Nick Nemeth Email & Phone Number

St. Catharines, Ontario, Ca

With a self-funded startup budget of less than $10k, successfully developed and commercialized one of Canada's first non-alcoholic spirits alternatives, Novara Aperitivo, which has subsequently gone on to be sold across the country, and featured prominently in print and TV through publications/outlets such as CTV's the Social, Chatelaine, LCBO Food and Drink, Foodism, and more.Recent accolades for Novara Aperitivo include:- IWSC ‘22: 95pts, Gold- NOLA Spirits Competition ‘22: Double Gold, Best of Category, Non-Alcoholic Spirit of the Year

New York, New York, Us

Miracle and its tropical, tiki-themed offshoot, Sippin' Santa, are global Christmas-themed pop-up cocktail bar Franchises represented in nearly 200 locations worldwide, serving holiday cocktails in a festive setting. As Director of Operations I have accomplished the following:- Designed and developed two custom company intranet platforms from scratch, responsible for housing all SOPs, marketing materials, collaborative forums for operators, and a robust e-commerce platform fully integrated with 3PL facilities to distribute signature wares to our Partner venues worldwide.- Onboarded and led Brooklyn-based 3PL partnership to receive and ship all mandated Partner glassware and decor orders from a centralized warehouse- Partnered with a Vancouver-based printing Partner to develop custom print-on-demand platform for Partner venues, responsible for housing all mandated menus and related marketing collateral, standardized with our brand templates and editable within our brand guidelines.- Developed and implemented a custom LRM platform complete with video training content for all SOPs and recipes, refreshed annually and tracked across entire operator network- Led project to commercialize prep recipes with manufacturing Partner, trialed in 2021 and rolled out system-wide in 2022 to enable consistent execution and reduce labor costs and time required for in-house prep.

Own and operate the largest Niagara-based beverage consultancy and retail/e-commerce provider of cocktail tools, ingredients, and ready-to-serve cocktail kits. Through Crown, we have built the following:- The first Niagara-based, standalone AGCO-licensed cocktail kit delivery service focusing on personal gifting and customized corporate/wholesale gifting of spirited kits including alcohol, bespoke mixers, garnish, and personalized recipe cards featuring custom-designed cocktail offerings. - The first local retailer/wholesaler of barware, mixers, bitters, non-alcoholic spirits and more cocktail-focused ingredients in the Niagara region.- An ever-expanding client list of bars, restaurants, wineries, and brands across the Niagara region that we work with on overall menu strategy, product and recipe development, and beverage-focused service training, systems, and operations.

Richmond, British Columbia, Ca

Through Boston Pizza, I led the beverage category for Canada's largest full-service restaurant concept, and the largest national on-premise beverage alcohol account in the country. Responsibilities include strategy development, vendor management and negotiation, recipe development, sales and reporting for the beverage category across Canada.

Richmond, British Columbia, Ca

Richmond, British Columbia, Ca

Mclean, Virginia, Us

Niagara On The Lake, On, Ca

Business Administration, Marketing

Post Graduate Diploma, Brewing And Distilling