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w w w . i n s i g h t o n b u s i n e s s . c o m O c t o b e r 2 0 14 • I NSIGH T | 13 particularly along the riverfront. Kratowicz says Titletown Brewing had been considering an expansion for a few years, and the historic cannery became available at just the perfect time. "Business has been really good, so good that we were getting to the point where we could not brew enough beer," he says. In addition to the expanded space for beer production, the public tap room will have space for up to 175 people and can be leased for private events. Titletown Brewing has already leased out the remaining retail space on the first floor, as well as large portions of the second and third floors. e brewer is planning a rooop beer garden in 2015. In addition to the new space, Titletown Brewing will debut a new logo and the tagline "Legendary Place, Legendary Taste" adorning the labels and packaging of the company's bottled beers destined for retail store shelves this fall. » THE LAKESHORE Door, Kewaunee, Manitowoc, Sheboygan Counties Briess expands grain storage in Manitowoc It seems we just can't get enough of a good brew — and that's good for business. As the number of cra brewers in the United States has nearly doubled in the past decade — Wisconsin is home to more than 90 — the demand for quality ingredients has skyrocketed. Cra beer sales are now more than $14.3 billion a year nationally. at's good news for Chilton- based Briess Malt & Ingredients, which has been steadily growing its operations to keep up with that demand. It recently purchased the former Busch Agricultural malt plant in Manitowoc, an expansion that nearly triples the company's grain capacity. e $6.2 million purchase of the 23-acre complex on Manitowoc's lakeshore gives the company greater flexibility for storing, cleaning and grading incoming grain, and also provides for rail and container ship access via the port of Manitowoc. "Certainly the brewing [continued ] » REGIONAL ROUNDUP "Certainly the brewing side is doing well, but we have seen a lot of growth on the food side as well. We've probably seen a 20 percent growth in our workforce." – Gordon Lane, president and COO, Briess Malt & Ingredients