Ubiquitously Unique
A Moulin Rouge Restaurant Meets Bohemian Bar

In the world of restaurants and bars, the brutal battle for the title of best establishment never ends.

The Passing Game
Don't Leave Potential Profits on the Field

In this month’s Buzztime Report, we look through winter’s first frost-covered windows into America’s bars to see what gets patrons up and out, battling the cold to watch some gridiron action. Deeply entrenched in the NFL season, this is your time as an owner of a sports bar or television filled venue to garner some profits. Nightclub & Bar got some interesting answers from the die-hard football fans out there this month.

Sports Clubs Suit Up For Game-Winning Promos

The NHL has hit the ice, and sports bars around the nation are gearing up for another season of soaring profits from hockey fanatics. While the pucks are flying, revenue is rolling in at the coolest places to catch the game. This year, operators have the upper hand on assured ways to keep spectators in one place.  

Operating With Ease
Register and Credit Terminal Integration Diminishes Fraud and Stress

For business waiting to upgrade to new POS equipment, there is a lot to consider. Are these latest systems feasible expenditures, and will they really save time and money down the road?
    Of course, any sizeable venue that serves a large number of customers each night will find solace in the various hand-held and touch-screen devices — not to mention the headache they can save servers, staff and customers. Some businesses on the other hand — particularly those in the beverage industry — may fare better to improve their venues with the latest technology on the rise in cash registers and credit card verification.

Give Me Five!
Top Beverage Industry Players to Deliver Keynotes at ‘The Show’ in 2007

In unparalleled mix of top minds in the beverage industry will share their wisdom with bar, nightclub and restaurant operators in keynote addresses at the Nightclub & Bar/Beverage Retailer Beverage & Food Convention and Trade Show (“The Show”) in Las Vegas, March 4-7, 2007. The star speakers include two premier mixologists, the head of a spirits superpower, the leader of the spirits industry’s greatest champion organization and the top executive with one of the biggest imported beer brands in the United States.

In the on-premise industry, whether you’re producing live staged musical performances or relying on a DJ to keep the patron’s audio and visual senses satisfied, sound and lighting prove critical in assuring that customers not only return, but spread goood word of mouth.

Tap Happy
Getting the Most From Draft Beer Sales

It's no secret that draft beer sales have fought a hard battle with bottled beer and surge in popularity of mixed drinks. Problems with bartender education and lack of modernization across the draft beer category have made it easy to dismiss draft beer’s profit potential, but the tides are turning. A revolution in marketing and technology has brought draft beer back into the limelight for bar owners and patrons alike.

Bowling For Beverage Profit
AMF Bowling Centers Score a Strike With New Beverage Program

From the beginning, Fred Hipp knew that the beverage program at AMF needed a makeover. Hipp joined AMF Bowling Centers Inc., the world’s largest owner and operator of bowling centers, as president and CEO after leading California Pizza Kitchen through an unprecedented growth phase. He immediately recognized the opportunity before him.

The Special Art of Doing it Right

Few items are as universally loved and successful as pizza in a bar atmosphere. A slice at Happy Hour can put a smile on the face of a weary patron, and it goes with a cold brew like Peyton Manning goes with Marvin Harrison on an NFL night.

New Attractions for Coin-Op Revenue

Coins and bills in patron's pockets everywhere are dying to get out and get into games on-premise. It just takes having the right games to attract them.Myriad offerings are on the market to replace tired machines and breathe new life into your coin-op revenues. Here’s a look at three recent releases that bear strong promise for profit in 2007.

Christmas Cocktails

We could wax nostalgic and throw in a slew of clichés about the holiday season being a time of warmth and candlelight, toasts and glasses of fine port. But it is also a time of screaming in-laws and a million reasons to hit up the bar as a place of sanctuary. Whatever the reason your patrons choose to frequent your pride and joy, make sure there is a cocktail to suit their needs.  

Pom' Pilot
Hiram Walker Gives Bartenders Pomegranate Schnapps

Many are familiar with the story of Hiram Walker, a figure of great historic importance in the realm of American spirits. And those who carry on with his name today keep alive his innovative inclinations.

New Light Liquors Show Promise On-Premise

Light makes right, or at least this is often the case in cocktail sales. Vodka’s primacy in the sales hierarchy continues, and lighter rums and liqueur launches are captivating the public and giving mixologists and bar staff inspiration.

Full Circle Flavor
The Schnapps Category Has Done a Tasteful 360 On-Premise

It's a curious time in the world of spirits, a period in the chronology of alcohol in which flavor reigns and bar guests everywhere clamor for the next shining example of cocktail creativity. It’s also a time when the various categories of beverage — through competition or otherwise — are inspiring one another, and that’s precisely where the schnapps sector comes into play today.

 

Loud and Clear
The Shout! House in San Diego Tickles the Ivory And Caters to All

Typing in 'dueling piano bar' up more than 200,000 entries to peruse. The fact is, with the resurgence of 80s pop culture, heavy entertainment demands and the trend of less alcohol consumption in a more premium form, the move towards all night revelry has found a niche in programmed entertainment –– and piano bars are once again on the rise.

Delicious Business
Appetizers and Specialty Dishes Abound In Diverse National Market

Whether it’s in the sunny South or the cooler North, something is tempting the taste buds of bar-goers nationwide.

 

Thoroughly Modern Martinis
The Cocktail Caution and Cash Cow of Legend is Reinventing Again in the Big Apple

Miami's Most Mischievous
Snatch Plays Off of a Controversial Name and Creative Concept

Some of us hold on to it a little longer than others, and some, like Miami’s Mark Lehmkuhl, spread the dream out by giving the experience to others.
Jumping into the spotlight with a name many won’t soon forget, Miami’s Snatch opened its ostentatious doors to the world last Halloween, and the concept proved to be sorely needed.