So You Want to Run a Restaurant?

Chris Andrus, Mitten Brewing Co: So You Want to Run a Successful (and Haunted) Brewery?


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🍕🍺 From Firehouse to Fan Favorite! We sit down with Chris Andrus, co-founder of The Mitten Brewing Company in Grand Rapids, Michigan at the Gordon Food Service Food Show - a baseball-themed brewery and pizzeria known for its motto: Eat Pizza, Drink Beer, Do Good.

Chris shares how he turned a 1900s firehouse into a thriving craft brewery, the challenges of scaling to multiple locations, and why community and philanthropy are baked into everything they do.

Plus… 👻 there might just be a ghost story or two from Engine House No. 9! From ghostly footprints to eerie late-night noises, Chris spills the spooky stories behind Engine House No. 9!

🔥 Topics:

– Building a brewery from scratch

– Balancing mission + business

– Keeping consistency across locations

– Craft beer trends

– The ghosts that continue to haunt the taproom?!

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