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Slightly Toasted #10: Ice Ice Baby
Or How I learned to stop worrying and love the Hustle
Welcome to Slightly Toasted, where we dish out daily business ideas, weird ventures, quick hacks, and success stories—minus the corporate BS.
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Today’s Menu:
The Main Dish 🍽️: Ready to get Drafted?
Strange Brew 🫙: Lets get cold
Hustle Hack 💹: Yes, you are a graphic design pro!
The Big Score 💰️: Its all Greek to me
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Ok…Lets get cooking.
The Main Dish | Business Ideas
DraftSmart Services 🍺
(Keep the brews flowing crisp with data driven maintenance and eco-friendly flair.)
🔦 The Pitch: Many bars only think about cleaning beer lines when foam starts flooding glasses or flavors taste off. DraftSmart Services flips that script with IoT sensors, monthly performance reports, and eco-friendly cleaning methods that prevent issues before they tap out your profits. Beyond just scrubbing lines, we’ll train staff, tweak dispensing equipment, and give bar owners real-time insights into keg levels, pour efficiency, and possible leaks—so every pint tastes perfect from the first pour to the last.
What’s Cooking? (The Opportunity) 🍪
Bars often rely on outdated or reactive line cleaning leading to wasted beer, inconsistent pours, and unhappy patrons. By installing smart tap sensors and offering comprehensive training, DraftSmart transforms a neglected chore into a cutting-edge service. Each month, bar owners see concrete data: how many kegs sold, if any lines need early cleaning, and how changes in temperature or pressure might be affecting taste. That means less downtime, better beer, and happy
customers that keep coming back.
Recipe (The Solution) 🧾
IoT Tap Sensors
Track temperature, flow rate, keg levels.
Receive automated alerts for buildup or leaks, so you can fix small problems before they become major headaches.
Data-Driven Reporting
Digital dashboard with monthly usage stats, pour cost analysis, and wasted beer metrics.
Upfront ROI: bars see exactly how your service boosts their bottom line.
Eco-Conscious Cleaning
Low-chemical or biodegradable agents, water-saving rinse protocols.
“Eco-Clean Certified” signage for a green marketing bump.
Go-to-Market & Startup Costs
Initial Tech Investment: IoT sensors, a custom data platform, plus a straightforward subscription model.
Sales Strategy: Local craft bars and breweries, chain pubs—pitch the advanced analytics and proactive maintenance edge.
Check, Please (Monetizing) 💲
Subscription Tiers
Basic: Monthly line cleaning + standard data reports.
Premium: Weekly or bi-weekly visits, real-time sensor data, staff training sessions.
Elite: All the above plus advanced line upgrades, custom R&D testing, and marketing co-events.
Add-On Services
Draft System Overhauls: New tap designs, updated gas mixes for stouts, etc.
Brand Collaborations: Host brewery showcases or tasting events using your spotless lines.
Equipment Lease
Option to lease sensors or buy them outright. Monthly sensor fees can offset upfront costs for the bar.
Consulting & Education
Full “Draft Experience Audit”: End-to-end bar assessment, flavor tests, staff training for perfect pours.
Domain Name Ideas 🖥️
Strange Brew | Lets Get Wierd
Chill and Crafted 🧊
Why settle for cloudy, freezer-burned cubes when you can have hand-carved, crystal-clear, and possibly flavor-infused ice delivered right to your door? Chill & Crafted sends bars, restaurants, and fancy home cocktail enthusiasts custom ice shapes—cubes, spheres, diamonds, even edible-flower–infused creations that melt slower, look gorgeous, and enhance your drink’s flavor (instead of watering it down). Whether you’re a high-end bar wanting to wow patrons or a home mixologist aiming for a top-shelf vibe, this subscription ensures a steady flow of eye-catching ice that’s as Instagrammable as it is practical.
Why It Could Work
Luxury Appeal: Premium cocktails and whiskies command top dollar when paired with perfectly clear, slow-melting ice.
Distinctive Factor: Bars and event planners gain a fresh selling point—branded or themed ice shapes that create share-worthy customer experiences.
Recurring Revenue: Monthly or weekly deliveries keep customers stocked and engaged, fueling a consistent subscription model.
Social Media Magnet: Show-stopping ice spheres or colorful, botanical-infused cubes naturally draw in the “food porn” crowd, translating to organic online buzz.
Because sometimes, it’s what’s chilling in your glass that truly sets your drink apart.
Hustle Hack
Canva: Design Eye Popping Graphics Without the Learning Curve 🎨
Need a polished logo, social media post, or pitch deck in a pinch? Canva offers drag-and-drop templates, a huge library of icons and stock photos, and easy text styling—perfect for time-strapped entrepreneurs who can’t afford (or don’t want) pro design services. Whether you’re whipping up a quick flyer, optimizing a Facebook ad, or fine-tuning a pitch deck, Canva’s intuitive interface and pre-made templates let you go from idea to eye-catching design faster than you can say “Photoshop who?”
The Big Score
Cava CEO on how they grew to $33 million per restaurant
Cava is a restaurant success story. Check out what their 52 year olf co-founder, Brett Schulman, has to say aobut their explosive growth story here.
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