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BEVINCO & Rebar/Revolution Room
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Rebar Snapshot
Location: 8134 Broadway St. San Antonio, TX
Open since: 2002
Occupancy: 189
Type of venue: Bar with live entertainment seven nights a week
Clientele: Young professionals, local 09ers
Revolution Room Snapshot
Location: 8123 Broadway St., San Antonio, TX
Open since: 2004
Occupancy: 600
Type of venue: Nightclub
Clientele: College students, twentysomethings
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"
We went from missing 18 bottles of Jagermeister in one week
and recording losses in excess of 30 percent to being able to account
for every beer, wine and shot at both venues almost immediately.
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~Greg Bickerstaff, Co-owner, Rebar and Revolution Room
Over the past year, countless bars and restaurants have
closed their doors but the ones with owners that truly
know what they’re doing are withstanding the test of
time. How? Greg Bickerstaff credits many factors but
there’s one that’s always at the top of his list.
Bickerstaff is the co-owner of San Antonio’s Rebar and
Revolution Room and since opening the venues in 2002
and 2004, respectively, he’s met with his fair share of
vendors, though only a small number have consistently
provided the services and results initially promised. The
establishments’ largest cost - alcohol - required special
attention and, despite an in-house system of checks and
balances, the discrepancies that appeared week after
week could not be accounted for. After discussing his
plight with other local bar owners and managers, Bickerstaff
contacted BEVINCO owner Roger Hopkins to set up
a time for an initial meeting and demonstration. Five
years later, their business relationship is still going strong.
"We went from missing 18 bottles of Jagermeister in one
week and recording losses in excess of 30 percent to
being able to account for every beer, wine and shot at
both venues almost immediately," said Bickerstaff. "Since
Roger is an independent auditor, we knew he would
provide us with the most accurate numbers as well as
suggestions on how to improve our existing operations.
With BEVINCO on board, accountability went through
the roof and we no longer have to worry about potential
audits from the state [which are performed by the comptroller
to ensure the taxes paid are correct relative to the
amount of product purchased and used over a certain
period] because we know exactly where our bars are at
within a few ounces at all times."
Says Hopkins, "The bottom line is that we’ve helped
Rebar and Revolution Room to improve their bottom lines
by at least $4,000 per week and avoid particularly disastrous
expenses from the state. I’ve heard of cases where
$60,000 to $125,000 in back taxes and penalties have
been levied, making the BEVINCO service well worth any
bar or restaurant owner’s consideration."
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