Tag: cocktails
The Technology & Equipment Insights That Lead To Better Beverage Business
It’s never too early to plan ahead for a successful fall season. So we talked with owners, manager and consultants around the country to see what technology and equipment they’re recommending and embracing to boost profitability and streamline their beverage business operations...
Guests Want This Drink All Summer Long
For every bar and restaurant’s bottom line, summer menus recently kicked in or are about to, and soon you’ll have the answer to the question… what’s the drink of summer 2022? The answer is… while we hate the idea of jumping on trends here at totalfood.com because it’s got that...
Betting On Beverage Tourism For All Around Increased Revenue
Following legislative budget agreement talks sounds like a lengthy, and dusty, business that few New Yorkers, except for the wonkiest and those involved, would want to do. The exception, perhaps, was this year’s budget talks… when reinstituting the temporary pandemic-time measure of drinks-to-go was on the table.
Short Term Drinks-To-Go Legislation Shakes Up Revenue Streams And Possibilities For...
Following legislative budget agreement talks sounds like a lengthy, and dusty, business that few New Yorkers, except for the wonkiest and those involved, would want to do. The exception, perhaps, was this year’s budget talks… when reinstituting the temporary pandemic-time measure of drinks-to-go was on the table.
Spring Signals More Changes Ahead for the Beverage Industry
Change is underway. Can you feel it? It’s in more than just the cold-then-warm-then-cold-again days. It's in more than just the blossoms budding on trees as hail briefly falls on a sunny afternoon. Mother Nature’s dichotomy is likely reflective of what your own business is facing at this time.
Women’s History Month Is the Perfect Time To Re-Evaluate How We...
When I sat down to write this month’s column the world was not in the topsy turvy position we find ourselves in now. Bartenders weren’t dumping out bottles of Russian Standard (yes, made in Russia and owned by Russian oligarch Roustam Tariko, who also owns Bank Russian Standard) and...
New Spirits Wrapping Up The Old Year
It’s 2021 and omicron has reentered my daily lexicon and brings with it a whole new sense of meaning. I feel like much the same can be said for a whole lot of the spirit offerings I’ve recently discovered are out there these days. Just as the holidays feel fresh and new this year...
Making An Agave Pact with Mother Nature and Drinkers Everywhere
As if labor shortages and supply chain issues weren’t enough to cause headaches and hiccups in the hospitality industry as it comes back to life, Mother Nature is piling on too. Access to a dwindling supply of raw materials is a reality that, though they may not yet realize it, many bars...
