Published November 5, 2015
It’s an age old problem with running bar inventory: how do you keep track of how much is left in the kegs? The old-fashioned way of figuring out when you need to replace kegs was just to pick them up and shake them to see how full they were. For as long as anyone can remember, draft beer has been a game of guesswork, and bar managers have had a hard time trying to ensure that popular kegs don’t run dry at inopportune times.
Now there are new tools that bar managers can use to keep accurate records of how full their kegs are. SteadyServ was created by Steve Hershberger to rationalize the craft beer industry. Hershberger founded a craft brewery called Flat12 Bierworks in 2009, and quickly became horrified by the fact that most bars made their beer purchasing decisions based on hunches rather than hard data. He decided to create a digital beer measuring system that would let barkeeps know exactly how much beer was left in their kegs.
The system, called iKeg, uses sensors that detect the type and count of beer in each keg. This data is then fed to the cloud, where bar managers can access it to make beer purchasing decisions. Hershberger hopes that his new tool will help bar managers reduce waste and price drinks for optimum profitability.
Read the full article here: Solving the Mystery of Craft Beer With Real Data
Published November 5, 2015
Veterans Days falls on November 11th this year in America, and dozens of restaurant chains across the country are thanking veterans for their service with discounts and free meals. Active-duty service members can also take advantage of these deals. Most restaurants on the list require proof of military service and do not include alcohol and tips.
Read the full article here: Veterans Eat Free at These Restaurants on Veterans Day 2015
Published November 5, 2015
Here’s an interesting fact: in 10 years, Millenials will make up 75 percent of America’s workforce. Restaurant Hospitality interviewed Mark Heymann of the staff performance consulting firm UniFocus to gain some insight into how to encourage good relationships between employers and Millenial staff members. Heymann says that Millenial workers prefer flexible scheduling, care about what kind of business they work for, need to feel autonomous at work, and respond better to positive reinforcement than to criticism.
Read the full article here: 4 Tips to Engage a Millenial Staff
SteadyServ Makes Craft Beer a Little Less Mysterious
It’s an age old problem with running bar inventory: how do you keep track of how much is left in the kegs? The old-fashioned way of figuring out when you need to replace kegs was just to pick them up and shake them to see how full they were. For as long as anyone can remember, draft beer has been a game of guesswork, and bar managers have had a hard time trying to ensure that popular kegs don’t run dry at inopportune times.
Now there are new tools that bar managers can use to keep accurate records of how full their kegs are. SteadyServ was created by Steve Hershberger to rationalize the craft beer industry. Hershberger founded a craft brewery called Flat12 Bierworks in 2009, and quickly became horrified by the fact that most bars made their beer purchasing decisions based on hunches rather than hard data. He decided to create a digital beer measuring system that would let barkeeps know exactly how much beer was left in their kegs.
The system, called iKeg, uses sensors that detect the type and count of beer in each keg. This data is then fed to the cloud, where bar managers can access it to make beer purchasing decisions. Hershberger hopes that his new tool will help bar managers reduce waste and price drinks for optimum profitability.
Read the full article here: Solving the Mystery of Craft Beer With Real Data
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