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Mike McFarland 6/4/25 Mike McFarland 6/4/25

Today’s Soda: Customizable, Indulgent, and A Little Dirty

At this year’s National Restaurant Association Show in Chicago, our team noticed something standing out amid rows of cutting-edge kitchen equipment, flavor-innovation labs, and beverage demos: dirty soda was everywhere.

Mike McFarland 5/5/25 Mike McFarland 5/5/25

Not Your Grandma's Soda Fountain: How Sidework Is Revolutionizing Dispensed Beverages

We’re replacing the soda fountain with intelligent tech, and it’s changing the way the world drinks. The future’s so bright, we’ll need to wear shades.

Mike McFarland 4/14/25 Mike McFarland 4/14/25

How Entertainment Venues Are Surviving (and Thriving) in 2025

The secret to thriving isn’t just bigger, better, or flashier—it’s about working smarter. For entertainment venues, that might just mean letting a machine handle the drinks, so they can focus on the magic.