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April 30, 2012
Happier hours at restaurants
Consumers raise a glass to after-work food and drink specials.
March 19, 2012
Tapping a new opportunity
Table-top beer dispensers act as showpieces, sales boosters
October 11, 2011
Mimi’s Café focuses on happy hour
Mimi’s Café has debuted its “Happiest Hour” menu promotion
September 26, 2011
Season-based drink menus
Restaurants and bars are beginning to see the value in altering their drink menus according to the changing seasons.
August 22, 2011
QSR, fast-casual brands test alcoholic beverages
A thirst for sales has new segments dabbling in serving beer and wine
July 22, 2011
Tales of the Cocktail 2011: More than alcohol
Tips to improve beverage menus and help bars shine
May 2, 2011
Growth Chains: Thirsty Lion
Oregon pub concept aims for national growth.
March 21, 2011
The new happy hour
After-dark sales a bright spot for chains as customers embrace late-night dining, drinking
March 15, 2011
Restaurants score during March Madness
Survey shows how guests choose bars and restaurants for sports viewing
January 21, 2011
NRN 50: Raising the bar
Chains focus on small bites to spice up cocktail areas, draw in customers
January 21, 2011
NRN 50: Sipping on success
Alcoholic beverages increase sales, help distinguish concepts
December 9, 2010
Alcoholic beverage sales to rise in 2011
Technomic forecasts modest sales boost compared to previous downturns
October 3, 2010
Economic downturn has customers focused on ambience
While price, value and convenience are still top of mind, many consumers are also in search of restaurants they can feel connected to, where the atmosphere echoes their current sentiments and feels right.
August 23, 2010
Spirits rising: Chains adopt artisanal flair to conjure up stronger bar sales
Legal Sea Foods, the 31-unit casual-dining chain, has tapped a top mixologist to help upgrade the restaurants’ bar operations. The 200-unit P.F. Chang’s is employing back-of-the-house staffers to juice ginger and purée hibiscus for its progressively more adventurous drinks menu.
July 21, 2010
Technomic expects alcohol sales to climb
Technomic raised its projections based on an uptick in traffic at restaurants and bars.
June 22, 2010
Adults going out less often, study finds
U.S. adults are still limiting their visits to bars and restaurants, according to new research by The Nielsen Co.
May 21, 2010
Cocktail experts offer advice for busy bars

With handcrafted cocktails becoming increasingly popular, a group of industry professionals recently offered tips for how busy bars can keep operations running smoothly as more customers order complex drinks.

The panel discussion was one of many during the Manhattan Cocktail Classic, a cocktail event that brought together consumers and trade professions May 14-18 in New York.

March 23, 2010
Restaurants hungry for more snack sales
CHICAGO Restaurant operators are ramping up marketing and R&D efforts to grab more snack sales,...
February 28, 2010
Kansas set to ban smoking in restaurants
TOPEKA Kan. Kansas Gov. Mark Parkinson has indicated he will sign into law, and...
January 28, 2010
Smokey Bones ready to roll out its redesign
ORLANDO Fla. Smokey Bones plans to extend its remodeling program to the entire 68-unit chain...
January 6, 2010
Casual dining goes back to the bar
Casual-dining chains, many of which originated in the fern bar era of the late-'60s and...
November 2, 2009
Restaurants look for ways to spike bar sales
CHICAGO As the ongoing economic slump threatens future alcohol beverage sales, restaurateurs are working to...
November 1, 2009
Casual-dining prices jump even as brands tout deals
Even as casual-dining chains heavily promote meal deals to lure recession-weary consumers, the average prices...
August 30, 2009
Fast-casual brands toast sales gains from alcohol
John Kunkel says the fast-casual Lime Fresh Mexican Grill concept he founded has a cult...
June 16, 2009
Mimi’s Cafe launches revamped beverage menu
IRVINE Calif. Looking to boost bar sales, the Mimi’s Cafe chain on Wednesday launched a...
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