The ideas are limitless. Give spent grain to farmers for feed or fertilizer. Recycle spent grain as compost. Use spent grain to create new products, such as candles or soap. Partner with companies that use spent grain as an ingredient in a new product, such as ReGrained’s granola bars. Read More…
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Prevent Brewery Hand Injury
According to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, brewery injuries have been on the rise the last four years, Beall Brewery Insurance reports. Read More…
Why You Need Customized Brewery Insurance
Are all craft brewery insurance policies exactly the same? Of course not: each brewery is a unique business, with unique exposures that require a unique craft brewery insurance policy.
Are all craft brewery insurance agents exactly the same? Of course not. Each agent has unique experience and expertise that could work to the benefit—or the detriment—of your craft brewery. Read More…
Protect Your Brewery Directors and Officers from Liability Risk
Liability exposure is a big concern for any business owner, perhaps particularly in the craft beer industry. That’s why Beall Brewery Insurance works with each client to craft a comprehensive brewery insurance package to address issues such as workers compensation, general liability, and liquor liability. And certainly most craft brewery owner-operators understand the need for those types of coverage. Read More…
Promoting Wellness at Your Craft Brewery
The wellbeing of your craft brewery employees is key—and for a number of reasons.
Healthy employees are productive employees. Healthy employees don’t negatively impact your workers’ comp costs. And, these days especially, healthy employees ensure the health of the entire organization. Read More…
Wildfire Prevention at the Brewery
A brewery fire is one of the top three most severe losses a brewery can experience, according to data from The Hanover Insurance Group. And this is the perfect time to remind brewery operators how to put wildfire prevention into effect.
Why? Because this year, wildfire is causing more damage. So far this year, there have already been 11,523 wildfire incidents, burning more than 1.8 million acres, according to the National Interagency Fire Center.
Does that mean it’s too late to take steps to prevent wildfire at your brewery? Absolutely not. Read More…
Focusing on Worker Safety
There’s so much to think about when you’re running a brewery — equipment maintenance, supplies storage, repairing or upgrading the building, and on and on.
But what about the employees who keep the business running? This time around, we’d like to urge craft breweries to focus on planning ways to ensure worker safety in the event of an emergency… and how to involve them in the process of ensuring safety for the brewery. Read More…
The Eyes Have It
Beall Brewery Insurance reports that, according to the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, each day about 2,000 US workers sustain work-related eye injuries requiring medical treatment. Eye injury has resulted in more than $300 million in lost time, medical expenses, and workers compensation, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Read More…
The Right Insurance Coverage for Your Brewery
Beer spoilage and contamination are among the top three craft brewery losses based on severity, Beall Brewery Insurance reports. But vigilance on the part of the brewery staff, combined with appropriate insurance coverages, can go a long way toward protecting the financial well-being—and the reputation—of a brewery. Read More…
Craft Brewery Equipment Breakdown
A craft brewery has a lot of moving parts. They facilitate the production of great craft beer, while simultaneously exposing the brewery itself to potential equipment malfunction and breakdown that can halt production, frustrate customers, and damage the brewery’s bottom line, Beall Brewery Insurance points out. Read More…
