Case Study: East Coast Tavern Group achieves 70% faster inventory and 3–4% improved pour costs with BevSpot

East Coast Tavern Group - Customer Case Study

Boston’s East Coast Tavern Group (ECTG) runs four popular bar and restaurant concepts in Boston and needed a multi-location solution to see actionable bar data and streamline operations. Operations Director Cedric Adams had tried other inventory systems but found them inefficient—requiring a single handheld and failing to produce the insights his growing group needed.

In 2015 ECTG piloted BevSpot (alongside Bill.com for invoice management), adopting a phone-based platform that lets multiple staff take inventory, build recipes, and track usage. The change cut inventory time by 70%, improved pour costs by 3–4%, delivered substantial savings, and increased performance-based bonuses (80% groupwide, with Bar Manager Oran McGonagle hitting 100%), while simplifying accounting through QuickBooks integration.

East Coast Tavern Group

Oran McGonagle

Bar Manager