Licensing, excise, depletions, keg deposits, and route delivery on the ERP that runs the rest of the business.
A beverage and alcohol distributor sits in the middle of the three-tier system. Suppliers want depletion data by account, retailers and bars need their licenses on file, each state sets its own taxes, reports, and in some cases posted prices, and every keg that goes out carries a deposit that has to come back. Route trucks make hundreds of stops a day. NetSuite, configured by Consule for licensing, deposits, and supplier reporting, keeps the warehouse, the routes, and the regulators in step.
Deposits that balance. Keg and container deposits are charged on the invoice, credited when empties come back, and tracked by account, so the deposit liability on the balance sheet matches the kegs actually in the market.
Depletion data suppliers trust. Sales by supplier, brand, package, and retail account are reported from the invoice record, so depletion files and supplier reviews come from one source.
Licenses checked before the truck loads. Retailer license numbers, types, and expiration dates live on the customer record, with order holds when a license is missing or expired.
Repacks with lot and date codes intact. When damaged cases are recouped into new cartons or product is relabeled for a program, Repack Orders records the repack and keeps each output linked to its source lot and date code.
Everything else NetSuite already does. Multi-warehouse inventory, EDI with chain accounts, supplier chargebacks, vendor payments, and financials that close on time.
Keg and container balances by account match the ledger, so writing off lost kegs becomes a decision, not a surprise.
Depletions come from the invoice record, so reports go out on schedule and match what suppliers see in their own data.
License checks and state tax data are captured at the sale, so returns and audits start from complete records.
Supplier-funded discounts are tracked against the sales that earned them, so every allowance is claimed.
Built for distributors in a regulated tier
Consule builds native NetSuite products, including Repack Orders for lot-traced repacking, and configures NetSuite for distributors who report to suppliers and states as often as they deliver to customers. If you distribute beer, wine, spirits, or nonalcoholic beverages on a legacy route system, spreadsheets, or a NetSuite account that was never set up for deposits and depletions, we will walk through your own routes and reports with you.
Consule delivers this as a NetSuite implementation, a NetSuite optimization of a system you already run, or an integration project, with ongoing support under the CARE program.
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Yes, with configuration. Deposit items are added to invoices automatically for kegs and returnable containers, returns are credited as empties come back, and balances are reported by account.
NetSuite captures volumes by product, package, and ship-to state on every transaction. Consule configures the reports that feed state excise returns and required filings, and can integrate specialist tax services where a state calls for it.
Yes. Because every sale carries the supplier, brand, package, and account, depletion reports are produced from invoices on each supplier’s schedule and in the format they require.
Yes. Consule adds license numbers, types, and expiration dates to the customer record and a hold that prevents fulfillment when a license is missing or expired.
