Case Study: Epic Brewing Company achieves efficient inventory control and year‑on‑year growth with Unleashed Software

Epic Beer Grows Business With Efficient Inventory Software

Epic Brewing Company (Epic Beer), a fast-growing New Zealand craft brewer known for award-winning recipes and exports to markets including Australia, the UK and Sweden, faced rapid expansion without a formal inventory system. Key information lived in the founder’s head, ingredients were sourced globally with long lead times (hops ordered years in advance), and the business struggled with batch tracking, multi-warehouse stock visibility, seasonal variability and export/excise complexities.

Epic introduced Unleashed inventory software (integrated with Xero), implemented in under a month, to give real-time stock-on-hand, landed cost, multi-warehouse visibility, batch tracking and detailed sales reporting. The system freed the team to focus on brewing and planning, improved cost visibility and food-safety traceability, sped up audits and decision-making, and supported continued year-on-year growth.

Epic Brewing Company

Ed Jeffries

Production Manager