Beverage menus are getting creative. Do your drink offerings reflect the latest trends?
Each year, traditional restaurant and bar trends fade out of popularity and exciting new ideas emerge. This year is no different.
In fact, with the widespread use of image-based social media platforms, keeping up with the trends is more important than ever.
Drink to Your Health
Trend: Healthy drinks are coming in strong!
A recent New York Times article estimates that the average American gained two pounds a month during the Covid-19 lockdown.
As the social scene begins to reopen this spring and summer, healthy drinks that promote gut health and are rich in superfoods are predicted to skyrocket in popularity.
According to an article in Food & Beverage Insider, “Immune-boosting ingredients like elderberry, acerola cherry, apple cider vinegar, ginger and turmeric will be popular” as well.
To take full advantage of this nationwide health kick, we recommend serving drinks in casual yet attractive Beverageware. JES boasts a wide array of glass and plastic products from elegant glasses and brandy snifters to coffee mugs and plastic tumblers.
Libbey 2359 Lexington Beverage Glass allows for 11.5 oz. of any kind of flavorful and aesthetic antioxidant drink. With a stouter frame and room for 10 oz., Libbey 494 Room Tumbler Glass is an excellent choice for summertime berry-infused beverages.
Both classic choices are equipped with Safedge rim guarantee and come in cases of 36 and 12, respectively.
*Recommended Recipe: Elderflower Champagne Cocktail
Travel in Place
Trend: Harness an international flair.
Because travel has been seriously restricted, people are craving distinctively international flavors.
With the right beverageware, any bar or restaurant can tap into the wanderlust. Casual corner cafes might try enhancing their morning brew service, by presenting tea, coffee, or cappuccinos in International Tableware’s colorful Latte Cups.
Bars may consider serving alcoholic beverages with exotic and fresh international elements, such as blood orange slices, guava juice, or buckthorn berries. These foreign flavors are perfect for adding subtle tweaks to classic favorites.
Serve your exotic, summertime delights in something unpredictable and fun: Drinking Jars! The timeless Mason Jar is the perfect laid-back and inviting vehicle for exciting new flavors.
We offer three styles of jars - plain panel, country fair, and polycarbonate clear.
The polycarbonate clear frame and adjoining handle prevent hands from chilling while drinking tasty libations.
*Recommended Recipe: Blood Orange Margaritas
Optimize Cleanliness
Trend: Prioritize sanitation.
Anticipate and resolve any customer concerns from the beginning to the end of their visit. If you take caution and champion the best sanitation protocols, your guests can unwind, feel at ease, and enjoy their evening out.
Equip your restaurant or bar with these quality sanitation items, to ensure the safety of your guests and staff, and in turn, heighten their dining or drinking experience.
The reopening essentials include:
Glass dividers for separating booths
Clear, plastic register shields
Social distancing and “This table has been sanitized” signage
Bulk packages of disposable protective masks
A valuable option for your beverage service is pitchers with lids that preserve and protect the beverage inside and reassure customers of your caution. Gourmet Glass Pitcher and Satin Finish Pitcher are the ideal choices for serving drinks in 2021. Additionally, these pitchers have a classic style, giving you the atmospherics of upscale establishments.
Your safety practices create an environment of guest confidence and relaxation.
Smoothies & Blended Mocktails
Trend: Fuse, combine, and intermix!
Non-alcoholic drinks have taken the restaurant industry by storm. Mocktails and zero-proof spirits are now in great demand.
Prepare for the masses by including non-alcoholic blended beverages on your drink menu. The stainless steel, triple spindle Waring Drink Mixer will reliably and efficiently deliver high-performance time after time.
These qualities make the Waring Drink Mixer a real stand-out:
Fully automatic cup-activated operation
Powder coated die-cast steel housing
1,125 Watts of power
3 independent motors at 1 HP each
Enliven the frozen or blended mocktail drinking experience by serving beverages in Specialty Hurricane Glasses. Serve up daiquiris, pina coladas, Bloody Mary drinks and more in these sophisticated yet whimsical vessels.
*Recommended Recipe: Virgin Layered Strawberry-Mango Margaritas
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