(Escondido, CA) – As part of an announcement regarding its fifth straight year being named among San Diego’s fastest-growing companies, Stone Brewing Co. shared a few numbers and milestones of note. Among them, the company plans to open a dining venue in the San Diego International Airport next month. More below…

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Stone anticipates beer production to increase to 210,000 barrels in 2013, a 20 percent increase over 2012. The company has already hired more than 130 employees this year alone, as well as more than 250 employees at the newly opened Stone Brewing World Bistro & Gardens – Liberty Station.

Currently, Stone has 95 brewing, administrative, restaurant, management, sales, transportation and warehouse positions open in Southern California and the U.S. Interested applicants may visit www.stonebrewing.com/jobs/ for more information.

Other significant Stone milestones in 2013 include:
The opening of the 55,000-square-foot farm-to-table brewery restaurant, Stone Brewing World Bistro & Gardens – Liberty Station, in San Diego’s Point Loma neighborhood.
In May, Stone Farms, the company’s organic-methods farm in Escondido, CA, opened to the public for tours, beer, merchandise and produce sales.
In early July, the Stone Packaging Hall, located directly next to the brewery in Escondido, opened. The new facility houses the bottling and kegging operations, as well as offices.
In August, Stone will open a dining venue in the revamped Terminal 2 section of the San Diego International Airport, serving its signature world-inspired creative cuisine and big, bold and hoppy beers.