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As of the first of this year, Snoqualmie Falls Brewing is under new ownership. The original 5 partners and subsequent partners/shareholders met late last year to consider the proposal put forward by our long-standing landlord and his partner to acquire our operation. The aye votes carried. And yes, I also voted aye.
This comes after a 20 year history of us being owned and managed by the group who started and nurtured this endeavour. And who also supported it through thick and thin over the years. Both in spirit and more importantly in realistic terms when times got tough.
The reason(s) for this are too much to list here. I will state however, that the original partners and myself are now of an age that are either retired, semi-retired, or about to be retired. And as such would prefer to move on with their lives apart from the brewery.
So, the time was ripe to sell and our landlord and his partner were the obvious ones to take up the torch. The landlord has been a complete supporter of the brewery since he acquired the property 18 years ago, and has financed both of our Taproom expansions.
So he's dedicated, and he has the best interests of the brewery in mind. I call him a friend, and we respect each other in our capabilities. While he's not a brewer, what he is, is a great entrepreneur with a keen business sense. A very successful individual.
I'm very encouraged at what he and his team have already brought to the table. The Tap Room is currently undergoing major renovations to accommodate a larger kitchen footprint, updated equipment which will allow us to offer an expanded menu, the addition of an outside beer garden, improved cosmetics, and much more. In short, he has a vision and I support it.
As far as production goes, we have a new head of sales and is in fact our new GM. This is an individual who I have known casually for about 20 years. He's a mover and shaker in the wholesale arena, and has a lot of relationships and contacts.
This can only bring good things our way as we go forward. And the positive thing is that he and I respect each other in our respective disciplines. Win-win.
All to say that I am no longer an owner or partner. Just an employee. Yet I have a very positive sense about all this. And yes, the new owners are aware of my plans to retire later this year.
I've been a bit tardy on posting this, and while it hasn't "officially" been made known in a press release I'm free to post it here.
Questions, concerns, comments, etc? Just ask or pm me.
:drunken:
Cheers,
RR
As of the first of this year, Snoqualmie Falls Brewing is under new ownership. The original 5 partners and subsequent partners/shareholders met late last year to consider the proposal put forward by our long-standing landlord and his partner to acquire our operation. The aye votes carried. And yes, I also voted aye.
This comes after a 20 year history of us being owned and managed by the group who started and nurtured this endeavour. And who also supported it through thick and thin over the years. Both in spirit and more importantly in realistic terms when times got tough.
The reason(s) for this are too much to list here. I will state however, that the original partners and myself are now of an age that are either retired, semi-retired, or about to be retired. And as such would prefer to move on with their lives apart from the brewery.
So, the time was ripe to sell and our landlord and his partner were the obvious ones to take up the torch. The landlord has been a complete supporter of the brewery since he acquired the property 18 years ago, and has financed both of our Taproom expansions.
So he's dedicated, and he has the best interests of the brewery in mind. I call him a friend, and we respect each other in our capabilities. While he's not a brewer, what he is, is a great entrepreneur with a keen business sense. A very successful individual.
I'm very encouraged at what he and his team have already brought to the table. The Tap Room is currently undergoing major renovations to accommodate a larger kitchen footprint, updated equipment which will allow us to offer an expanded menu, the addition of an outside beer garden, improved cosmetics, and much more. In short, he has a vision and I support it.
As far as production goes, we have a new head of sales and is in fact our new GM. This is an individual who I have known casually for about 20 years. He's a mover and shaker in the wholesale arena, and has a lot of relationships and contacts.
This can only bring good things our way as we go forward. And the positive thing is that he and I respect each other in our respective disciplines. Win-win.
All to say that I am no longer an owner or partner. Just an employee. Yet I have a very positive sense about all this. And yes, the new owners are aware of my plans to retire later this year.
I've been a bit tardy on posting this, and while it hasn't "officially" been made known in a press release I'm free to post it here.
Questions, concerns, comments, etc? Just ask or pm me.
:drunken:
Cheers,
RR