Bar and Pub Financial Models
Compare 4 operating formats. Choose the type that matches how you will sell, serve customers and use capacity.
Choose your business type (4)
Operates its own preparation facilities and a seated customer area, selling drinks and on-premise hospitality. The operator controls preparation and guest service; seating is an actual capacity constraint in this format.
- Earns from
- Guest
- Sales limited by
- Seats, preparation throughput and opening schedule
Prepares and serves drinks and on-premise hospitality at customer events. It operates a production base and dispatches staff and service equipment to booked venues.
- Earns from
- Event and billable guest
- Sales limited by
- Kitchen output, event dates, crews and equipment
Creates and sells attendance at a physical event providing drinks and on-premise hospitality. The operator bears the risk of venue, talent and production commitments and earns event-related sales.
- Earns from
- Event and paid ticket
- Sales limited by
- Venue capacity, permitted dates and production budget
Runs day-to-day physical operations relating to drinks and on-premise hospitality for an asset owner. The asset owner retains the principal asset and its underlying customer economics; the management company earns contractual management compensation.
- Earns from
- Managed asset or site-period
- Sales limited by
- Sites supportable by operating teams and contract scope
Compare the operating logic
Open comparison| Business type | What earns revenue | What limits sales |
|---|---|---|
| Owner-Operated Bar | Guest | Seats, preparation throughput and opening schedule |
| Mobile Event Bar | Event and billable guest | Kitchen output, event dates, crews and equipment |
| Ticketed Bar Events | Event and paid ticket | Venue capacity, permitted dates and production budget |
| Third-Party Bar Operations Management | Managed asset or site-period | Sites supportable by operating teams and contract scope |
Build a plan around your own assumptions
Read the planning guideCompare the format, then check the workbook inputs and outputs on its model page.
Questions
Which model should I choose?
Match the paying customer, billing unit, location and capacity constraints to your intended operation. Review the full model page to check its scope and workbook status.
Can I combine business types?
Some formats can share premises or staff. Shared resources and revenue need to be counted once. Check the combination notes on each model page.