Business phone system for breweries in Minnesota

How many breweries operate in Minnesota

Minnesota had 131 breweries in 2023, according to Census County Business Patterns (NAICS 312120, Breweries). They employed 2,358 people in mid-March and reported $70.2 million in annual payroll. That is the 14th highest count among the 51 states and DC with published figures. Breweries make up 0.08% of the 154,455 business establishments in the state.

Per 100,000 residents (2024 estimate) Minnesota has 2.3 breweries, 47.4% above the national rate of 1.5. The average establishment has 18.0 employees against 18.9 nationally. Payroll per employee is $29,760, 36.4% below the U.S. figure of $46,767.

Breweries by metro area in Minnesota

Census published brewery counts for 7 metro or micropolitan areas that include part of Minnesota. The largest is Minneapolis, MN-WI, with 83 establishments (a multi-state area; its count covers every state it spans). Single-state metro and micropolitan areas account for 9.9% of the statewide total; the rest are outside any published area or in areas Census suppressed.

Team sizes at breweries in Minnesota

16.3% of Minnesota's breweries with employees had fewer than five people in March 2023, compared with 25.7% nationally. 31.8% had fewer than ten. At that size the phone is shared, so routing (who rings, when, and what happens after hours) matters more than the number of desk phones.

Calls a brewery in Minnesota has to catch

Craft breweries handle taproom events, distribution accounts and tours, and calls come from consumers and businesses. Routing them to the right person saves time. That holds for breweries in Minnesota as much as anywhere.

A few of the calls that come in to breweries in Minnesota:

• A bar calls to add a beer to its lineup.
• The brewery calls a supplier about ingredients.
• A customer calls about tours.

Texting customers

Breweries text event confirmations.

Texting from a local number in Minnesota requires carrier registration (10DLC), a one-time $49 fee on Callata.

What a phone system costs a brewery in Minnesota

Breweries in Minnesota average 18.0 employees, so the comparison uses an 18-person team. Per-seat business phone plans bill every one of those people. At month-to-month list prices checked September 28, 2026, 18 users on RingCentral RingEX Core cost $540.00 a month and 18 on Ooma Office Pro cost $449.10. Callata comes to $359.00 a month for 18 users ($99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user), below both.

Over a year, that is $2,172 less than RingCentral for a brewery in Minnesota of that size. Annual contracts lower some competitors' prices, so compare the plan you would actually sign.

Area codes in Minnesota

Minnesota has 8 geographic area codes in service according to NANPA. Callata includes up to 3 local numbers, so a brewery can hold a number in more than one of them.

How Callata works for breweries in Minnesota

Callata Office costs $99 per month for up to 5 people, and each additional user is $20 a month. That covers up to 3 local numbers, calling from a browser or your cell, transcribed voicemail, recorded calls with AI summaries, after-hours routing and E911 on each number.

Porting a number you already use in Minnesota is free, and business texting is available once the carrier registration (10DLC) is approved; the registration carries a one-time $49 fee. Which specific numbers are open in a given area code depends on carrier inventory at the time you sign up.

AI agents are optional: an AI receptionist or scheduler can pick up when the team is busy or closed, take a message, send a text or email, or transfer the call. They draw on prepaid AI minutes ($0.25/minute), disclose that they are AI, and outbound AI calls require prior consent and are limited to 8am–9pm.