In this seminar, Chris Farmand, CEO of Small Batch Standard, leads a focused discussion with a group of highly-regarded brewery owners and operators, taking you on a financial journey through the foundations, challenges and risks, and future prospects of three fictional breweries that represent the industry’s most common craft business models: High Volume Distribution, The Taproom + Distribution Blend, and The Brewpub.

This seminar covers topics ranging from high-level business strategy and mindset, to the individual financial line items that drive the bottom line, specific to each member’s area of expertise. The Profit Profiles panel includes:

• Adam Robbings, Owner of Reuben’s Brews (Focus: Distribution Model)
• Harris Stewart, Owner of TrimTab Brewing (Focus: Blended Model)
• Justin Cox, Owner of Atlas Brew Works (Focus: Brewpub Model)

Learning Objectives:

• How did we get here? Understand the growth story behind each business model and how that history impacts the future trajectory of the brewery.
• Key levers that determine profitability and scale. Outline the financial mechanics for each business model, providing an actionable framework that you can use to impact their own business results.
• Challenges and risks. Expose and lay out a clear-eyed assessment of the challenges and risks associated with each of the three models to broaden your perspective and appreciation for the pitfalls to avoid and downsides to mitigate.
• The path to success. Explore what the future holds for each brewery profile, providing a prospective outlook on what the path to success looks like over the next three to five years.