Hire a professional photographer when you can to take photos for your restaurant, food truck or brewery. When you can't afford to hire a professional there's some small tricks of the trade that you can use to get a good photo. In this Quick Tip episode I cover what those tips are that will give your food the perfect look.

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It's not uncommon to see breweries add food to their taproom or for restaurants to start brewing their own beer. What does this mean for your brand? Is it a good idea? How do you manage perceptions? Ryan Wheaton from the Branding Brews podcast joins the show to discuss how to handle new offerings.

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When you’re just starting a business having never started one before there’s probably a lot of things you aren’t prepared for. Today on the show I have Todd Zenig from Zume Brewing Company. Zume brews, cans and distributes their own Nitro Cold Brew Coffee and we’re going to talk about what their brewing and canning process is like as well as how Todd goes about getting the product on shelves.

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Selling products online is no easy task, especially when you’re new to the market and your product has a limited freshness period like coffee. On this episode I have Nick Selman, one of the founders of Javaya and getjavaya.com. We discuss the benefits and downfalls of selling online as well as give advice for being successful in selling online, whether it’s through your own site or a 3rd party site like javaya.

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You can have the best beer around but if nobody knows about it then you don’t have a business. My guest, Ashton Tenhouse, is the Director of Marketing & Business Development at Front Street Brewery. We’ll cover things they regularly do that have worked for them as well as some things that weren’t quite as successful so you can take that information and put it to use with your own business.

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If you’re just starting your food business there’s a lot of things you probably don’t know or haven’t even thought about. I have three guests who have been part of Union Kitchen, an accelerator program for food businesses in Washington, DC. Today on the podcast we’re talking about how accelerators and the resources they provide take businesses to the next level.

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Those who have already opened or managed a restaurant know that your drink menu can bring in a lot of revenue. Adam is joined by Jared Giunta, the beverage director at Proof, which was named the best restaurant in Iowa by Time magazine. He discusses what to watch for when building your own drink menu and how to conduct an experience for your customers.

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So often breweries miss out on a huge opportunity when releasing a new beer into their lineup. All of the work goes into creating a recipe and production and the marketing of said beer is overlooked. Aaron Steinmann from Brewhaus Media joins Adam Feller to provide 6 pieces of advice for making making the most of your beer launch.

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Every thought about turning that hobby of yours into a full on business? Maybe it's beer or maybe it's coffee like my guest this week. Brian Gumm is the founder of Ross Street Roasting and he has some great insight into how he turned his passion for coffee into a full time roasting and retail business.

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Guest John Jackovin from Fermented Labs shares advice for new brewers about things you should be tracking with your production and distribution to keep your books in line and run your operation smoothly. We talk about his app, Brewd, and how it helps brewers with tracking, production and quality control.

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