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Is your bar properly stocked? Here at Rapids Wholesale we understand that a properly stocked bar has more than just a large selection of beer, wine, liquor and mixers. Profitable bars owners make sure their staff is equipped with all the proper tools necessary for slinging drinks and pushing pub grub. When assessing your new bar’s needs, the sinks, washers and blenders are obvious. But the small-wares like bottle openers, proper cutlery and the often overlooked condiment caddy need to be addressed as well.
A bar is not a bar without the little things like the condiment caddy or condiment rack. It’s a simple storage and organizational device that allows for you to keep together and easily transport utensils, ketchup, mustard, steak sauce, salt and pepper and all the other bits your customers will likely request to enjoy their meals! If your bar is going to serve food, you need to provide your customers with these essentials. But while you're at it, why not have it be your silent salesman and spokesman as well? While customers are waiting for your staff to take and prepare their orders, more and more of them are pulling out their smart phones to pass the time. Put YOUR message on that phone! And use a condiment caddy to get it there.
Though designs of condiment caddies differ, consider caddies that allow for a little table side advertising. Many will allow for you to attach postcard sized ads right on top of them. Check with your food and beverage vendors to see if they can help you design and produce these powerful little marketing cards with or even FOR you! Likely they’ll want their product name on your table, but make sure it benefits your establishment as well. This is prime advertising real-estate. Use this space to promote an up-coming event, new dish, or special in the kitchen.
If your establishment has a website or uses social media like Facebook, this is an awesome place to print off a QR code linking your customer's smartphone to your bar or restaurant! A QR code is a lot like a bar code that can be scanned by smartphones and will direct that phone to a place on the internet, like your online menu or facebook page! Consider a promotion where if they scan the QR code to direct them to your social media site and then "check in," they can get a discount off their tab. Not only will this point their friends toward your store online, they might even show up in person, knowing they'll find good company at your bar when they do! Its a win - win - win! All you have to do is "search" the interwebs for "QR code generator" to create your own custom code and copy your code to your advertising card.
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Please be careful when selecting a condiment caddy. I’ve seen a few bars that use empty cardboard six pack cases to hold condiments. This is okay (I guess) if you have zero budget, but these aren’t built for everyday use and abuse. One table spill, and the next time your staff (or God forbid a customer) picks up the caddy, everything will end up on the floor. Also, it’s often difficult for your customers to fish the salt and pepper shakers out of them as the sides are too tall. And, in all honesty, they can make your bar look cheap! Do you want your customers thinking, “well heck, if they’re skimping on getting me the ketchup, where else are they cutting corners?”
Find the selection of condiment caddies along with all the other Bar and Beverage supplies you need, and how to order them from Rapids Wholesale’s website in the above video. Grab a condiment caddy and with this little QR code marketing trick, increase your bottom line!
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cheers,
Paul at Rapids Wholesale
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