A Fistful of Hops
The craft beer story du jour is about how America’s insatiable love of IPAs and the craft brewers who brew them is driving up the price of hops. Now, I have no issue with the idea that craft is changing the …Read More
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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.
The craft beer story du jour is about how America’s insatiable love of IPAs and the craft brewers who brew them is driving up the price of hops. Now, I have no issue with the idea that craft is changing the …Read More
What does it take creat a succesful bar? Hear from a panel of experienced publicans. From paperwork to delegating duties, this panel will start anyone on their way to opening the next great beer bar. Read More
This panel will discuss the how employee ownership can been used in the craft brewing industry as both a succession planning tool and a way to improve brewery performance. Jenny Briggs from New Belgium Brewing Company will provide insight on …Read More
What risks does a brewery operation have that are imminent and need prioritization? How can managers, brewers and employees manage these? Which ones need to be insured, which risks can be managed in another ways. All these questions and more …Read More
Once again, Corkie and her panel of human resource professionals from the craft brewing industry share information regarding everything from labor laws to creating a great workplace culture. Read More
Jamil leads a panel of recent start-up brewers to discuss some of the trials and battle scars in the models of packaging brewery, alternating proprietorship and contract. Read More
Christian provides an overview of what it takes to create a solid business plan specific to the brewing industry. Read More
Audra will take you through the planning, design and implementation phases of migrating from a data-poor accounting system to a more robust enterprise resource planning solution from the operations and administrative perspectives. She will share her experiences first-hand: the good, …Read More
A panel of craft brewery CFOs and controllers shares best practices and answers any questions you have related to accounting and finance for your brewery. Read More