But best of all, soccer enthusiast Maldonado and his father welcomed the Mexican soccer player Héctor Herrera and others to film a video in their restaurant highlighting small businesses as part of Mastercard’s sponsorship of CONMEBOL Copa America soccer tournament, and where, Maldonado joked, Herrera was named an honorary busboy for life.
Operating a local business
When Dan Morano and his wife returned to Great Falls, Montana, in 2021, he was shocked to discover that there were few craft beer options in town. He quickly set about establishing a brewery and brewery alongside his brother and brother-in-law.
In addition to his passion for craft beer, Morano had worked in the agricultural side of the brewing industry and understood how it worked. But the trio found themselves hamstrung by Montana’s strict licensing rules.
Simplifying their plan, a year later they opened Annie’s Tap Housewhich primarily sells beers from other breweries, and financed it through a combination of seller financing, a bank line of credit and his own savings.
Now, the high-tech systems they use to measure the beers they tap are helping to reduce waste. And digital payments, including a contactless point-of-sale system, analyze sales data to better target their core market: craft beer lovers like Morano.