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02.17.2021
With a 80-95% profit margin, it’s common knowledge that beverages are one of the most profitable items sold at any given restaurant. In fact, most restaurant operators wouldn’t be able to keep their doors open without the sale of beverages....
Read Full Post01.11.2021
The beverage industry as a whole is innovating at a pace faster than at any time in history. As traditional soda consumption continues to decline year after year, consumers are looking to find new beverage options to replace once reliable...
Read Full Post11.3.2020
Enliven Beverage Deal Podcast Episode #13 "If I go exclusive, won't my beverage sales suffer?" The surprising answer: "No!" On this episode, Monica Harris, Enliven's Director of Operations, shares a few case studies to show why exclusive or semi-exclusive...
Read Full Post10.20.2020
Enliven Beverage Deal Podcast Episode #12 The major beverage companies have often been named as primary culprits in "the obesity epidemic". Does forging a partnership with one or more of these companies mean you are promoting unhealthy products to...
Read Full Post09.15.2020
COVID-19 has changed everything. While I’m not usually one to over-dramatize events, and I do think the signals of a “new normal” have generally been overplayed (humans are creatures of habit, after all, and I expect and hope a few...
Read Full Post08.25.2020
Enliven Beverage Deal Podcast Episode #8 What can an FBI-trained agent teach us about negotiation? Are you framing your entire negotiation in the wrong way? What makes negotiating with billion-dollar brands different? In this episode, Dan Kelly, Founder and Senior...
Read Full Post08.11.2020
Enliven Beverage Deal Podcast Episode #7 What's the best way to attract the most dollars in a beverage partnership negotiation? How do you get the attention of the beverage company? How do you incorporate beverage marketing into a traditional...
Read Full Post07.28.2020
Enliven Beverage Deal Podcast Episode #6 What's the best way to attract the most dollars in a beverage partnership? How do you get the attention of the beverage company? What are "pouring rights" and how are they different from...
Read Full Post06.30.2020
Enliven Beverage Deal Podcast Episode #4 Beverage deals are for the big guys, right? Wrong! On today's episode, Enliven's Airport Practice Leader, Martin Strobel, joins us to share four ways that small businesses and small concessionaires can benefit from...
Read Full Post06.16.2020
Enliven Beverage Deal Podcast Episode #3 In the wake of COVID-19, restaurant and foodservice operators are looking for ways to make fountain drinks safer and more sanitary. Jose Hevia, CEO and Founder of Draftserv, shares about the software platform...
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02.17.2021
With a 80-95% profit margin, it’s common knowledge that beverages are one of the most profitable items sold at any given restaurant. In fact, most restaurant operators wouldn’t be able to keep their doors open without the sale of beverages....
Read Full Post01.11.2021
The beverage industry as a whole is innovating at a pace faster than at any time in history. As traditional soda consumption continues to decline year after year, consumers are looking to find new beverage options to replace once reliable...
Read Full Post11.3.2020
Enliven Beverage Deal Podcast Episode #13 "If I go exclusive, won't my beverage sales suffer?" The surprising answer: "No!" On this episode, Monica Harris, Enliven's Director of Operations, shares a few case studies to show why exclusive or semi-exclusive...
Read Full Post10.20.2020
Enliven Beverage Deal Podcast Episode #12 The major beverage companies have often been named as primary culprits in "the obesity epidemic". Does forging a partnership with one or more of these companies mean you are promoting unhealthy products to...
Read Full Post09.15.2020
COVID-19 has changed everything. While I’m not usually one to over-dramatize events, and I do think the signals of a “new normal” have generally been overplayed (humans are creatures of habit, after all, and I expect and hope a few...
Read Full Post08.25.2020
Enliven Beverage Deal Podcast Episode #8 What can an FBI-trained agent teach us about negotiation? Are you framing your entire negotiation in the wrong way? What makes negotiating with billion-dollar brands different? In this episode, Dan Kelly, Founder and Senior...
Read Full Post08.11.2020
Enliven Beverage Deal Podcast Episode #7 What's the best way to attract the most dollars in a beverage partnership negotiation? How do you get the attention of the beverage company? How do you incorporate beverage marketing into a traditional...
Read Full Post07.28.2020
Enliven Beverage Deal Podcast Episode #6 What's the best way to attract the most dollars in a beverage partnership? How do you get the attention of the beverage company? What are "pouring rights" and how are they different from...
Read Full Post06.30.2020
Enliven Beverage Deal Podcast Episode #4 Beverage deals are for the big guys, right? Wrong! On today's episode, Enliven's Airport Practice Leader, Martin Strobel, joins us to share four ways that small businesses and small concessionaires can benefit from...
Read Full Post06.16.2020
Enliven Beverage Deal Podcast Episode #3 In the wake of COVID-19, restaurant and foodservice operators are looking for ways to make fountain drinks safer and more sanitary. Jose Hevia, CEO and Founder of Draftserv, shares about the software platform...
Read Full PostJoin over 10k other industry experts who receive Enliven's advice direct to their inboxes.
We want to dramatically increase how much money you make - or save - with respect to beverages. And then we want to earn a small percentage of that new money you realized. That’s our pay-for-performance model. It ensures that our incentives are aligned. It's why our clients think of us as a true strategic business partner and not just a vendor.
We want to dramatically increase how much money you make - or save - with respect to beverages. And then we want to earn a small percentage of that new money you realized. That’s our pay-for-performance model. It ensures that our incentives are aligned. It's why our clients think of us as a true strategic business partner and not just a vendor.