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title: Bar-i Blog | Bar Inventory (5)
description: Bar Inventory | posts and articles all about keeping liquor inventory (5)
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# Bar-i Liquor Inventory Blog

## [Myth Busting: Self-Service Bar Inventory Saves You Money](https://blog.bar-i.com/myth-busting-self-service-bar-inventory-saves-you-money)

[![](https://blog.bar-i.com/hubfs/bar-inventory%20(2).jpg)](https://blog.bar-i.com/myth-busting-self-service-bar-inventory-saves-you-money) 

 One of the most common comments we hear when talking to potential new clients is that they don’t think full-service bar inventory services are worth the money. These bar owners often push back at the need to pay a monthly service fee in addition to the software fees. After all, they can just use ... 

[Read more ›](https://blog.bar-i.com/myth-busting-self-service-bar-inventory-saves-you-money)

## [Best Way to Integrate Bar-i’s Inventory System with Restaurant365](https://blog.bar-i.com/best-way-to-integrate-bar-is-inventory-system-with-restaurant365)

[![](https://blog.bar-i.com/hubfs/bar-inventory-setup.jpg)](https://blog.bar-i.com/best-way-to-integrate-bar-is-inventory-system-with-restaurant365) 

 Restaurant365 is the leading restaurant management platform. They cover a wide range of functionalities, and one of their strengths is the ability to do a lot of different things well. 

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## [Pending Noncompete Legislation May Help Bar Inventory Franchisees](https://blog.bar-i.com/pending-noncompete-legislation-may-help-bar-inventory-franchisees)

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 Employers in a wide range of industries use noncompete clauses to suppress wages and restrict their employees’ ability to change jobs. While these clauses provide employers with a powerful tool that gives them a tremendous competitive advantage, these benefits come at the expense of the workers ... 

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## [Bar-i Restaurant365 Integration Step by Step Guide](https://blog.bar-i.com/bar-i-restaurant365-integration-step-by-step-guide)

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 R365 is integrated with Bar-i which allows you to increase the accuracy of your beverage inventory by looking up items using their existing barcodes and weighing open items using Bluetooth scales 

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## [Best Manager Incentive Plans to Boost Your Bar’s Profits](https://blog.bar-i.com/best-manager-incentive-plans-to-boost-your-bars-profits)

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 While bar inventory can be a very effective tool to boost profits, it requires you to use your data to make adjustments to your processes that will 

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## [Integrating Toast POS Sales Data into Bar-I’s Inventory System](https://blog.bar-i.com/integrating-toast-pos-sales-data-into-bar-is-inventory-system)

[![](https://blog.bar-i.com/hubfs/Toast%20Top%20Items%20report%20integrates%20to%20Bar-i.png)](https://blog.bar-i.com/integrating-toast-pos-sales-data-into-bar-is-inventory-system) 

 How much are you getting out of your bar inventory efforts? Are you simply figuring out what you need to order and calculating your liquor cost, or are you leveraging your inventory data to drive profits? For most bars, their inventory ... 

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## [4 main points of differentiation](https://blog.bar-i.com/4-points-of-differentiation)

[![](https://blog.bar-i.com/hubfs/Bar-i%204%20points%20of%20differentiation%20PLAY.png)](https://blog.bar-i.com/4-points-of-differentiation)

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## [The World's Fastest and Most Accurate Bar Inventory](https://blog.bar-i.com/the-worlds-fastest-and-most-accurate-bar-inventory)

[![](https://blog.bar-i.com/hubfs/fastest%20bar%20inventory%20play-1.png)](https://blog.bar-i.com/the-worlds-fastest-and-most-accurate-bar-inventory) 

 This video blog shows how you can halve the amount of time you spend counting inventory at your bar while also increasing accuracy. 

[Read more ›](https://blog.bar-i.com/the-worlds-fastest-and-most-accurate-bar-inventory)

## [Implement Zone Counts to Spend Less Time on Liquor Inventory](https://blog.bar-i.com/implement-zone-counts-to-spend-less-time-on-liquor-inventory)

[![](https://blog.bar-i.com/hubfs/counting-errors.jpg)](https://blog.bar-i.com/implement-zone-counts-to-spend-less-time-on-liquor-inventory) 

 Most bars have experienced a bouncing liquor cost on occasion. This refers to a situation where your liquor cost varies by more than 2 percentage points from period to period. A bouncing liquor cost is generally due ... 

[Read more ›](https://blog.bar-i.com/implement-zone-counts-to-spend-less-time-on-liquor-inventory)

## [Label Your Product Positions to Double Your Counting Speed](https://blog.bar-i.com/label-your-product-positions-to-double-your-counting-speed)

[![](https://blog.bar-i.com/hubfs/mise-en-place-bar-organization.jpg)](https://blog.bar-i.com/label-your-product-positions-to-double-your-counting-speed) 

 If you dread counting inventory, you’re not alone. Most bar managers find this to be one of the most tedious tasks of their week. We completely understand. We’re an inventory company, and counting bottles is our least favorite part of the job as well. We derive much more enjoyment out of ... 

[Read more ›](https://blog.bar-i.com/label-your-product-positions-to-double-your-counting-speed)

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