Case Study

Summit Ridge Brewing Co.

How a growing craft brewery replaced spreadsheets, sticky notes, and chaos with a unified system that runs their entire operation.

The Challenge

Summit Ridge Brewing Co. was growing fast -- but their systems weren't keeping up. The owner was managing the brewery with a patchwork of spreadsheets, phone calls, and sticky notes taped to the office wall.

Orders were slipping through the cracks. Inventory counts were consistently wrong, leading to emergency distributor calls and out-of-stock situations during their busiest weekends. Staff scheduling was a 4-hour weekly headache that still resulted in overlapping shifts and no-shows.

The taproom was thriving, but the back office was holding the business back. They needed a system that could keep up with their growth -- not slow it down.

What We Built

The Front End

Custom Website

A mobile-first website with online ordering for pickup and delivery, event booking for taproom events and private parties, and a beer menu that updates automatically from the admin portal's inventory data.

The Back End

Admin Portal

A real-time dashboard showing daily sales, inventory levels, and upcoming events at a glance. Full order management, staff scheduling with conflict detection, and a customer loyalty program -- all in one login.

Integration

Google Workspace

Automated sync with the team's existing Google Calendar and Gmail. Schedule changes notify staff instantly. Daily sales summaries land in the owner's inbox every morning at 7 AM.

Automation

Alerts & Reports

Low-stock alerts fire automatically when any ingredient or product drops below threshold. Weekly performance reports are generated and emailed without anyone lifting a finger.

The Results

40%

Increase in online orders in the first 3 months

90%

Reduction in inventory discrepancies

20 min

Weekly scheduling time (down from 4 hours)

Missed distributor orders since launch

1,247

Loyalty program members in the first 6 months

What the Owner Says

I used to spend my mornings putting out fires -- chasing down inventory numbers, fixing scheduling conflicts, manually entering orders. Now I open my dashboard with coffee and I know exactly where my business stands in 10 seconds. I actually get to focus on brewing great beer instead of managing spreadsheets.

-- Jake Morrison, Owner, Summit Ridge Brewing Co.

This case study is a demonstration of the type of project and results we deliver. Summit Ridge Brewing Co. is a fictional example built to showcase our capabilities.