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It can be easy to forget that every brewery is also a business that requires strong leadership, a positive company culture, stable finances, and more. This section is for everything beyond the brewhouse, including regulation and government affairs; promotion of diversity and inclusion in the craft beer industry; establishment of best practices for human resources, management and leadership in breweries; maintaining healthy finance and accounting practices; and understanding the statistics and trends that are affecting the indsutry overall.
In this candid conversation, Brewers Association staff economist Matt Gacioch sits down with InvestBev Capital's Brian Rosen, a third-generation beverage veteran, to discuss expectations for the future of beverage alcohol.Read More
This session highlights how mastering leadership accelerates careers in the brewing industry, offering real-world insights and practical strategies for navigating the shift into management and developing the people-focused skills that drive long-term professional growth.Read More
This session outlines 12 data-backed tactics used by successful taprooms to increase revenue, reduce expenses, and consistently maximize taproom profitability.Read More
This session explores practical ways to build managers’ financial fluency and ownership of key taproom metrics—like labor, COGS, and profitability—so they can make confident, informed decisions without burnout.Read More
This session provides a practical financial playbook that teaches breweries how to track key metrics, implement effective management systems, avoid common pitfalls, and build the discipline needed to sustain and scale long-term profitability.Read More
This panel explores how craft breweries can strategically adopt AI to enhance marketing, operations, and decision-making, while addressing legal and ethical considerations to ensure smart, responsible integration.Read More
In this session, sponsored by Small Batch Standard, learn how to assess your brewery’s true profit potential using proven benchmarking tools and financial data. See how to identify performance gaps, evaluate opportunities for improvement, and focus on the changes that can have the greatest impact on profitability.Read More
This research presentation reveals how Gen Z’s shifting drinking behaviors are reshaping beverage choices and offers data-backed strategies for breweries to attract non-drinkers, retain lighter drinkers, and close the gap between what Gen Z wants and what the industry delivers.Read More
In this session, sponsored by Small Batch Standard, discover the key drivers of taproom profitability and how small operational changes can deliver meaningful financial results. This session breaks down the math behind beer, food, labor, and events, helping breweries identify their biggest opportunities to increase bottom-line profit.Read More
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