About Barman Bob | Barman Bob and the Business of Bars

About Barman Bob. Why a bar blog about spreadsheets instead of cocktails. ## The other side of the bar Plenty of people will teach you how to make a better drink. Far fewer will show you how to make a bar profitable. That is what this site is for. Barman Bob writes about the parts of the business that happen after close: the invoices, the counts, the costing sheets, and the reports nobody reads until something goes wrong. ## What you'll find here - **Procurement and vendor management.** Ordering, par levels, distributor relationships, and buying without tying up c