Virginia Craft Brewers Guild

Member Benefits

Benefit Programs for Virginia Craft Brewers Guild Members

Membership in the Virginia Craft Brewers Guild connects you to exclusive programs that help you protect your team, reduce costs, and grow your brewery with confidence. From affordable group benefits like dental, vision, and life insurance, to retirement plans, specialized brewery insurance, and even national discounts on supplies, equipment, shopping, and entertainment, VCBG membership is designed to deliver real financial value. These partnerships are built to meet the unique needs of craft brewers, giving you access to resources usually reserved for larger operations, so you can focus on brewing great beer while the guild’s partners help you manage the rest.

For more information about the Virginia Craft Brewers Guild’s member benefit programs, contact Chase Barnett.

Group Benefits Program

with Relation Insurance

Relation Insurance is a trusted North American insurance brokerage that provides tailored solutions for businesses, individuals, and families. Through its dedicated team of professionals, Relation Insurance is committed to being the partner you can count on—for your brewery, your team, and your future.

Products:

  • Dental Benefits | Flexible coverage options, including preventive care, fillings, surgery, crowns, and orthodontics.
  • Vision Benefits | Affordable plans with co-pays and allowances for exams, glasses, and contacts.
  • Life Insurance Plans | Custom plans based on company size, with optional short- and long-term disability coverage.
  • Short- and Long-Term Disability | Short- and long-term income protection is available as employer-paid or voluntary benefits.
  • Additional Valuable Benefits | Extra coverage for unexpected costs from accidents, illness, or hospitalization.

Next Generation 401(k) Retirement Solution

with Blueprint Financial

The Virginia Craft Brewers Guild has teamed with Blueprint Financial, a member of the Northwestern Mutual Private Client Group, to offer members retirement solutions for their staff. As a comprehensive wealth management and financial planning firm with a local footprint and national reach, Blueprint Financial offers retirement plans that reduce administrative burden and lower fiduciary risks.

Sponsoring and maintaining a retirement plan can be challenging. Luckily, Blueprint Financial brings together a team of professionals on your behalf so you can focus on running your business, not your retirement plan. By enrolling with Blueprint Financial, Virginia Craft Brewers Guild members can leverage the assets of all plans within the firm’s portfolio and have the best professionals in the retirement industry running their 401(k) plan.

Virginia Craft Brewers Guild Insurance Program

with Bearing Insurance

Access the exclusive discounts on insurance packages designed specifically for breweries with Bearing Insurance. The Virginia Craft Brewers Guild Insurance Plan delivers coverage tailored to the unique needs of brewers. Along with comprehensive insurance at competitive rates, members can also access valuable business tools typically reserved for the industry’s largest breweries. This program provides insurance and risk management solutions to VCBG members. Plans are underwritten by FCCI Insurance Group and administered by Bearing Insurance.

Benefits:

  • A comprehensive risk assessment, covering your business’s risk management procedures and insurance policies. Bearing Insurance provides these services at no cost or obligation, utilizing a consultative approach that educates members on key exposures and uncovers gaps in existing policies.
  • An entire suite of manufacturers’ insurance products, including liability, property, workers’ compensation, business, auto, and more.
  • A group dividend plan based on the combined loss experience of the participating members.
  • Designated local service teams for claims, risk control, and underwriting.
  • Preferential pricing for members of all sizes, in addition to extensive management tools normally only available to the largest manufacturing operations.

Trust Bearing Insurance and the Virginia Craft Brewers Guild Insurance Plan for coverage tailored to your business needs, including many protections excluded from traditional policies.

Fountain Beverage Program

with Keurig Dr. Pepper

Keurig Dr. Pepper offers breweries an easy way to enhance their non-alcoholic beverage lineup. If your business uses fountain units, switch your lowest-performing soda to Dr. Pepper, a proven customer favorite that can drive more sales and enhance your beverage menu. Whether you want to diversify your drink options or maximize your foodservice profitability, this program is easy and cost-effective.

Benefits:

  • One free 5-gallon BIB
  • National contract pricing
  • Free installation

This partnership brings added value to your taproom while supporting a brand committed to quality and community. Contact Bruce Couch at 804-357-8393 to get started.

Craft Brewers Quality & Safety Certificate

with the Manufacturing Skills Institute

The Craft Brewers Quality & Safety Certificate addresses the need for quality and safety training in the craft brewing industry. The training focuses on the requirements needed to ensure a safe working environment, an understanding of the required quality and tasks in a brewery, and meeting Good Manufacturing Practices for Craft Brewers (GMPCBs). The course to achieve this certificate is available through the Manufacturing Skills Institute’s online learning platform.

Benefits:

  • Increase knowledge of food safety
  • Reduce staff injuries and health problems
  • Gain knowledge of changing regulations, guidance documents, and regulatory interpretations
  • Demonstrate competency for safe work in a beverage setting
  • Learn the fundamentals of beverage safety

Discount Shopping Program

with Corporate Shopping

Corporate Shopping offers members of the Virginia Craft Brewers Guild discounts and private offers to hundreds of top national retailers. From apparel to travel, Corporate Shopping helps your team save on everyday purchases. Signing up is simple—just create an account to start enjoying the discounts.

Discount Tickets Program

with Tickets at Work

Tickets at Work gives VCBG members and their families access to exclusive discounts of 20-60% on thousands of events and experiences, including theme parks, concerts, sports, movies, and more. Signing up is quick and free—use code VMA2017 to create an account and access discounts today!