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One Houston Bar Did $11.6M in Alcohol Sales Last Year — And It Didn't Even Exist in 2024
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One Houston Bar Did $11.6M in Alcohol Sales Last Year — And It Didn't Even Exist in 2024

A beer garden, a Latin cocktail garden, and a steakhouse walk into Houston's top 10. The highest-grossing bars made $62.2M in 2025 — and three of them didn't exist a year ago.

Christmas Bars & Restaurants: A Festive, Tacky, and Profitable Tradition
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Christmas Bars & Restaurants: A Festive, Tacky, and Profitable Tradition

Winnie's in Houston printed $256,708 last December—3.7x their normal revenue. A dive bar in San Benito hit $112,050. Same locations. Same licenses. One difference: Christmas Spirit.

Embrace Holidays: Seasonal Analysis Tool
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Embrace Holidays: Seasonal Analysis Tool

Christmas can come early for operators with some holiday spirit. Our seasonal analysis reveals which venues are crushing specific months, put a costume on your venue and embrace the holiday, it seems to work.

Map Draw: Create Custom Watchlists with Geographic Precision
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Map Draw: Create Custom Watchlists with Geographic Precision

Draw custom boundaries on the map to instantly create watchlists and analyze neighborhoods your way

Alcohol Sales by Food Genre: 2024 Analysis
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Alcohol Sales by Food Genre: 2024 Analysis

Detailed breakdown of alcohol sales performance across 9,665 Texas restaurants in 2024. Discover the best-performing food genres, top 10% benchmarks, business risk factors, and longevity trends.

Introducing: Shuffle Mode
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Introducing: Shuffle Mode

Just like Spotify's shuffle feature helps you discover new music, our Shuffle Mode takes you on random journeys to unexpected venues across Texas.

Texas Alcohol Sales Over The Years
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Texas Alcohol Sales Over The Years

Texas alcohol sales hit $10.3 billion in 2024, but strip away population growth and inflation, and the data reveals something relatively ground breaking: Americans are drinking less than they have in decades.