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Bar Supplies Tips
Martini Glasses and the Well Stocked Bar
Your new business requires plenty of bar and restaurant supplies to be a success. Here is a basic list of glasses that you should have to make sure that you can adequately serve all of your patrons at one time:
½ ounce Tequila Shooter glasses
9 ounce Rocks glasses
9 ounce Tumbler/ Hi Ball glasses
12 ounce Double Rocks glasses
12 ounce Beverage glasses
11 ounce Collins glasses
4 ½ ounce Whiskey Sour glasses
4 ounce Cordial glasses
5 ¾ ounce Flute glasses
8 ½ ounce Red Wine glasses
8 ½ ounce White Wine glasses
9 ¼ ounce Martini glasses
14 ¾ ounce Margarita glasses
Always have enough glasses on stock to handle rush hour times.
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ReStockit.com Tip: Beer Glasses and Other Inventory: Projecting Cash Flow
There is no doubt about it - in your new bar and restaurant business, bar accessories will need to be replaced. Beer glasses, wine glasses, and any bar accessory will be broken and your supply will need to be continually stocked. To make sure that your business stays profitable, you will need to make a Cash Flow Projection sheet. Using a template is a great way to keep track of your monthly expenditures. Be sure to include the cost of items such as wine glasses, beer glasses, and other bar accessories to determine how much your business is spending on these necessary items. You can use software such as Plan Magic Restaurant to ensure that your business plan, financial statement, and Cash Flow Projection are all in order.
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Marking Wine Glasses to Prevent Overpouring
You know your new bar will have plenty of inventory costs, but did you know that by marking wine glasses you could prevent over pouring? Thousands of business dollars are wasted each year due to wait staff pouring too much wine and other drinks into the wrong glass. To prevent over pouring drinks, use liquor pourers, jiggers, and measuring guides. Ensuring that your staff uses the correct wine glasses for each drink coupled with liquor pourers can save your business thousands of dollars each year. Try having your bartender keep a wine glass with a grease pencil lined at the appropriate level to use as a guide to prevent over pouring.
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ReStockit.com Tip: Beer and Wine Glasses: Preventing Thermal Shock
Thermal shock will cause your glassware to crack and ultimately break. You never want to serve your customer’s beverages in beer mugs or wine glasses that are exposed to thermal shock. Thermal shock occurs when glassware is subjected to two temperature extremes in a short amount of time. To prevent thermal shock, never serve drinks in glassware that has come directly from the dishwasher. Let glasses set at room temperature before they enter the dishwasher. Likewise, beer and wine glasses should never be served to customers without first reaching room temperature. If necessary, stock up on additional glassware to ensure that thermal shock will not occur.
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Beer Glasses: To Foam or Not to Foam
Adding 1” of foam to beer glasses can save 43 glasses per half a barrel of beer. These savings can greatly increase your restaurant’s profits throughout the year. To ensure that your beer glasses are ready for at least 1” of foam, be certain that they are cleaned and dried before pouring or you will lose the foam.
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Using washer racks that are designed for beer glasses according to size measurements is the safest way to ensure that your beer glasses are being thoroughly cleaned. You can match beer glasses by their serial number to the racks to ensure a perfect fit.
Here's a little trade secret: never refill a customer’s beer glass because the foam won’t form. Always serve the beer in a fresh glass.
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ReStockit.com Tip: Libbey Glasses: The Complete Line
Libbey Pilsner, maker of Libbey Glasses, is also the maker of additional foodservice brands. These include Syracuse China, TRAEX, and World Tableware. Libbey also offers table setting guides to ensure that your restaurant is operating at full capacity during peak meal times. To complete the ambiance of your customer’s fine dining experience Syracuse China is the perfect compliment to Libbey glassware. You can view Libbey glasses and their complete lines at any of the following trade shows: International Restaurant and Foodservice Show of New York
Nightclub and Bar/Beverage Show
National Restaurant Association
NAFEM Trade Show
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National Restaurant Association Trade Shows: Exhibitors of Beer and Wine Glasses
In the bar and restaurant business, networking is key. One way to network with other professionals, find the newest products in bar and restaurant supplies, and discover the newest trends in beer and wine glasses is to join the National Restaurant Association. Each May, the National Restaurant Association hosts a trade show that attracts more than 2,000 companies and they provide educational session for attendees. The National Restaurant Association is one of the industry’s premier voice on industry trends, providing educational resources for those in the food and beverage industry, and how to successfully run your business.
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ReStockit.com Tip: Libbey Glasses: Wine-by-the-Glass Marketing Program
Does your bar or restaurant need a new marketing program? How about featuring wine by the glass in elegant Libbey glasses? Statistics show that more customers order wine by the glass then they do by the bottle. Glassware honcho Libbey Pilsner, maker of the Libbey glass line, offers restaurant owners diversity in their wine glasses by offering Libbey Red Wine glasses and White Wine glasses. Red wine glasses are wider around the bowl then white wine glasses, and allow for more of the aromatic flavors to be released when sipping. You may choose Red or White wine glasses in sizes such as 6 ounces, 6 ½ ounces, 8 ounces, 8 ½ ounces, 11 ounces, 13 ounces, 14 ounces, and 20 ounces, depending upon your program.
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New Products Featured At NAFEM
The NAFEM Trade Show (North American Association of Food Equipment Manufacturers) attracts more than 20,000 bar and restaurant related professionals each year. Only food professionals may attend and more than 600 bar and restaurant supply companies and manufacturers display exhibits.
Want to know get a head start on the latest in glassware design and function? Libbey Pilsner, maker of Libbey Glasses, will feature their newest line at the October 2007 NAFEM exhibit. The NAFEM holds trade shows once a year for industry professionals to get a look at the top manufacturer's designs for the upcoming year.
