The holidays are a great time for bars, restaurants, breweries, and other venues to attract new guests and build a new audience. These guides have the best tips and tricks on how to make the most out of the holiday season.
Should Your Bar or Restaurant Be Open on Labor Day?
Posted by Sarah Buckholtz, August 3, 2022
If you’re a restaurant or bar owner, your livelihood depends on customers year round.
Which is why, when it comes to federal holidays such as July Fourth or Labor Day, as a business owner you have an important decision to make: Stay open or close your doors for the day.
On the first Monday in September, restaurants and bars are often greeted by an influx of patrons ready to spend money on some well-deserved fun during a long weekend.
Staying open on that Monday could provide potential opportunities to boost your bottom line.
On the other hand, consider your employees. Should restaurant owners and staff also have the day off? Will that help with your team morale?
When it comes to Labor Day, a restaurant, bar, or brewery owner should weigh the pros to both staying open and closing for the day.
Luckily, we’ve started a list for you. And if you do choose to welcome guests, we’ve laid out a few ideas to set you apart from the pack.
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Should Your Business Be Open on a Holiday Weekend?
Posted by Sarah Buckholtz, June 24, 2022
As consumers, we love federal holidays because it means an extra day for relaxing, hanging with friends, and drinking. For brewery, bar, and restaurant owners, however, the prospect of a federal holiday poses an interesting question: Should you stay open?
More often than not, for those who work in the hospitality industry, restaurants, bars, and brewery owners often decide to swing the doors open on traditional federal holidays to maximize a potential increase in traffic and sales.
But keeping a restaurant or similar establishment open during a federal holiday means understanding a few considerations. For example, recognizing that overtime requirements can mean you might need to pay your employees more than the average weekday. Consequently, staying open might only be profitable if you can ensure that you’ll experience increased traffic that day.
Overall, what are the advantages of keeping your bar, brewery, or restaurant open on a holiday? Alternatively, should you even stay open on these days. What are the potential benefits of choosing to give your staff the day off? And if you do decide to light up that open sign, how can you prepare?
We weighed both sides of the equation and offer a few tips and tricks on how to navigate those three- or four-day weekends.
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16 Fresh Ideas for Promoting Your Bar and Taproom
Posted by Sarah Buckholtz, April 29, 2022
For centuries, bars and taverns have been a gathering place where folks from all walks of life can gather and bond over a pint any time of the day. And today, you can add taprooms to that list of gathering spaces. There are many times you can count on your bar or taproom being a little busier, like on payday or during happy hour. But what about the days when business tends to be a little slow? How can you continue to drive traffic to your establishment during those off-peak hours of the week?
To cultivate customers, you must give them a reason to stop by any day, whether it’s a Tuesday afternoon or a Friday night.
If you’re a bar owner struggling to find creative ways to drive customers in the door, keep reading.
Promoting your bar doesn’t have to be complicated. Keep it simple by following these fresh takes on increasing foot traffic to your bar.
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