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Tag Archives: bar
Cost Control Factors – A way to go through difficult times
Recently I was consulting for a big project in California, USA and reviewing the costs of the bar program was one of the tasks. I was surprised to discover that one of the owners and the director of the restaurant … Continue reading →
Tutoring novice bartenders.
The time of your career when you are becoming a mentor of other new bartenders happens without you really noticing it. It happens before you get titles such as head bartender, bar director, bar manager or whatever other fancy name … Continue reading →
22 Ideas to improve your sales. – part 1, first 11 ideas.
Need to improve your sales and do not how to? here we have 22 ideas, Part 1, 11 ideas Part 2, the last 11 ideas (to be published on April 30th) Pay for your free drinks. It is sometimes common … Continue reading →
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Tagged attitude, bar, bartender, beverage, cocktail, congratulate, free, fun, hospitality, infusions, management, profit, social media, team
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Right Name, Right sales
There are plenty of alternatives when it comes to naming a cocktail and some of them will be better than others, but one thing is certain: the name will directly impact the sales. It’s 2013 and we have left behind … Continue reading →
Spirits’ How to write Tasting notes and Descriptions – Absolut Vodka case.
Following the previous post on how to write engaging cocktail menus and use appropriate copy to describe items I will expand with examples from Absolut Vodka. Why Absolut vodka? well, Because I have this information handy. Because they were sold … Continue reading →
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How to write engaging cocktail menus- Useful advice.
When was the last time you didn’t have to struggle while reading a bar menu? Developing cocktail menus is a wide topic and one I am personally fascinated with (so it will be a frequently recurring topic in this blog … Continue reading →
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