The Bar Business Podcast · 2026-07-01 · 22 min
Your revenue can look good while your margins get worse. That is why total sales are not enough. Your P-Mix shows if those sales actually helped your bar or quietly cost you money. In this episode I break down what P-Mix really measures, how to pull it from your POS, and the five places to look first: category mix, day parts, server and bartender performance, item velocity, and pour size. Each one shows a decision you can make this week. If you manage your bar by total sales alone, you are guessing. The profit is not just in how much you sold. It is in what sold, when it sold, and who sold it. Start Here If this is something you’re dealing with in your bar, don’t figure it out alone. Join Bar Business Nation - the free Facebook group for bar owners talking through staff, slow nights, profit leaks, and better ways to run the business. → Additional resources Grab the books “How to Make Top-Shelf Profits in the Bar Business!” and “Menus that Sell” here: →
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