{"id":268,"date":"2015-10-23T13:42:54","date_gmt":"2015-10-23T17:42:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fairwaygpo.com\/?p=268"},"modified":"2017-01-16T15:51:45","modified_gmt":"2017-01-16T20:51:45","slug":"turning-your-minibar-into-a-major-profit-center","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fairwaygpo.com\/turning-your-minibar-into-a-major-profit-center\/","title":{"rendered":"Turning Your Minibar Into A Major Profit Center"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Is your hotels minibar generating six-figure profits for your bottom line? \u00a0If not, now is a great time to start using these simple steps from In-Room Plus-\u00a0a\u00a0focused team of snack and branding enthusiasts that create the ideal guest experience for your hotel.<\/p>\n

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  1. Select products that appeal well to your guest based on your location.\u00a0 In-Room Plus has the data to guide this, but we also encourage you to select a product or two that is local.\u00a0 Maybe it\u2019s a beer or local distillery, but it can also be food or non-food.<\/li>\n
  2. Don\u2019t over price the products.\u00a0 Ensure your guests feel as good enjoying a treat out of the minibar as they do walking through your front door.\u00a0 No one likes to feel ripped off.<\/li>\n
  3. Order what you need. \u00a0Don\u2019t stock a ton of product when you can receive fresh product.<\/li>\n
  4. Rotate your inventory.<\/li>\n
  5. Keep the presentation of products clean, fresh, appealing and ready for the impulsive guest.\u00a0 If you put the minibar in the closet, people won\u2019t hunt for it.\u00a0 However, if they are watching tv and it\u2019s within their sightline, your chances for sales increases incrementally.<\/li>\n
  6. Train your staff and give them incentives by creating a bonus for minibar sales.<\/li>\n
  7. Every 6-9 months, remove the lowest seller(s) and try something else.<\/li>\n
  8. Keep your menu generic.\u00a0 Put \u201cNuts\u201d or \u201cHealth Bar\u201d so you can try different nuts or replace a Clif Bar with a Kind Bar without having to incur a cost to reprint menus if a product isn\u2019t working well for you.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Now that you have the tips for running a successful and profitable program, our partners at In-Room Plus are ready to help you turn your minibar into a major profit center. \u00a0All Fairway GPO members will receive 5% off list price for all items, free ground shipping with a $400 minimum order, and the creation of custom labels for your products.<\/strong> \u00a0Simply go to\u00a0http:\/\/inroomplus.com\/account\/register<\/a> and get started today!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

      Is your hotels minibar generating six-figure profits for your bottom line? \u00a0If not, now is a great time to start using these simple steps from In-Room Plus-\u00a0a\u00a0focused team of snack and branding enthusiasts that create the ideal guest experience for your hotel. Select products that appeal well to your guest based on your location.\u00a0 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":271,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fairwaygpo.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/268"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fairwaygpo.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fairwaygpo.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fairwaygpo.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fairwaygpo.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=268"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/fairwaygpo.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/268\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":274,"href":"https:\/\/fairwaygpo.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/268\/revisions\/274"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fairwaygpo.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/271"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fairwaygpo.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=268"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fairwaygpo.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=268"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fairwaygpo.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=268"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}