![]() It is not surprising that investors and over-worked managers are looking for an exit. There are many investors that haven’t seen any return on their investment and are being asked for more financial support in order for the business to become profitable. Just because sales are up (and that’s not for many brewers) doesn’t mean they are financially sound. Many are not capitalized appropriately, have poor information systems, lack qualified management, have incomplete infrastructure, understaffed expansion markets, equipment requiring upgrades, and a limited understanding of their customers and markets. What is not apparent, is how thin these companies are running. You can certainly see cognitive dissonance with the hype in relation to the number of brewers, distillers and even distributor licenses issued and in process vs. This is a testament to the state of the industry. The number of phone calls we receive at Baker Tilly regarding mergers and acquisitions (M&A) for craft companies has increased significantly during past 18 months. ![]() How does your craft company create, maintain and Is one of the most critical functions that leaders do for their company and This results in confusion at the top and bottom of your organization,Īs well as with the investment community. When asked “what is your one year and five year plan?” many just do not have anĪnswer. But, what is success? Many companies struggle with this notion. Same rate, so must the beverage leaders to address this rapid evolution.Ĭhange, however, is difficult and having agility built into your company is critical Vantage point, the industry is changing rapidly, every month – week – day! As our country continues to change at the Of course, as with all challenges, I could be talked into it!! There are a lot of other event rides in the New England area during the upcoming season and if I can prove to myself that I can handle a hilly century ride with ease, then my award for 2010 will be the Harpoon B2B. I've been thinking about doing it ever since I learned about it.but I think I'm going to pass on it this year. This ride is awfully, awfully appealing to me because it obviously would be a lot of fun and most definitely would be a challenge with the 10 hour completion target. It's approx 50% longer (148 vs 102 miles) and makes NO claim to be flat.after all, most of the ride is in New Hampshire! They also request that you do not register if you can't maintain a 16 mph average pace over the duration of the route.and they specify a 10 hour time limit for finishing the ride. ![]() This year's B2B ride will be held on Saturday, June 20.Īs far as 1-day rides go, the B2B is obviously much more difficult than the TFCE. The next day I looked it up on the web and immediately signed up for email notices pertaining to the event. To be honest, I had never heard of this ride until I was told about it during the TFCE last September. Here is the registration link:Īpparently this is another very popular New England area event ride (like the NBW's TFCE). Open registration starts at 7:00 AM on this Thursday, 1/15/09 (2008 alumni registration started last week). This is a 148 mile 1-day ride from Harpoon's brewery in Boston, MA to their brewery in Windsor, VT.with beer and food at the end. ![]() Got an email notice over the weekend for the start of the open registration for the 2009 version of the Harpoon Brewery to Brewery bike ride.
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