Bar Development Program
Hey there!
If you landed on this page, you are either finalizing the details of your new liquor-licensed establishment or looking for ways to improve your existing bar program.
For ten years, our Creative Director has had the opportunity to work with a variety of establishments from family style and casual dining to premium casual and fine dining. He knows the ins and outs of the bar and has worked with various restaurants to create bar programs that maximized on revenue whether through enhanced customer experience, beverage creation or a combination of both!
Meet our Creative Director, Brendon Sharma,
the man behind the scenes bar. Brendon has worked with both casual and fine dining establishments all across the Lower Mainland to create a memorable customer experience and unforgettable beverages for both patrons and restaurant owners alike. From restaurant groups like Sequoia and Recipe Unlimited to #1 Trip Advisor restaurant in Burnaby Atlas Steak + Fish, Brendon has been known for his excellence in customer experience, liquor and food sales, cost-efficiency and profitability. With his close ties to the hospitality industry, it’s no wonder restaurant owners and bar operators alike seek out his expertise to develop a bar program that is best suited for their business goals. Book your free consult today and let Brendon and the team help you with your bar needs!
Here’s How We Can Help
From the moment we book your free consultation, we gather the appropriate information to understand the gap in your bar strategy along with your business goals. We look at all aspects of your bar and conduct a business analysis to understand your strengths along with areas of improvement.
Our Bar Development Program consists of the following key aspects of your business:
- Bartender Training and Hiring
- Bar labour Management
- Liquor Inventory Management
- Beverage Menu Analysis and Creation
- Liquor Sales Management
Bartender Training and Hiring
While the quantity of bartenders you have on board is important for your forecasted daily traffic, it’s equally important to consider the quality of skills your bartenders have. From product knowledge to efficiency, these qualities allow your bar to deliver service not just in a timely manner but in a proper process that helps reduce loss in revenue.
Whether you are hiring a new team of bartenders or adding to an existing team, we can help. From liquor product knowledge and technique right down to sales and delivery, we’re with your team from hiring, training, right down to final evaluations.
Bar Labour Management
Staffing a bar isn’t just about filling shifts. It’s about matching the right number of bartenders to the right moments. A slow Tuesday afternoon doesn’t need the same coverage as a Friday night rush, and getting that balance wrong costs you either in service quality or in labour dollars spent standing around.
We help you build a scheduling structure that tracks labour cost as a percentage of sales, so you know exactly what you’re spending relative to what’s coming in. From there, we work with you to set shift patterns that match your actual traffic patterns, not just habit or guesswork, and build in the flexibility to adjust as your business changes season to season.
Liquor Inventory Management
Look at your bar. Go ahead. Have a seat at your bar and gaze up at the liquor displayed. Now think about how much more liquor you have in storage. To a patron, it may be a beautiful scene. For a restaurant owner, it’s a moment to think about which liquor is collecting dust and opportunities to move product. Are you underselling your products? But most of all, are you under-charging your products?
That’s when we come in. We work with you to ensure you have a proficient tracking process that allows you to monitor waste and supplies to purchase in an efficient manner. From scanning inventory to see what is and what is not needed to creating and organizing space for bar supplies and quick access zones, we’re your go-to professionals.
Beverage Menu Analysis & Creation
Your beverage menu should be able to complement the dishes you offer. And while your dishes evolve, so should your beverage menu.
Whether you are building a brand-new beverage menu or looking to revamp an existing one, we’re up for the challenge. From signature cocktail creations and draft selections to wine by the glass and by the bottle, we create beverage menus that align with your food menu and brand.
Liquor Sales Management
We want to see how we’ve helped your bar flourish and one way to do that is by monitoring liquor sales over time – before us, while you’re working with us, and when we’ve completed our program. We create tracking strategies that allow you to get a visual on what liquor sales promotions are working for you and provide sales techniques for your team to support your liquor revenue growth.
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