VinePair

APRIL 17, 2024

When Starbucks first introduced cold brew in 2015, iced drink sales reportedly surged 20 percent — and sales have yet to slow. In the second quarter of 2023, cold drinks made up a whopping 75 percent of beverage sales at U.S. Starbucks locations.

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VinePair

AUGUST 1, 2024

—Tom Brander, beverage manager, Wilder , Philadelphia “We’ve been loving the new Saint Benevolence Clairin, in everything from a savory Martini to something shaken with citrus. It’s grassy and bold, which you’d expect from a Haitian clairin, with a subtle briny note that adds depth to any beverage.

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VinePair

OCTOBER 16, 2024

His dedication to thoughtful cocktails is obvious but not overbearing, as evidenced by the fact that Kimball House just celebrated its 11th anniversary, an impressive milestone for any food business, especially a restaurant whose primary driver of beverage sales comes from spirits and cocktails rather than beer and wine.

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Dry Atlas

MAY 29, 2024

The traditional dispensary channel is not the optimal location for these beverages; people shopping there want high potency products. For dispensaries, low dose beverages don’t move and stocking them can be costly.

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Liquor Alcohol Beverage Sales Inventory 64

Bar Cop

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

Alcohol sales (beverage sales) are an easy way to increase profitability because the costs are lower and the gross margin for alcohol sales is far greater than for food products. However, beverage costs must be controlled if an operation is to reach maximum potential of gross profit from alcohol sales.

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SevenRooms

JANUARY 8, 2024

Non-alcoholic and low-alcohol global beverage sales topped $11 million in 2022, which is only expected to increase in the coming years, according to International Wine & Spirits Research. While 23% of consumers drank mocktails in 2022, 29% reached for non-alcoholic beer and 26% opted for alcohol-free wine.

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VinePair

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

With the holiday season upon us, we’re reminded that it’s the time of year when alcoholic beverage sales usually spike. Of course, some brands will see more profit than others. And with every calendar year, a new set of variables impacts which brands will make it or break it in the six weeks leading up to New Year’s Eve.

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Beverage Sales Alcohol Wine Bar 105

VinePair

OCTOBER 29, 2024

I was the bar director for New York’s Momofuku until 2018 and when we added non-alcoholic drinks to our beverage programs we saw beverage sales increase overall. And my own experience validates this trend as well.

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