A method of manufacturing a multipack comprising a plurality of beverage containers, the method comprising the steps of: - aligning a plurality of beverage containers with respect to one another, which beverage containers are provided for a respective multipack, so that a packaging blank can subsequently be applied to the aligned beverage containers, and - applying a packaging blank to the plurality of beverage containers, which beverage containers are already aligned and provided for a respective multipack, wherein the beverage containers already aligned and provided for a respective multipack pass through openings of the packaging blank during the application of the packaging blank and are subsequently held together by the packaging blank, the method further providing that - a plurality of groupings, each grouping comprising a plurality of beverage containers, are deposited on a horizontal conveying device via at least one handling device, in such a way that the plurality of beverage containers of a respective grouping are already aligned with one another for the application of a respective packaging blank immediately upon being deposited on the horizontal conveying device, and in that - a respective packaging blank is applied to the beverage containers of a respective grouping, which beverage containers are deposited on the horizontal conveying device and are aligned with respect to one another, and in which method provision is made that - a respective packaging blank is applied to the beverage containers of a respective grouping by means of at least one application head, which beverage containers are already aligned with one another, wherein the at least one application head is carrying out a lowering movement oriented in the direction of a respective grouping in order to apply packaging blanks to groupings, wherein - the at least one application head comprises at least one centering means, which centering means, in time before the application of a respective packaging blank, restores the alignment of the plurality of beverage containers of a respective grouping with respect to one another as required, which alignment is provided for the application of a respective packaging blank and is formed immediately upon placement on the horizontal conveying device. - aligning a plurality of beverage containers with respect to one another, which beverage containers are provided for a respective multipack, so that a packaging blank can subsequently be applied to the aligned beverage containers, and - applying a packaging blank to the plurality of beverage containers, which beverage containers are already aligned and provided for a respective multipack, wherein the beverage containers already aligned and provided for a respective multipack pass through openings of the packaging blank during the application of the packaging blank and are subsequently held together by the packaging blank, the method further providing that - a plurality of groupings, each grouping comprising a plurality of beverage containers, are deposited on a horizontal conveying device via at least one handling device, in such a way that the plurality of beverage containers of a respective grouping are already aligned with one another for the application of a respective packaging blank immediately upon being deposited on the horizontal conveying device, and in that - a respective packaging blank is applied to the beverage containers of a respective grouping, which beverage containers are deposited on the horizontal conveying device and are aligned with respect to one another, and in which method provision is made that - a respective packaging blank is applied to the beverage containers of a respective grouping by means of at least one application head, which beverage containers are already aligned with one another, wherein the at least one application head is carrying out a lowering movement oriented in the direction of a respective grouping in order to apply packaging blanks to groupings, wherein - the at least one application head comprises at least one centering means, which centering means, in time before the application of a respective packaging blank, restores the alignment of the plurality of beverage containers of a respective grouping with respect to one another as required, which alignment is provided for the application of a respective packaging blank and is formed immediately upon placement on the horizontal conveying device.