Keep in mind that you must first purchase food and alcohol for the first two weeks of the bar. To find good suppliers, pay attention to the experience and production size of the candidates. Large suppliers have a large assortment of products and make quicker deliveries. Smaller vendors can make exclusive products that will be in good demand at the bar. To protect yourself from unscrupulous suppliers, you must:
- Do not pay attention to advertising tricks, because at the expense of free glasses, aprons, umbrellas and other products supplier can inflate the price of some items;
- do not sign a long-term contract at the beginning of cooperation;
- check the price lists of all suppliers to determine the most favorable conditions;
- discuss in advance the terms of return of empty containers.
Even if you have an innovative bar or a very daring concept, you shouldn’t give up classic food and drink. The fact is that bars are rarely frequented by gourmets – Alcohol and food are only an occasion for acquaintances, conversations and communication.
It is worth working out the alcoholic card separately: there should be drinks of different degrees, with different additives and different volumes. It is worth taking care of those visitors who do not drink alcoholic beverages. Non-alcoholic mojitos, mulled wine and other drinks can also “make the cash register” of the bar with the right approach.
Menus should be printed on beautiful, high-quality, expensive paper. Better yet, the most “box office” drinks should be visualized on the menu – this will increase interest in them. Bar patrons want to see what they order, and you have to take that into account.
Be sure to have signature drinks, which will become a calling card and a chip of the bar.
Also think through the menu with light snacks, desserts, hot sandwiches, chips, snacks, etc. A large percentage of customers drop by the bar after work or a busy day, and it’s worth offering something to satisfy their hunger. Include something for vegans and non-vegans, for sweet eaters and diet eaters.