Beverage

Beverage trends spilling into the restaurant industry

A cleaner, leaner cocktail: a bloody mary makeover

By Patricia Cobe on Sep. 12, 2014

When the Nutritious & Delicious menu debuted at Lazy Dog Restaurant & Bar in 2012, it immediately boosted traffic and frequency of visits during lunch and dinner, attracting both millennials and empty nesters, men and women, says Gabe Caliendo.

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How 3 restaurants let customers craft their own cocktails

By Thomas Henry Strenk on Jan. 19, 2016

The new drink trend is toward “build-your-own” cocktails where the guest is presented with the option of choosing drink ingredients from several categories.

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The year's best cocktails

By Sara Rush Wirth on Oct. 13, 2016

The Restaurant Business staff name their favorite cocktails from the year, which reveal some trends on the rise as well as new riffs on the classics.

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What’s the next pumpkin spice?

Sponsored content from our partner S&D Coffee & Tea on Sep. 21, 2017

The popularity of pumpkin-flavored foods and beverages remains steady, but what’s next?

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Happy hours make a comeback—in an often unrecognizable form

By Peter Romeo on Mar. 23, 2018

The updated discounting windows are more likely to come during the day or at night, and the drinks are as likely to be nonalcoholic as full strength.

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How operators are squeezing profits from water

By Jill Failla on May 16, 2017

Operators turn to infused water as soda sales slide.

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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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How to keep alcohol flowing at fast casuals

By Thomas Henry Strenk on Feb. 16, 2016

Many fast-casual operators are experimenting with different strategies to sell these beverages in a counter-service environment, most often without a dedicated bar. Several operators are discovering that profitable sweet spot between fast and casual.

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