I can support your hospitality business in several ways. I can focus on one speficic element of your business, or take a look at the business as a whole.
A great bar is great because it has amazing staff. Amazing service and all the good that comes with it, better revenue, higher average spending, returning guests and better tips, is created through knowledge and experience. I can help train your staff to provide better service and work more efficient and, if needed, support in recruiting the right people. Training can be a one-time event to train staff on speed and efficiency while working the bar. I can also do longer projects to coach your (management)team in running a successful business.
By analyzing your previous sales, neighborhood or target demographic I can help create a beverage program and set up a menu strategy for your venue. In collaboration with brands and your suppliers I can create drinks and serves that will help boost revenue and train your staff on the sales and production of the drinks.
Bar design, one of the things that most architects and designers tend to forget is the functionality of the bar. As beautiful as most venues appear, the functionality and logistics behind the bar are often lacking. I can help you pick the right tools, equipment and rethink the logistics behind the bar. I can support new venues to make the right choice for a bar station and make sure drinks can be served as efficient and fast as possible. More drinks equals more revenue!
In collaboration with one of my other services I can support your venue with marketing and PR though my extensive network of specialists. From photography to copywriting or influencer marketing and everything in between.
I have been in hospitality for over 12 years. During which I worked in a wide range of venues: clubs, high-end cocktailbars and restaurants. I have learned to smash out drinks lightning fast but no matter how great the team, it was never fast enough. On top of that I got a wrist injury that prevents me from working with the same speed and effeciency I used to.
The past couple of years I have been interested in finding a way to make more drinks faster without making compromises in quality or originality. I tried to find a way to make this work with my wrist injury. This interest took off when I got the opportunity to help open Super Lyan Amsterdam with a cocktail tap central on the bar. During the corona lockdowns I spend most of my time tinkering on a home-made draft, trying to find a way to serve great cocktails fast, tasty and profitable. I believe I have found the way.
I install draft systems for cocktails in your bar. With my service I support your team in the creation of signature drinks that help drive revenue. My way of working empowers you to create your own drinks and fill your own kegs. This cuts the need for a third party to supply you with pre-made drinks. This boosts your margin on the drinks and allows you to create signatures that help define your bar. Curious? Check Cocktail-tap.nl.
My first ever cocktail-tap is up and running at MasMais in Amsterdam West. With a delicious and freshly made Mezcal Paloma and a classic Margarita on tap they have managed to tripple their drinks output with little to no extra effort. My showcase project would be at Bar Mokum with a double tap thats cooled to aperfect 0 degrees with a rotating selection of drinks. Curous about my other projects with Cocktail-tap? Check Cocktail-tap.nl.
I stepped into the hospitality industry, sort of by accident, only to realize I love it.
By now I have over twelve years of experience ranging from clubs and café's to hotel bars and high-end cocktail bars. I have worked with distilleries and brands to launch and activate them in both on and off-trade.
I find as much joy in serving guests as I do in developing drinks or analyzing sales to engineer a better menu offering in your venue.
Curious to know more? Lets grab a cup of tea and have a chat!
