Fractional CFO, CEO, COO, and Project Management for Breweries, Restaurants, and Food and Beverage Businesses
Cimientu Advisory provides fractional CFO, CEO, COO, project management, and back office leadership for breweries, brewpubs, taprooms, and food and beverage businesses. We show owners what each barrel, menu item, and location actually earns, and build the cash planning to expand on solid ground.
- Craft breweries and brewpubs
- Taprooms and restaurants
- Food and beverage producers
Senior leadership, scaled to what you need.
Fractional CFO
Cost per barrel and per plate, menu and channel margin, cash flow, and expansion planning.
Fractional CEO
Interim executive leadership through founder transitions, new locations, distribution growth, and turnarounds.
Fractional COO
Production, taproom and kitchen operations, inventory and purchasing, staffing, and food safety processes.
Fractional Project Management
New taprooms and locations, production expansions, distribution launches, and POS and accounting rollouts.
Each role can be engaged on its own or together, alongside strategy, AI and technology, ERP and systems execution, and back office operations. See what we do.
Where the foundation tends to crack.
Cost per barrel and per plate
Ingredient, packaging, labor, and energy costs move constantly, and pricing often lags.
Channel margin
Taproom, restaurant, self-distribution, and wholesale through distributors each carry very different margins.
Excise tax and compliance
Federal TTB reporting and excise tax, plus state licensing, add recurring obligations.
Expansion and equipment
New locations, brewhouse capacity, and canning lines require capital and a clear payback case.
What we build together.
- Cost per barrel and menu costing
- Margin by channel and location
- Cash-flow forecasting through seasonal swings
- Expansion and equipment investment evaluation
- Financing options and lender packages
- Back office, HR, and POS and accounting systems
Engagements run as fixed-fee deliverables, hourly and project work, or a monthly retainer. See how we engage.
Clients in this industry include Dutch's Brewhouse and Syncopated Brewing Co. See our clients.
Plain answers, as promised.
What does a fractional CFO do for a brewery?
A fractional CFO builds cost per barrel and channel profitability, forecasts cash through seasonal demand, evaluates expansion and equipment purchases, and prepares lender packages. The work is part-time and scaled to the size of the brewery.
Do you work with restaurants and taprooms?
Yes. We support taprooms, brewpubs, and restaurants with menu costing, labor planning, location profitability, and back office systems.
Can you provide a fractional CEO, COO, or project manager, not only a CFO?
Yes. Each fractional role can be engaged on its own or together. A fractional CEO provides interim executive leadership through transitions, turnarounds, and growth phases. A fractional COO runs day-to-day operations, processes, and systems. Fractional project management keeps initiatives such as new locations, production expansions, and distribution launches moving, with coordination, follow-through, and honest status reports.
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