# Customer groups have become Parent companies, with powerful new features

**URL:** <https://community.breww.com/t/customer-groups-have-become-parent-companies-with-powerful-new-features/7160>\
**Category:** Breww announcements\
**Created:** [11 February 2025 07:30 UTC](https://community.breww.com/t/customer-groups-have-become-parent-companies-with-powerful-new-features/7160 "2025-02-11T07:30:00Z")\
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**Post date:** [11 February 2025 07:30 UTC](https://community.breww.com/t/customer-groups-have-become-parent-companies-with-powerful-new-features/7160/1 "2025-02-11T07:30:00Z")

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**Customer groups** have been renamed **Parent companies** to better highlight their intended use, and we’re excited to announce that they also now have far more powerful functionality!

#### What’s new with Parent Companies?

Parent Companies come with several enhancements:

- **Multiple contacts** : Add and manage multiple individual contacts for each parent company
- **Multiple phone numbers and\*\*\*\*email addresses** : Assign multiple phone numbers and email addresses to each parent company
- **Payment management** : Add payments to Parent companies and apply them directly to child customer invoices
- **Parent company statements** : Generate customer statements at the parent company level for better financial oversight ([thanks for the suggestion Breww community!](https://community.breww.com/t/account-statement-for-customer-group/751))
- **Credit limits** : Set credit limits not only for child customers but also for parent companies themselves ([thanks for the suggestion Breww community!](https://community.breww.com/t/group-credit-limits/3199))
- **Order blocking** : You can now block orders for all customers under a parent company
- **Task management** : You can now assign tasks and record activities on parent companies ([thanks for the suggestion Breww community!](https://community.breww.com/t/customer-group-crm-meetings-tasks/1979))
- **Sales visits** : Parent companies can now be added to sales visits

#### Breaking API Changes

As part of these updates, there are **breaking changes to the API** that you should be aware of:

- The `customer-groups` endpoint has been **removed**.
- Parent Companies are now found in the **`customers-suppliers`** endpoint.
- If you’ve stored an old Customer group ID, you can find the new corresponding Parent company by querying the `parent_company_data -> old_customer_group_id` field on the Parent company.

If your integration relied on the old `customer-groups` endpoint, you’ll need to update your API usage to ensure continued functionality.