THE MAGIC OF SYSTEMIZING In this article, not only am I going to show you how you can learn to read a restaurant profit/loss statement like a boss, but I have created a restaurant profit/loss template that you will absolutely LOVE and can use for your own bar/restaurant to manage your finances. It has everything …
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BAR INVENTORY SIMPLIFIED If you’ve come here in order to learn how to count stuff properly, you’re in the right place. In this article I’m going to give you the simple 6-step process you need in order to count and master your weekly and monthly bar inventory like a pro, including how to easily figure …
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THE COST PERCENTAGE MYTH If I had a nickel for every time someone asked me how to lower their bar and food cost percentage, I could have purchased my bourbon Slushee machine by now, but since nobody gives me nickels for such questions, I’ll have to be content with making my own Basil Hayden Slurpees …
I can sense your skepticism right through the computer screen: “Glassware? Really? Glassware is going to increase my bar profits? Come on!” Hang on to your caboose there, my friends. I know that very few bar owners and managers put much thought into their glassware beyond how cool it looks, but you’d better start, because I …
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Let’s get something out of the way right now: Bar owners and managers suck! I mean, not you of course. I’m sure you’re awesome. But all the other ones suck. That might sound mean and nasty, but Christ, have you taken time to witness some of the blatant apathy and negligence that goes on …
It’s here! It’s here! The new automatic ordering cart and invoicing system for Bar Patrol Inventory App is here! Sorry, but around here we’re a little excited about it. Bar Patrol has always had the ability to run a purchase order that tells you how much to order based on your par levels, but you …
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This is one of my favorite bar promotions of all-time, and not just because it’s so frickin’ sexy-cool, but because it isn’t a promotion that you run just once (like St. Patrick’s Day Cocktails) or even on a recurring basis (like trivia night). The mug club is an identity. It’s more than a gimmick. When …
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A Closer Look at the Best Bar Inventory Apps of 2019 Here we take an in-depth look at the top 5 bar and liquor inventory apps for managing your bar inventory, including: features, functionality, reporting and pricing. Ok, full disclosure: you are reading this on a bar inventory management website, where we are a bit …
It’s time, don’t you think? To FINALLY step into the 21st century and stop taking inventory like a caveman scribbling inventory counts with a pen and paper? I mean, that’s what the New Year is for, isn’t it? Setting goals and seizing new opportunities that propel your life and business to new heights. Or perhaps you don’t …
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Be honest with yourself. Are you actually pleased with your restaurant website? I mean, when you think about people surfing the Web and searching for a good place to eat and drink in your area, do you make your fingers into a teepee and drum them together like Mr. Burns from The Simpsons while saying, “Exxxxxcellent,” …
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