Bar-i Liquor Inventory Blog

If you remain in any doubt about whether theft may be diminishing your hard earned profits at you bar check consider this: Bartenders write books that show you how to scam from your employer! Clearly the level of dishonestly that ...

The fact that I own a liquor inventory service for bars and restaurants means I spend a lot of time thinking about liquor inventory and liquor cost. Here are some of my thoughts on liquor cost in the US hospitality industry: ...

Each month, Bar-i performs inventory audits for over 100 bars and restaurants nationwide. This client list includes a wide range of establishments, from dive bars to fast casual places to high end establishments. ...

The importance of portioning liquor drinks at your bar consistently: As owner of a liquor inventory company, one of things that is a constant surprise to me when we start working with new clients is how poor their bartenders are at ...

Liquor cost: What to do with the free liquor inventory products you receive. They say in life there is no such thing as a free lunch. What about if you own or manage a bar though: In this case while your lunch isn’t free, you will ...

Liquor inventory systems: Draft beer specific inventory systems Liquor inventory systems are an essential part of the bar business these days. I identified the main categories of liquor inventory systems ...

Measured by taking physical liquor inventory, what is the average liquor cost or beverage cost for bars? In my role performing liquor inventory for bars and restaurants professionally, I am often asked this ...

A popular method bar owners use to gauge how their business is performing is evaluating their beverage cost. Often, historical numbers are compared to current numbers: if beverage cost percentage is 20% this month and 20% last month and 20% a year ago, the owner is content with the results and ...