The Straight Up Blog

Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, bar owners around the world have learnt a number of lessons about managing their businesses during chall...

Summer is here which means patio season is back! There’s no better way to attract more guests, build customer loyalty and bring in higher profits to y...

Are you looking for ways to improve your restaurant’s profitability? Did you know that improving your food and beverage inventory management processes...

Pricing the drinks in your bar can be tricky. Set your liquor prices too high and you run the risk of driving customers away, but set your drink price...

Have you read our previous blog, "Bar Inventory: What is Pour Cost Percentage and How is it Calculated?", on what pour cost in your bar is and the for...

As Covid restrictions wane, restaurants and bars are facing yet another difficult challenge: finding employees. In fact, our clients tell us that the ...

Restaurant inventory management is a process that helps your business monitor the food and beverage products that you have coming in and going out of ...

Restaurants are all about customer experience and sometimes it’s easy to forget that a restaurant is a business, and any successful business needs goo...

According to Restaurant Hospitality, about 63 million tons of food is wasted every year in the US alone. In the restaurant industry, food waste amount...