BM Caterers’ Post

Good point Alison! With so many wineries and brands in total ‘survival mode’, I think it’s real easy to start chasing alternative routes to a P&L. Your point about the restaurants is potentially a great key, especially if wineries had greater access to collaboration with local restaurants. With 170,000+ new brand registrations in the last year, 80,000+ of them imported product, staying in business seems to be overshadowing the focus of being a great hospitality brand. I believe in creating experiential winery events highlighting the miraculous details of wine as the key to great hospitality eventing. A little food ‘to go with it’ is an accent or enhancement to the focus, not a focus of the brand.🛟🍷 #directtoconsumer #dtc #winemakersforum #wine #winery

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Build in Public update: We've probably had 250 people taste our wine to date. That number is going to 2x today. We're doing 2 tasting events. One is at the Southie Holiday Stroll, where our wine will be sampled at Love Child. The other is at MIT Sloan. I'll be pouring wine for 150+ MIT Sloan students tonight at the big annual wine C-Function (I think this means Community Function? I don't know-- MIT has a lot of numbers and letters for things). I'll share pictures and feedback tomorrow. But there is a specific goal I have: create retail sales velocity. Specifically, I want to see if we can sell 6 cases of wine in a week at the Cambridge Spirits wine shop near MIT Sloan. I'll be working with Chris Ye Shao, who runs the wine club, to see if we can make it happen. The owner told me last year he sold 7 cases of an obscure Croatian wine after this event. Chris, that means we can do 6, right?! #sipstolips #wine #mitsloan #balticocean (yes, I know it's a Sea)

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This was my second year at the Austin Food & Wine Festival and it’s always incredible to see the community come together to celebrate our city’s amazing food scene. Austin is mecca for foodies, and our chefs are getting the recognition they deserve with our very own Michelin Guide arriving later this month. But as our food culture grows we’re seeing real challenges in the retail market with demand still far outpacing supply. For example, a few 2nd generation restaurant spaces came available recently around South 1st and South Lamar and they were essentially leased overnight around double the rent of the previous tenant. As we continue to attract and cultivate top culinary talent, it’s crucial to consider how we can develop more viable retail spaces throughout the city. #AustinFoodScene #CommercialRealEstate #RestaurantIndustry #RetailRealEstate #AustinEats #MichelinGuide #CulinaryCulture #RealEstateTrends #HospitalityIndustry #RestaurantGrowth

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