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How to Calculate and Improve Your Bar’s Profit Margin

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Locally sourced beer is also a great way to differentiate your bar from competitors. To get started, create a unique menu that features signature drinks using premium ingredients or locally sourced spirits. Selling branded merchandise is another smart way to boost your bar's profitability.

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

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The limited-edition drop includes an Ethiopian coffee, an ACME porcelain cup and saucer, and exclusive merchandise. This marks the chain’s first significant update since 1995 introduces refreshed signage, marketing assets, and a people-first tagline, highlighting community engagement, sustainability, and farm-direct sourcing.

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MRM Research Roundup: Delivery Fraud, the Playground Effect, and Top 100 Places to Eat

Modern Restaurant Management

In one case, Incognia identified a single Samsung device that accessed over 200 accounts to fraudulently return more than $5,000 worth of stolen merchandise. Here’s the key visit data: Source: Placer.ai The fraudster then likely resold the items to double their profits.

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MRM Research Roundup: Diner Resiliency, Automation Technology, and Egg Prices

Modern Restaurant Management

based on three key metrics: fast food restaurants as a percentage of total restaurants (sourced from the National Restaurant Association and U.S. Gross merchandise volume (GMV) rose 45 percent in Cleveland during the women’s championship but only 2 percent in Phoenix for the men’s. Nevada residents allocate 21.79

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MRM Research Roundup: To-Go Trends, State of the Plate, and Black Market Reservations

Modern Restaurant Management

Teens continue to prefer energy drinks over coffee and soda as their source of energy. Restaurants and food Chick-fil-A holds strong in its number one spot as the preferred chain restaurant among teens while McDonald’s and Chipotle Mexican Grill rank number two and three.

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MRM Research Roundup: Cautious Optimism, Beyond the Burn, and the Taylor Swift Economy

Modern Restaurant Management

Some good news: A lower percentage of operators found sourcing and hiring a top pain point (12 percent), dropping three percentage points. Escoffier Dining Trends Survey To find out how Americans spend on restaurants and takeout, Escoffier, analyzed 2024 consumer dining trends by compiling a list of statistics from various sources.

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How to Avoid the Top Seven Restaurant Inventory Management Mistakes

Modern Restaurant Management

Employees designated as receivers should be able to both recognize various quality levels of merchandise and be trained how to handle the necessary paperwork and any digital recordkeeping. Using a tool like a food waste log can help managers record sources of waste at the time it happens for analysis later.

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