I'm on the road to opening a new retail business in Sioux Falls, SD. This type of business will host bottled craft brews from microbreweries/breweries/brewpubs located in the United States. And also to sell equipment and ingredients for the home-brewing enthusiast.
My main concern is to get the beers. There is a distributor here that specializes in the popular domestics (Bud, Millers, Corona, etc) which I won't even bother to sell as there are 60 other locations in Sioux Falls that sells these domestics. There is an Old Chicago restaurant located here as well so I know it's possible to get a wide variety of USA brews.
But how do I go about the research when the business plan hasn't even been established yet? Will distributors be willing to share a ballpark range of select brews, even from Washington or South California or even Alaska? Is it looked down upon when a retail business has contracts with different distributors to acquire the diversity that is desired?
Thanks for your answers!
My main concern is to get the beers. There is a distributor here that specializes in the popular domestics (Bud, Millers, Corona, etc) which I won't even bother to sell as there are 60 other locations in Sioux Falls that sells these domestics. There is an Old Chicago restaurant located here as well so I know it's possible to get a wide variety of USA brews.
But how do I go about the research when the business plan hasn't even been established yet? Will distributors be willing to share a ballpark range of select brews, even from Washington or South California or even Alaska? Is it looked down upon when a retail business has contracts with different distributors to acquire the diversity that is desired?
Thanks for your answers!
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