Kona’s Mattson Davis: 3 Lessons for the Industry

December 8, 2011 Kona's Mattson Davis: 3 Lessons for the Industry Dear Client: Nothing says "success" quite like a guy in a Hawaiian shirt talking about his top-15 brewery. That's the usual garb of Kona chief Mattson Davis, who shared key lessons behind his island-born operation's 18-year evolution at Monday's Brewbound conference. Foremost, he stressed the importance of targeting the home market at every step. For even under its current CBA ownership and up 31% nationally, the brewery has enough