pub technology
Pubco keeps its machines in sight
SCOTTISH & Newcastle Pub Company lessees can now compare income from gaming machines against the amount of beer they have sold and other trading indicators.
The pubco has appointed Machine Insite, the machines division of beer line monitoring system Brulines, to provide machine income data management. It gives S&NPC access to the Machine Insite web-based system, which can compare income from gaming machines against a range of trading patterns; it can also integrate machine performance with Brulines’ dispense figures. “Our lessees all have access to the Brulines dashboard where they have full access to in-depth trading patterns, allowing them to make better use of staffing hours, font utilisation and to better plan their cleaning regimes, with the obvious commercial benefits these bring,” said S&NPC’s Sarah Barron.
Bar gets measure of new technology
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Spirits dispense system boosts profits at Arbroath hybrid venue A
N Arbroath hybrid venue is cashing in on new spirits dispense
Kent Mitchell said the Berg FastPour Spirits Control System cuts wastage and allows bar staff to serve spirits and cocktails quickly and efficiently. The operator first saw the system in action with brother Nevada in Ireland. And they were so impressed they
resolved to factor it into design plans for Coast, the bar, restaurant and club they were planning in the Angus town. The system went live in Coast’s nightclub, the first part of the business to launch. Pour to Profit – Berg’s UK and Ireland distributor – fitted three 16-function Berg FastPour spirit guns linked to
Pub Tokens are the gift
vouchers redeemable for food, drinks and accommodation at over 1,100 UK pubs. The scheme has been operating in England and Wales since November 2009 and was recently rolled-out in to Scotland with the inclusion of over a hundred Belhaven managed pubs.
In the UK we spend over £3bn on gift vouchers/cards each year and whilst we are all familiar with the use of vouchers and tokens as gifts you may not be aware that businesses spend nearly £1.5bn a year on gift vouchers/cards to reward and incentivise their staff and customers. The Pub Tokens scheme allows the on-trade to compete for a growing share of both consumer and business gift voucher spending – purchasers need confidence that the tokens they buy can be widely redeemed. The majority of redemption is against meals with drinks and therefore impacts strongly on pub profitability.
The opportunity to redeem Pub Tokens will drive an increasing amount of incremental, special occasion and business traffic to your pub. There are no up-front costs to participation, you simply accept Pub Tokens as payment and return them to us each month and we refund you the face value less a single digit commission.
We are looking to add further contracted sites in Scotland and would welcome enquiries from all well run pubs with their own or group websites. Please visit
www.pubtokens.com and fill out the online application under the “On-Trade/Join” tab or email us at
info@pubtokens.com
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spirits bottles displayed behind the bar and a central computer, which allows bartenders to dispense pre-determined amounts of each spirit. As well as single measures, the system can also be programmed to dispense the spirit combinations found in six different cocktails. A year later, the brothers launched Coast’s ground floor bar and restaurant, where a further three FastPour systems, programmed to dispense spirits and 13 different cocktails, were installed. Kent said the system really comes into its own when the venue is busy. “We knew that being the first establishment in Scotland to use the Berg FastPour Spirits Control System would give us a commercial advantage over our competitors and, with the economy like it is, any advantage can make a big difference,” he said. “The out and out speed of the Berg FastPour Spirits Control System is ten times better than the old optics system and without so many spillages; it is much cleaner and more efficient to use. “I have a three-bottle reservoir accessible from each gun which means, for any product other than vodka, I can serve spirits all day and I don’t have to stop and replenish the supply. “We don’t have to change over single bottles, like you do with the old system, which is a huge benefit when we’re busy.
“All the bar staff have to do is learn which number on the tap dispenses which spirit – once they’ve done that the system couldn’t be more simple.” David Ward, a director of Pour to
Profit, said the system is a proven profit booster.
“Spirits have one of the highest profit
margins possible in a bar so should be treated like liquid gold, yet the old optic systems provide bar proprietors with very little in the way of control,” he said.
The system is programmed to dispense spirits.
“We often find that under and over- pouring is common practice in bars using optics but wastage audits only highlight the discrepancy between what has been poured and what has been paid for, without giving a direct lead to the cause. “The Berg FastPour Spirits Control System only dispenses exact, legal measures, which can be reviewed in a computer-generated report at the end of each day or shift. “By reducing wastage the FastPour System naturally helps to increase profit, and any discrepancies are immediately obvious so they can be nipped in the bud rather than left to exacerbate over time.”
Draught in extra support
A PUB information specialist has launched a range of new online services to help licensees drive more profit from their business. Part of iDraught’s revamped website, the package includes training programmes, retailing hints and tips, and advice to help operators trouble- shoot common problems. The website (
www.iDraught.com)
also carries a raft of information for licensees on their own pubs, allowing them to log-in and track bar sales, volumes and wastage. “Alongside the new training packages, the easy-to-use website shows really clearly all the ways that iDraught can help licensees drive their businesses forward,” said sales director Steven Alton.
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