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When Ashley Meyer Howe and her family opened FarmCraft Brewery in November 2024, they wanted more than just a place to serve beer. Set on 10 acres in the rolling hills of Western New York, FarmCraft is a full farm brewery, taproom, and event space that doubles as a community hub. From live music and farmers markets to book clubs and art shows, FarmCraft is designed as a place where locals and travelers alike can gather, connect, and return again and again.
When Krystal Hentges was named GoTab’s Vice President of Operations this month, she was stepping into more than a leadership role. She was taking on a mission that speaks to the heart of every operator: building systems and supporting teams in ways that make hospitality more sustainable and more rewarding. Hentges believes that great service begins long before the guest experience. It begins in the back office, in the prep work, and in the daily interactions between managers and their teams.
GoTab, the leading Entertainment Commerce Platform built to power high-volume, multi-zone hospitality venues, today announced the availability of its solutions to the Ben E. Keith Foodservice customer base. This collaboration gives thousands of restaurants, breweries, family entertainment centers, and hospitality operators across the Ben E. Keith network access to GoTab’s innovative commerce tools designed to streamline operations and elevate guest experiences. Ben E. Keith Foods is the nation’s fifth largest broadline foodservice distributor and operates today with 10 divisions shipping to 20 states throughout the country.
Set inside a four-story, 17,000-square-foot building, Bear Cave offers 52 self-pour taps, stone-fired pizzas, live music, trivia nights, and a rooftop patio overlooking downtown. It was built to be more than a brewery. The venue was designed as a hub where neighbors can come together, where families can linger, and where its flagship beers reflect the passion and creativity that fuel the brand.
September 30, 2025 — GoTab, the leading Entertainment Commerce Platform built to optimize food and beverage operations, today announced a new partnership with Harvest Hosts, the popular membership network connecting travelers with unique overnight stays at breweries, farms, wineries, and other scenic locations. Together, the two companies are equipping businesses with best-in-class hospitality technology to elevate the guest experience and streamline service.
Hospitality operators are increasingly looking for ways to generate reliable revenue, strengthen guest loyalty, and deliver memorable experiences. One of the most effective strategies is the use of memberships and subscriptions. During our recent webinar, Unlocking Recurring Revenue with GoTab Memberships and Subscriptions, the GoTab team shared practical insights, case studies, and a live demonstration of how operators can launch and scale these programs.
The revenue most pickleball clubs underuse is food and beverage. How venues turn court bookings into higher guest spend per visit.
The integrations a pickleball club needs to connect reservations, ordering, payments and events into a single revenue engine.
Courts alone don't pay the bills. How pickleball venues of every size blend food and beverage into the play experience itself.
GoTab's DishOut integration connects gratuity management and payroll to service for eatertainment venues with tipped staff.
GoTab has officially made its Australia debut. The entertainment commerce platform and Point of Sale (POS) system that powers many of North America’s most dynamic restaurants, breweries, and entertainment venues is now live Down Under. Our first case study there comes straight from Melbourne’s creative dining scene, where a pair of industry titans have opened a brasserie and cocktail bar unlike anything else on Lygon Street.
GoTab, the leading entertainment commerce platform designed to power complex, high-volume operations, today announced its newest integration with EvergreenHQ.com, a best-in-class beverage inventory and digital menu management platform. The integration enables hospitality operators to automatically sync live draft lists, streamline menu updates, and provide real-time visibility across all beverage operations.
How Crush Yard's pickleball bar and lounge concept scaled across the Southeast with GoTab and DishOut behind the service.
Payment processing is one of the least understood, but most critical, aspects of running a hospitality business. Whether you operate a restaurant, brewery, hotel, or family entertainment center, the fees you pay to accept credit and debit cards can quietly erode your margins. The reality is that the way you structure your payment strategy can make a measurable difference to your bottom line.
This issue of Grow with GoTab covers best practices from dine-in theaters that are streamlining service without disrupting the movie experience, plus an integration spotlight on how Mews + GoTab deliver seamless Direct PMS Sync. We share what’s next with our “Brewed Different” panel at the Virginia Brewers Conference, focused on winning over Gen Z, and highlight our September sales promotion—sign up by Sept. 30 to get a full POS hardware bundle.
Running a hospitality business today is no small feat. From unpredictable costs to competitive labor markets, operators are constantly looking for ways to protect margins without compromising on quality. That’s why GoTab has partnered with Buyers Edge Platform—a leader in foodservice rebates and purchasing power—to give our customers a smarter way to save on the products they already buy.
In today’s hospitality landscape, the point of sale is no longer just a cash register with a touchscreen. For food halls, breweries, and multi-concept venues, the POS has become the central nervous system — routing orders, tracking tabs, managing events, integrating with booking systems, and even enabling advanced tools like RFID ordering and payment.
How dine-in theaters clear concession lines during the fall movie rush without pulling service staff away from the seats.
In 1926, Abraham and Morris Schulman opened their first theaters in Bryan, Texas. Nearly 100 years later, Schulman Theatres remains one of the rare family businesses to reach its centennial, now run by fourth and fifth generation owners Morris, Jacob, Nathan and Clayton Schulman. Today, the company operates seven locations across Texas and is opening its first out-of-state venue in Little Rock, Arkansas, in Fall 2025.
Does this time of year feel strange to you? One week you’re slammed with summer traffic, the next it feels like someone flipped a switch. Kids are back in school. Weeknight dinners quiet down. But Saturdays explode with game-day crowds that turn a slow afternoon into a shoulder-to-shoulder rush.
