Hyde & Co’s Group Beverage Manager, Dan Bovey, explains how the company’s relationship with ecoSPIRITS began. He says: “When we first heard about ecoSPIRITS we tried two ecoTOTE brands and decided they were superior to what we were pouring already on our speed rails so, with the added sustainability message, it just made sense to take them. The technology was easy to get used to, and our bartenders found the concept similar to the way kegs are used for beer. We started with two spirits brands in one venue, then extended this with more and more brands and venues, effectively switching out the house pour spirits for each category, allowing me to align the speed rails across the company.”

Hyde & Co Group works with a hospitality wholesaler called Re-Stock, which uses low emission electric vans, while also optimising the supply chain by consolidating deliveries into a single trip. Empty ecoTOTEs are collected on the same journey which, Bovey says, “has really cleaned up the whole delivery eco-system”. The switch to ecoTOTEs has been especially beneficial for busier sites such as Bambalan, where the number of spirits deliveries and glass recycling collections have been dramatically reduced. High-volume venues like Bambalan and The Milk Thistle have also benefited from using the ecoSPIRITS’ pour spout to streamline cocktail preparations, while other sites use the SmartPour™ system for dispensing spirits directly into bottles, cocktail shakers or serving vessels.