Stephanie • February 17, 2020
For 35 years, the Nightclub & Bar Show in Las Vegas has served as the annual gathering of America’s most influential bar, restaurant and beverage professionals. According to NCB show organizers, “as a rule of thumb … if you work at an on-premise establishment that sells spirits or beer, then you’ll benefit from attending.” That
Stephanie • February 16, 2020
Lay These Three Trends to Rest in 2019 First things first. Before we get into the cocktail trends that are sweeping 2020 (many of which are layovers from last year) let’s start with what’s out. Last year was a great year for spirits in many ways, and we all had fun with our Aperol Spritzes,
Stephanie • February 16, 2020
There’s no question about it. In 2020, getting social media right is a must for big beer brands to connect with millennial audiences, and influencers can be a powerful conduit to that elusive market. Big beer brands know this. And they’re allocating their budgets accordingly, despite heavy criticism from both journalists and consumers who don’t
Stephanie • January 29, 2020
Check out the 2021 list! The last few years have seen a major upheaval in the food and beverage industry, and it will come to the surprise of no one that it’s millennials driving the change. To capture that lucrative millennial market, everyone from mom and pop shop diners to high-end restaurants to grocery stores
Stephanie • January 16, 2020
There’s a reason millennial opinion is so important. It’s not because millennials are the biggest living generation, and it’s not because they’ve got major spending power, although those are compelling reasons as well. It’s because millennials tend to like awesome things like the glocal food movement, craft breweries, and independently owned coffee shops, so to
Stephanie • December 9, 2019
The recipes included here are our tried-and-true favorites for creating a perfect canvas to print your Ripples designs.But you can add foam (and then Ripples creations!) to almost any cocktail using one of the ingredients or tools below.Let’s get bubbly, shall we? Add just one of these to any cocktail to create perfectly printable foam:
Stephanie • December 1, 2019
There’s a new baby in the Ripples family and this one likes to get all the attention. Meet the new Ripples 100% natural Carrot Pod! It’s compatible with all Ripple Makers and prints in vibrant shades of red on coffee, beer, and cocktails to make your bev-top creations stand out like nothing else. Our
Stephanie • November 26, 2019
Now you can add custom branded layers (Drink Frames) to any drink you serve with the release of our newest mobile app version (2.1)! Since introducing Drink Frames to our beta program a few months ago, mostly for big events and global brands, we’ve seen an increase in social media traction at activations. Adding this
Stephanie • November 21, 2019
The Ripples team was in London this week at Restaurant & Bar Tech Live, Europe’s leading event for profit-driving technologies in the restaurant and bar sector. The highlight of the show is the Innovation Awards, which the show’s organizers describe as follows: “In an industry saturated by a constant influx of new products, our innovation
Stephanie • November 19, 2019
When the air turns crisp, Mariah Carey begins to take over the airwaves, and everything starts to look a little red, green and sparkly, you know one thing is for sure: the Starbucks holiday drink menu is coming. Whether you love them or you don’t, you have to admit that Starbucks dominates the holiday season.
stephanie9 • October 21, 2019
Food and beverage forecasting is not a science, and just like in any art form, trends in the foodservice world are constantly shifting to reflect the changing interests and needs of our guests and consumers. Besides being a fun game, keeping up with these trends is important to F&B directors, hotel or restaurant owners, chefs,
Stephanie • October 1, 2019
Tel Aviv, Israel, 10 October, 2019 – Ripples today introduces a new set of big-data analytics to its platform creating a new category for food and beverage marketers, called Beverage-Top Media. The new big-data analytics allow brands to gauge the social media impact of different content delivered on top of beverages, as well as provide
