Kathy Petrey’s Post

It’s Thursday, so throwing it back to honor what was once my favorite day of the week - Bowling night. In college, we rolled every Thursday for three years. Take that for a liberal arts education! I could’ve told you from experience that bowlers over-index in beer consumption, but here are some numbers on the bowling participant to back it up: 🎳 Bowlers are beer drinkers - 54% consume beer on a monthly basis, which is 40% more than the average U.S. adult (21+). 🎳 Bowlers prefer domestic beer; US beer brands rank first among bowlers alcoholic beverage of choice. 🎳 Bowlers like to party - they are 2x more likely to go to bars or clubs than the average US adult 21+. Checkout the throwback photo our team (50 Shades of Chay) below! Samuel Boissard, Alex Saralegui, Austin Zimmerman, Toby Porter And thanks to Grace Kang for the insights!

With March Madness coming up, another big month for sports means another great opportunity for your #restaurant to capitalize on the crowds for increased sales. Read my 8 tips for scoring big this month via PMQ Pizza Magazine: https://r365.info/4cd5Ffu

The Sweet Shoppe of the South is definitely our TOP dessert spot in Blue Ridge, GA. Check out this video for our full review and find out which desserts you should try! #georgiafoodies #awardwinning #bestdessert #foodieblog #foodiereview #foodiefaves #restaurantmarketing

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Yard House Best on tap 2024 in the books. Congratulations to all the bartenders that made it some of the best talents out there till next year. By all means not an easy competition pour testing, detailed recipe knowledge, beer knowledge, blind beer tasting, wine knowledge description taste profiles, along with speed and hospitality. The judging, comes down to a fraction an ounce. A lineup of beers and describing the taste profile and what type of beer it is what kind of style it is. What kind of varietal that wine is just by the smell and taste. Is it two drops of bitters or four is it a lemon or an orange ?Doing all this while lineup of judges analyzes your every move. Do you have what it takes to best on tap?

A productive week spent at the Brewers Association CBC in Vegas, meeting suppliers, brewers, and event organizers. Massive thanks to the Brewers Association and Konvoy for their support. Excited to share that there are lots of BD opportunities for We Are Beer down the line. Looking forward to a productive summer working with both organizations over here in the UK. Despite the challenges that the industry is facing globally, leaving Las Vegas feeling pretty positive. Why? ➡ Because the topline trading numbers are decent and people still want premium. The raw material for commercial success is there. ➡ Because the craft and indy sector is where the vast majority of "new" in beer starts, and where the creative capital lies - both brands and products. ➡ Because we're entering into a new phase for good beer and we haven't really seen the sector make its move post-covid. Knowing and meeting the hard working and smart people in beer, and seeing some of the plans and strategies coming into play, I think you'll see good beer kick on again. Which is great for the whole category. Excited to get stuck in.

Here's the scenario - you are mid-program planning and a sponsor on wants to consider serving kegs of beer during the opening reception. You reach out to your catering contact and they come back with some terms that make you go 😅 . You jump on Google and search Jockey Box and get a bunch of pictures of horse riders, and a few pictures of a cooler. You finally jump on teams and ping a co-worker with F&B experience to ask them what the heck a Jockey Box is. Let me save you the time, energy, and slight embarrassment. A Jockey box is a retro-fitted cooler that includes the ability to tap and pour from kegs. Typically used for quarter barrel kegs, It's a great table-top keg option for events. The next step up would be a kegerator (a bit more self explanatory) however, not all kegerators are created equal (and not all kegs are created equal). If you are planning on using keg beer or beverages make sure you check what type of tap you need, how it's being chilled, and how it's being served. #BeerLogistics #eventplannertips #eventprofs #storytime #events

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With my 20 years of experience in F&B operations at Australian sporting venues and another 20 + years on, I know that you can take the person out of the industry but not the industry interest out of the person; that’s me. I note that labour cost management in the US is as critical as here in Australia. Their wages are less than $10 per hour, compared to our Australian wages of between $30 and $55 per hour, depending on the days worked. Labour is what Inzenius cares about. #ThatsInzenius #Payroll

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