Manjit Minhas Biography
Manjit Minhas is a venture capitalist, entrepreneur, and media personality from Canada. She is a co-owner of Minhas Breweries & Distillery, the maker of Mountain Crest Classic Lager, Boxer Lager, Lazy Mutt Ale, and Huber Bock. She is a marketing specialist with an interest in branding and sales.
How old is Manjit Minhas? – Age
She is 42 years old as of 31 May 2022. She was born in 1980 in Calgary, Canada.
Manjit Minhas Family – Education
She is the daughter of Moni Minhas and Rani Minhas. She has a brother named Ravinder Minhas. Minhas studied engineering at the Universities of Calgary and Regina, but after a few years, her concentration shifted to entrepreneurship, and she opted to focus on building and marketing enterprises.
Does Manjit Minhas have kids? – Husband
She is married to Harvey Shergill. She lives in Calgary, Alberta, with her husband, Harvey Shergill, and their two daughters.
Manjit Minhas Net Worth
She has an estimated net worth of $5 million.
Manjit Minhas House
Minhas recalls well the first property she purchased in Calgary. It’s because she’s still living in it after 13 years. Minhas, co-founder, and co-owner of Minhas Brewery and a dragon on the CBC TV show Dragons’ Den, says she purchased the home when she was 25 years old. Minhas enjoys the convenience of her Calgary home’s position to the city center. It also has a spacious backyard. Minhas was no novice in the real estate market when she bought her first property. She has commercial real estate knowledge from her family firm, as well as residential investment property experience.
Manjit Minhas Beer
Minhas and her brother Ravinder started working in the alcohol sector in 1999, while they were both undergraduates at the University of Calgary. Their first venture was importing private-label spirits for their parents’ liquor shop network. In 2002, the siblings began importing beer.
The Mountain Crest Brewing Company purchased the Joseph Huber Brewing Company in 2006, along with the rights to the Huber and Rhinelander beer brands and the Blumers soda trademark. Minhas Craft Brewery replaced Monroe Brewery. Minhas Craft Brewery is the 18th largest craft brewery in the United States and the 28th overall as of 2020.
The Minhas Craft Brewery, in addition to manufacturing brands such as Boxer Lager, Lazy Mutt Ale, and Huber Bock, has also produced for other brewers and manufactures private label beers and spirits for stores such as Costco, Trader Joe’s, Lidl, Tesco, and Walgreens.
Manjit Minhas Calgary
In 2020, she was appointed to the Calgary Airport Authority Board of Directors. Minhas received the first Alumni of Influence Award from JA Southern Alberta in 2017 at the Calgary Business Hall of Fame induction ceremony.
Manjit Minhas Dragons
Minhas was introduced in 2015 as one of the new dragons on Season 10 of the Canadian reality television series Dragons’ Den. She has “been recognized for several business industry awards such as PROFIT magazine’s “Top Growth Entrepreneur,” Top 100 Women Entrepreneurs in Canada, Canada’s Top 40 under 40, Chatelaine Magazine’s “Top Entrepreneur Woman of The Year 2011″, Ernst and Young’s Entrepreneur of The Year Prairie Region, and The Sikh Centennial Foundation Award 2015.”
Manjit Minhas Career
The Joseph Huber Brewing Company, the second-oldest brewery in the United States, was acquired by the Mountain Crest Brewing Company in 2006, along with the rights to the Huber and Rhinelander beer brands as well as the Blumers soda brand. The Monroe Distillery was renamed Minhas Art Brewery. Minhas Craft Brewery is the 28th-largest craft brewery overall and the 18th-largest craft brewery in the United States as of 2020.
The Minhas Craft Brewery has produced private-label beers and spirits for Costco, Trader Joe’s, Lidl, Tesco, and Walgreens, in addition to producing brands like Boxer Lager, Lazy Mutt Ale, and Huber Bock for other brewers.
In June 2012, a second brewery, Minhas Micro Brewery, opened in Calgary, Alberta. In Monroe, Wisconsin, the Minhas Distillery, Minhas Winery, and Minhas Kitchen are in addition to the Minhas Craft Brewery. Consolidated, the Minhas Bottling Works and Refinery is a gathering of organizations with a detailed income of $155 million of 2014.
Monroe, Wisconsin is home to Minhas Distillery. In Walk 2022, Minhas was delegated as Senior Counselor to Decibel Marijuana Organization’s Directorate. On November 21, 2022, Minhas was subsequently recommended to join Decibel’s board.
Minhas’s media presence has increased since she opened her brewery. She has become a well-known media figure thanks to her role as a dragon on Dragon’s Den. Minhas is a well-liked figure among audiences because of her open personality and professional approach. She is represented by The Lavin Agency and is a frequent keynote speaker at numerous events in both Canada and the United States. Minhas served as a prominent judge for the Calgary Stampede Annual Parade in 2017.