she has cut her teeth in the beer industry, why compassionate leadership is her guiding light and how to juggle it all.

Industry Insights

Voices of the Network: Elle Shrefler, Senior VP of Operations at Odom Corp

“We can't forget how simple our business is. We order a product, we receive it in, we pick it, and we deliver it. That's it.” - Elle Shrefler, SVP of Operations at Odom Corp

Case Studies

Leading the Industry with Precision and Progress: A Model of Success with R.H. Barringer Distributing

R.H. Barringer Distributing is a leading North Carolina beverage distributor that has achieved significant levels of operational efficiency and strategic growth with Encompass.

Case Studies

Innovation, Optimism, and the Road Ahead: Reflections from AWITC 2025

Joshua Abra, Co-founder of vintrace recaps his time at AWITC

Company News

Encompass Technologies Acquires vintrace to Power Wineries With Production and Connected ERP Solutions Globally

Beer, wine, spirits, cider, RTD (Ready-to-Drink), and other beverage manufacturers gain more insights and business value from a broader digitally connected supply chain.

In the News

Encompass Technologies has been featured above the digital fold in top beverage industry publications. You can find information about our impact on connecting the supply chain in Brewbound, Beverage Industry, Craft Brewing & Business, and more.

Beverage Industry

The Supercharged Distributor Sales Rep of the Future is Here

Distributor sales reps have long been weighed down by manual tasks, administrative work and mundane processes. By digitally connecting distributors to retailers, distributor sales reps have reallocated their time and reimagined how they approach accounts.

Beverage Industry

As cyberattacks increase, every facet of operation is vulnerable

“If you’re in food, in beverage, a company that’s delivering beverages to a retailer, you’re a target for cybercrime. Every time you open an RDP or a VPN, you’re creating a vulnerability… there’s a cloud-based solution that doesn’t require you to do that.”

Brewbound

How to Connect a Beverage Brand to Consumer Demand in Today’s Digital Marketplace

Beverage manufacturers are faced with a competitive market, tight labor pool, inflation, and regularly shifting consumer behaviors. It’s more important than ever to use tech that modernizes operations to keep brands agile and in sync with consumer demand.

Craft Brewing Business

The Future of Retail Beer Sales is Here

Just as connected POS and eCommerce solutions are changing brewery taproom sales and supporting ancillary channel growth, technology is evolving the distribution / retail relationship – to the benefit of smaller producers.

Beverage Industry

Voice picking solutions help beverage operations in wake of labor challenges

SKU proliferation highlights benefits from today’s voice-picking technology

Coloradoan

Former Broncos star Terrell Davis talks Denver's new direction, modern running backs and Russell Wilson

Speaking to an audience of about 125 people on the grounds of Encompass Technologies as part of its Connect 2022 conference, Davis talked about how he continually defied the odds during his playing career.

Craft Brewing Business

Encompass is working with the National Beer Wholesalers Association to report human trafficking with an app

Encompass Technologies and the National Beer Wholesalers Association (NBWA) announced yesterday a first-of-its-kind app integration to empower BevAlc distribution industry workers to report human trafficking sightings while on the job.

Brewbound

A Bev-Alc Supply Chain Reimagined with Open Data Sharing

It has become clear that decades of disparate and legacy systems, manual processes, siloed inaccessible data, and a lack of transparency and sharing between and across the three tiers of the supply chain can stunt business growth and threaten survival.

Craft Brewing Business

Four ‘nice-to-haves’ that are now ‘must-haves’ in craft beer sales, manufacturing

Plagued with new challenges like shortage of labor, scarcity of packaging materials, rapidly changing consumer preferences, increased innovation beyond beer, BevAlc manufacturers’ businesses are quickly changing.