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#AYearInReview Did You Know? Berrien County was named one of the Top 50 Places to Travel by Travel + Leisure Magazine and a Top 10 Best Summer Town by USA Today. Here are some more fun (and summery) facts: Berrien County is home to... • 40 miles of freshwater coastline and seven public beaches. • 40+ wineries, breweries, and distilleries • 400+ golf courses in a 100-mile radius. • 17 public parks and 306 lakes and rivers What are you going to explore next in Berrien County?

Just booked my ticket 🎟️ for #CHFAnow Toronto! 😍 Which booths should I visit first? Which parties should I crash? Which brewery should I haunt? Comment or tag below. #sustainability #cpgindustry #cpgmarketing #foodmarketing #foodbusiness #foodandbeverageindustry #beverageindustry

New Kiwi's often have researched the NZ culture, however, it tends to be "information" supplied by a Govt entity or course, which can be very 'death by powerpoint" or formal. If you look to our very own "pop-culture" or Kiwiana as its known, you'll find more meaningful insights such as this old DB Beer Ad from DB Breweries, which is on point related to: - Kiwi work ethic as shown by how the shirker (3rd beer drinker) is treated - Our cultural hero's - the ANZAC, the Rugby player and the Farmer/Tradie among a pub full of NZ icons - That religion is not the cornerstone of our culture, rather the pub and having a beer. Picking up of these and other nuances is a real education. Its not that all Kiwi live or behave like this exactly or literally, but we all appreciate the humour and the themes are congruent with our culture, behaviour, thinking and humour. We hope you have a good laugh, while getting the concepts to loosely apply to your understanding of Kiwi culture. #Culture #Kiwiana

More than ever, businesses are looking to cut costs and plan for an unpredictable future. For craft brewers, from the first phase of production to packaging and sales, looking at ways to innovate and increase efficiencies has never been more important. Brewers big and small know that streamlining processes can have huge rewards, but where do you start? Whether it’s standardizing the brewing process or introducing new technology, there are many ways to boost your operational, and financial efficiency. Whatever your goals are, MNP’s Craft Brewers team is here to help. Visit our insight to learn more and watch MNP’s Jory Soubiran and Nick Whayman discuss how to increase efficiencies in the craft brewery space. Please join us at the Ontario Craft Brewers Conference on October 25 to hear more about how you can plan for your business’ future. https://shr.link/qrfhi Jory Soubiran, Nicholas Whayman, CPA, CA

Trip to the beach anyone? Loving this bottle (and liquid) from Seabourne Distillery, a new player in Australia’s vibrant craft spirits scene, based out of Noosa on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast. Seabourne has already racked up awards for its Coastal Dry Gin – a Design & Packaging Masters Award at the Global Spirit Masters (look at that bottle base!), and successive gold medals at the San Francisco World Spirits Competition. But like most small local producers, it doesn’t have the deep pockets of mainstream brands. That means being savvy with budgets and carefully backing brand-building initiatives that scale. Cue the Coastal Dry Gin’s launch on Small Batch Learning, to make sure channel partners frontline staff are trained up, engaged with the product and ready to recommend. “For a small brand like us, Small Batch Learning has been a revelation," says Hayden Weir, Seabourne's founder and managing director. "Retail teams are faced with endless competing products vying for their attention in-store, which makes it difficult to stand out. Being able to capture their focus through Small Batch on what we’re doing, and clearly communicate our selling points and brand story, is a gamechanger. In terms of brand advocacy, nothing that we could do (or even afford) face to face would have the same impact.” #productenablement #brandadvocacy #retail #spiritsbusiness #craftgin #craftspirits #learninganddevelopment #stafftraining #alcoholindustry

Old Game: Grow revenue and volume. New Game: Increase profitability and maximise margin.

🚂 FULL SPEED AHEAD!💨 Learn more about the #RunawayTrainBrewery! Access the delicious menu, find out about upcoming events, see hours of operation, and learn about the journey of this Runaway Train at our easy to navigate website 👇 https://lnkd.in/emYwjmeP

Yes, yes, yes... if you've attended in previous years, the technical program at CSER is always excellent, and the discussions are intellectually stimulating. We are not touching that in 2024. But CSER 2024 has #Tucson, and it is really worth tasting 😋 The followings are must's: 🌮 #sonoran tortilla, alone and in any taco 🍲 Birria and its "quesadilla-style", quesabirria 🍜 That birria #ramen looks fantastic... so that's a new one for me on the list for the coming days! #systemsengineering #food https://lnkd.in/eQJ64F6G