This audit is designed for existing meaderies, wineries, breweries, cideries, and craft beverage businesses that need a clear outside perspective on what is helping the business grow and what may be holding it back.

Derek Busch, co-founder of Batch Mead, reviews your business from an operator’s perspective, looking across product, production, customer experience, revenue model, and growth opportunities.

This audit can evaluate:

Product lineup and SKU strategy
Pricing and margin considerations
Production workflow and operational bottlenecks
Packaging and inventory issues
Tasting room model and customer experience
DTC and online sales opportunities
Wholesale and distribution readiness
Brand clarity and customer education
Staffing structure and owner dependency
Immediate fixes versus longer-term growth opportunities

You will receive practical observations, prioritized opportunities, and recommended next steps.

After purchase, we will follow up to collect business context and schedule the audit session.

Derek Busch brings seven years of commercial meadery experience across production, operations, product development, tasting room strategy, and sales. As co-founder of Batch Mead, he has helped build one of the most awarded modern meaderies in the country (which has 4x growth in last 5 years), earning dozens of medals and industry accolades. His work includes Figment Mead, which earned 95 points and holds the distinction of being the highest-rated mead ever scored.