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How to Calculate and Improve Your Bar’s Profit Margin

7 Shifts

Review your inventory and spot areas where there’s over-ordering and spoilage, especially for perishable items like food and garnishes. For example, if a customer orders a standard cocktail, train your staff to offer a premium spirit upgrade, which can boost the profit margin for that order.

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Untapped Areas of Profitability in a Full-Service Restaurant

Squirrel Systems

Creating customizable prix fixe menus for groups with easy online ordering. Offering direct online ordering via a restaurant-branded app to avoid high third-party app fees. Integrating POS systems with delivery platforms for seamless order tracking and management. Selling merchandise can provide a steady revenue stream.

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Coffee News Recap, 13 Jun: Gesha scores 98 points at 2025 BoP, potential IPO for Pret A Manger & other stories

Perfect Daily Grind

The limited-edition drop includes an Ethiopian coffee, an ACME porcelain cup and saucer, and exclusive merchandise. The new concept features a modular 60m² footprint with six-week fit-outs, integrated digital ordering kiosks, a localised food counter, and reduced back-of-house requirements.

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POS system performance: What Your POS System Says About Your Restaurant

Lavu

Be sure the orders are easy to read and understand. From traditional computer displays to mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets, the display is the beginning. First, a POS system will ensure that all ordered items have a track record. In a busy kitchen, there is no time for mistakes.

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Why More Breweries Are Switching to Modern POS Systems in 2025

Lavu

Unlike traditional setups, modern solutions offer advanced features like mobile ordering, integrated payments, taproom analytics, and automated inventory tracking—all tailored to brewery workflows. With craft beer culture expanding, breweries are stepping up their game, offering tours, merchandise, and in many cases, food.

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Coffee News Recap: 25 Jul: Coffee prices surge following tariff and frost concerns, roaster applications open for Global Coffee Awards & other stories

Perfect Daily Grind

The singer‑songwriter and social media influencer Lars Huang will spearhead online marketing campaigns, lead new merchandise launches, and appear at in‑store events to boost Tims China’s profile among Gen Z consumers. (Washington DC, US) Industry news Mon, 21 Jul – Tims China appoints Lars Huang as brand ambassador.

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Restaurant Profit Margin: 7 Ways To Actually Make Your Operation More Profitable

SpotOn

This is all the income from your food and beverage sales, catering, branded merchandise, packaged goods, venue hire, etc. Your Cost of Goods Sold are your food and beverage costs along with the cost of any merchandise you sell. As servers spend more time with guests, they upsell more often and are around to capture additional orders.