Distribution and Sales in Craft Beer
Earners of the badge understand the various strategies to sell and promote a brewery’s brand: maximize revenue and engagement with customers; Taproom business models; innovative packaging for retail sales; retail sales and merchandising programs; strategies for self-distribution or third-party wholesalers. They can create a financial pro forma to assess beer distribution, know the key questions to ask of beer wholesalers and can analyze and create delivery routing options for self-distribution.
- Type Learning
- Level Foundational
- Time Months
- Cost Paid
Skills
- Analyze Packaging Distribution And Sales Trends
- Break-even Formulas And Margin Analysis
- Building Wholesaler/distributor Relationship
- Create A Delivery Routing Plan
- Incorporate Merchandising Standards
- Project Total Sales Margins And Operating Costs
- Retail Space Allocation
- Sales Techniques And Strategies
- Self-Distribution Financial Statements
- Self-distribution Vs. Wholesale Distribution