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Beverage trends spilling into the restaurant industry

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Thinking outside the tap

 By Sara Bonisteel on Sep. 12, 2014

“What’s on tap?” no longer is a question only beer-loving customers ask, as restaurant operators realize they can make their concepts buzzworthy and more efficient by adding unexpected beverages to the bar tap.

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Coffee on speed

 By Sara Rush Wirth on Sep. 12, 2014

The next wave for coffee specialists: trading high craft for high-tech without losing customization and a sense of high art.

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Turning bartenders into mixologists

By Thomas Henry Strenk on Dec. 04, 2014

Given all the fanfare surrounding the mixology movement, cocktail lists are garnering as much attention as food menus, making the bartender as important a hire as the chef.

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Self-serve suds

By Sara Rush Wirth on Nov. 19, 2014

Beer, wine and even cocktails have been a point of differentiation for fast casuals, but as far as consumers are concerned, there’s still room to grow.

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Libation exploration

By Thomas Henry Strenk on Dec. 15, 2014

Latin and Asian cocktails are expanding into new territory.

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Beer cocktails expected to lead step-up in chains’ drink sales in 2015

By Sara Rush Wirth on Dec. 05, 2014

Alcohol sales in chain restaurants and bars will rise 2.7 percent next year, a positive, albeit moderate, acceleration from 2014, according to the latest forecast from Technomic.

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A pour start: Beverage trends 2015

By Thomas Henry Strenk on Jan. 12, 2015

Fads come and go, but true emerging beverage trends have staying power and growth potential. We’ve done some recon on what’s predicted to be the next big thing in craft beer, cocktailing and fast-casual drinks—the developments poised to make dollars and sense for operators in the year ahead.

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Handcrafting fills the cup: Gourmet hot beverages

By Jody Shee on Jan. 13, 2015

To build buzz around traditional winter drinks such as hot chocolate and cider, operators are borrowing tactics from the coffee wars, touting handcrafted techniques and seasonal flavors more often associated with lattes and mochas.

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Modernizing mixers

By Thomas Henry Strenk on Feb. 09, 2015

To keep cocktail lists current, progressive mixologists are looking to the past, resurrecting old-fashioned mixers and modifiers with modern twists.

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Juicy returns

By Joan M. Lang on Feb. 18, 2015

Juicing is powering up menus. The recession put a squeeze on sales of made-to-order juices, according to the 2014 Juice & Smoothie Bars in the U.S. report by Los Angeles market researcher IBISWorld. But increased consumer demand for healthy beverages and an expansion of juicing into concepts other than smoothie and juice bars are revitalizing the category, the report says.

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