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Emerging Brands

Once known as a spirits-free bar, Bandbox adds a splash of alcohol

 By Lisa Jennings on Jan. 16, 2026

Consumers are drinking less, but not necessarily giving up booze entirely. This bar concept wants to be the place where everyone can gather for a cocktail, with or without alcohol.

Beverage

Shifts in drinking habits bring big changes at the bar

 By Patricia Cobe on Dec. 11, 2025

Moderation, functional beverages and alcohol alternatives are driving the trends, but cocktail culture is still going strong. It just looks a little different.

Food

Graze Craze plays up charcuterie's affinity with wine in new menu item

By Patricia Cobe on Nov. 03, 2025

The chain’s Wine Pairing Board includes a down-to-earth Pocket Guide to Wine Pairings, providing an added incentive to celebrate with charcuterie.

Beverage

How restaurants are winning over Gen Z wine drinkers with tastings, tap systems and tech-free storytelling

By Patricia Cobe on Jun. 13, 2025

Younger guests are not drinking as much wine as their parents, but some operators are uncorking clever strategies to capture their interest and dollars.

Beverage

Gen Z is into 'zebra striping,' but it has nothing to do with the black-and-white animals

By Patricia Cobe on Jun. 02, 2025

The term is the latest way to describe moderating alcohol intake during a night out at a restaurant or bar.

Beverage

How casual dining can recoup sagging bar sales and boost traffic

By Patricia Cobe on May 20, 2025

Consumers are visiting restaurants less and shifting to lower priced drinks, but they still want alcohol to be part of the full-service dining experience.

Food

Puttshack's menu scores high with fans who come for the food as well as the games

By Patricia Cobe on May 14, 2025

VP of Global Food & Beverage Mark Boyton takes the menu to the next level to position the tech-driven minigolf concept as a dining destination.

Operations

Wine concepts were the surprise toast of casual dining last year

By Joe Guszkowski on Apr. 28, 2025

Despite a nationwide slump in wine sales, wine-centric casual-dining chains like Sixty Vines and Postino are booming. Here’s their recipe for success.

Beverage

Chicago's restaurants push back on a proposal to hike drink taxes by more than 30%

By Peter Romeo on Nov. 21, 2024

Mayor Brandon Johnson says the higher levies will generate $10 million in additional sales taxes. Restaurateurs and liquor distributors say the increase will be devastating to the trade.

Marketing

During this summer of value, restaurants are repositioning happy hours to build traffic

By Patricia Cobe on Aug. 29, 2024

Reverse happy hours are turning late-night time slots from dead zone to business booster for some operators, while others are creating value-oriented promotions earlier in the day.

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