September 2026

A New Hire Shouldn’t Have to Guess What Success Looks Like

September 9, 2026 Jon Sicotte 0

A cidery can make a good hire and still lose that person within the first few months. The problem is not always the employee. Sometimes, the business never gave the new hire a clear enough […]

The Food Program That Wasn’t Supposed to Become a Major Revenue Stream for Talbott’s Cider

September 2, 2026 Jon Sicotte 0

For Talbott’s Cider, adding food to its taproom was not initially about becoming a restaurant. The goal was much simpler: meet a licensing requirement, give guests another reason to stay and, ideally, sell another cider. […]