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Boris Gröner, One Trick Pony, Freiburg

44-year-old Boris Gröner is the owner of Bar One Trick Pony in Freiburg together with Andreas Schöler. He talks to Bar News about his beginnings in the bar scene during his studies and how he took over Bar One Trick Pony by chance and now runs it successfully.

Originally I come from a place called Rosswag, near Stuttgart, and I am 44 years old now. I have two children, and together with Andreas Schöler I own ... Read more ...

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Human Resources Management

The catering industry has been complaining about a lack of staff since before yesterday. But the pandemic has made the search for qualified staff even more difficult. Successful personnel management, however, must be thought far beyond recruitment.

Even when I started working in the catering industry, my superiors at the time told me that you would never be without work in our industry. And indeed: even before ... Read more ...

Drinks & Knowledge compact

122 attractive drink recipes in Bar Mixbooklet 2023

The Bar Mixbooklet 2023 has been published. The new edition provides a broad basic knowledge of cocktails. It includes 122 attractive mix recipes of classic drinks as well as trendy and non-alcoholic drinks. The booklet can be ordered now free of charge in the BAR NEWS store.

The new edition of the handy Bar Mixbooklet provides a lot of basic knowledge, for example how to mix drinks with and without alcohol and what to look out for in order to prepare good cocktails... Read more...

Internationalization Rebels 0.0 %

Business talk with Janick Planzer

Janick Planzer can look back on a long career in the spirits industry. He first worked in sales and marketing at Diageo, the world's largest spirits group. He then moved to Dettling & Marmot AG in Dietlikon as Senior Brand Manager, where he worked for almost five years. Since May 2022, he has been self-employed as Co-Founder of REBELS 0.0% (the company was founded in summer 2020) and now oversees the start-up together with Christof Tremp and a small team.

BAR NEWS: What exactly is Rebels 0.0%?Janick Planzer: These are spirits alternatives that allow consumers to consume cocktails without alcohol. The sale of alcohol is in Switzerland as well as worldwide ... Read more ...

Winners are determined

Grand Marnier Cocktail Competition 2022

The fact that Grand Marnier products are ideally suited for cocktails was demonstrated at the final of the Grand Marnier Cocktail Competition 2022 held in Zurich at the beginning of November. Benjamin Juhasz, Luca Monn and Tabea Manzke won a trip to Grand Marnier in France in spring 2023.

The Grand Marnier Cocktail Competition already met with lively interest in the run-up to the event. With almost 30 recipes submitted, participation in the final was anything but guaranteed. All the more the qualified participants were ... Read more ...

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Lennart Deddens, Stockroom, Groningen

I grew up in a small town called Stadskanaal in the province of Groningen. I am the oldest of three children and we had a wonderful childhood. This is also where I took my first steps in the hospitality industry, working as a dishwasher in a family-owned restaurant. At that time I was 14 years old and worked there on weekends until I was 17.

After working my way up as a kitchen assistant and then a waiter, I finally became Barkeeper. Then it was time to move to the "big city" - Groningen - which ... Read more ...

A look into the beer glass

Pilsner and special beer

Disputes about the name of beverages are commonplace in our industry. These then either have a political, nationalistic or trademark connotation. Well, then at least you have something to discuss while drinking beer...

Emmental, that's the cheese with the holes. Pilsner, that's a beer first brewed by German brewmaster Joseph Groll in the Bohemian city of Plzeň (German: Pilsen). But ... Read more ...

20 years of SWISS BAR AWARDS

Sarah Madritsch is Barkeeper of the year 2022

The anniversary event 20 years SWISS BAR AWARDS took place on October 23 in Baden. It is the most important award of the Swiss bar scene, with eight awards presented this year. The highlight of the evening was, in addition to the final of the category Barkeeper of the year, this year especially with five finalists, the presentation of the Lifetime Award and the afterparty.

The eight awards were presented in a festive atmosphere in front of around 300 invited guests at the Trafo event location in Baden. The unforgettable anniversary event was underscored by numerous highlights and was celebrated with ... Read more ...

Local craft

Swiss barrels

Since malt houses in places like Delémont, Möriken-Wildegg or Cadenazzo have started operations, there is even more Swissness in Swiss whiskey. But the cooperages that make barrels from Swiss wood also contribute to this. However, there are fewer and fewer of these. BAR NEWS visited the largest of the three remaining cooperages in the country.

Tuesday morning in Küssnacht am Rigi. The sun is shining and so you can see the cloud of dust particularly well, which is gradually spreading throughout the workshop from the loud band saw. Here at the ... Read more ...

CounterTip

Seasonality

Seasonality in the bar. If this is not a topic that occupies numerous Barkeeper . What better than to work with juicy fruits and vegetables that are full of flavor and with which you can put in front of the guests the best that nature has to offer.

The philosophy of working seasonally has long been established in many kitchens. The situation is different for some bartenders and bar owners. It is a fact that in many places the same drinks are served during the ... Read more...

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