Dates before discounts
We will tell you the remaining shelf life before you commit. Short-dated stock is offered as short-dated stock, priced accordingly, and never quietly mixed into a standard order.
About the company
An Australian beverage trading and distribution business
Nextrade Beverages Pty Ltd buys packaged drinks in commercial quantity, holds them properly, and moves them to the retailers and venues that sell them.
Who we are
A trading desk, a warehouse discipline and a delivery schedule
Nextrade Beverages Pty Ltd is a proprietary company registered in Australia and operating from Melbourne, Victoria. Our business is the wholesale trade of packaged beverages: soft drinks, still and sparkling waters, juices, energy and functional drinks, and ready-to-drink lines.
We are not a producer and we do not pretend to be one. We are the layer between the people who make beverages and the people who sell them — the party that takes on the buying risk, the storage, the compliance paperwork and the freight, so that neither side has to.
That means our job is judged on unglamorous things: whether the stock arrived, whether the dates were long enough, whether the invoice matched the delivery note, and whether the same is true next month.
Company record
Registered-
Registered name Nextrade Beverages Pty Ltd
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Australian Business Number ABN 95 701 411 501 ACN 701 411 501
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Location Melbourne, VIC 3000 Victoria, Australia
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Trade enquiries [email protected]
How we work
Four commitments we hold to on every order
These are operating rules rather than slogans. Each one is something a customer can check on a delivery.
One price, landed
Quotations state the cost per case or pallet including the freight basis, so the number on the quote is the number you can put into your own margin calculation.
Traceable batches
Batch codes and best-before dates are recorded at receipt and against each release, so a query about a specific pallet can be answered from records rather than memory.
Realistic delivery windows
We quote the window we can actually run, allowing for freight capacity and site access, rather than the one that wins the order and then slips.
Labels checked, not assumed
Imported and own-brand lines are reviewed against Australian labelling requirements, including ingredient and allergen declarations and country-of-origin statements.
Range built for the shelf
We advise on range width honestly. A tight, fast-moving line-up usually earns more per metre of shelf than a wide one that ties up cash in slow stock.
Why Melbourne
Positioned where Australian beverage freight already moves
Victoria carries a dense mix of independent grocery, convenience, hospitality and food-service demand inside a compact metropolitan area, which makes short, frequent delivery runs practical rather than wasteful.
The state is also a natural staging point for interstate movement. Pallets consolidated in Melbourne travel on established road corridors to Sydney, Adelaide and Brisbane, and inbound containers clear into a market that can absorb them without a long secondary leg.
For an importer or an overseas producer, that combination is the practical argument for landing stock here first.
Who we supply
Channels- Independent supermarkets and grocery retailers
- Convenience stores and service-station networks
- Cafes, restaurants, bars and function venues
- Food-service and catering distributors
- Online retailers and subscription beverage sellers
- Overseas buyers sourcing Australian-made beverages
- Brand owners needing an Australian storage and release point
Scope
What we trade, and what we leave alone
Being explicit about scope saves everyone a wasted enquiry.
We do handle
- Packaged, shelf-stable and chilled beverages in retail-ready formats
- Glass, PET, aluminium can and carton packaging
- Case, layer and full-pallet quantities
- Import and export coordination, including documentation
- Storage and staged release for brand owners
- Own-brand and private label sourcing projects
We do not handle
- Beverage manufacturing or bottling on our own premises
- Single-unit or consumer retail sales
- Bulk liquid transport in tankers or flexitanks
- Unpackaged or unlabelled product intended for resale as-is
- Any line we cannot obtain documentation for
Company registration details
Registered name
Nextrade Beverages Pty Ltd
ABN
95 701 411 501
ACN
701 411 501
State of operation
Victoria (VIC 3000)
Looking for a beverage supply partner in Victoria?
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