Ranier Reglos
Beverage Director
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Hospitality leader and Certified Sommelier with 10+ years of experience managing beverage programs, vendor relationships, operations, and revenue growth across multi-unit hospitality groups. Proven ability to build strategic partnerships, improve profitability, develop operational systems, and support multiple locations and concepts. Experienced consulting with operators, training teams, implementing programs, and driving consistent execution across diverse hospitality environments.
Experience
Beverage Director - Sabio Hospitality Group - Pleasanton, CA
(2023-08)
Oversees beverage strategy and operations across three hospitality concepts.
- Sabio on Main Street
- Crush’d Wine Bar & Kitchen
- Pivot Craft Kitchen & Sports Bar
- Manage beverage programs, vendor relationships, pricing, purchasing, and profitability across multiple locations.
- Increased beverage sales across the group by 15% year over year through menu optimization, training, pricing strategy, and vendor partnerships.
- Develop and implement wine, beer, and cocktail programs tailored to individual concepts and customer demographics.
- Built strategic relationships with wineries, distributors, and beverage partners to create new revenue opportunities and cost efficiencies.
- Developed Crush’d Wine Bar’s 24-wine Wine on Tap program, including partnerships with wineries for exclusive wine kegs.
- Developed beverage and operational programs for a new high-volume sports bar concept.
- Created standardized SOPs, inventory processes, training programs, and operational systems across multiple locations.
- Led recruitment, onboarding, training, and development of managers, supervisors, and front-of-house teams.
- Partnered with leadership on P&L; analysis, cost control, pricing, and profitability initiatives.
- Designed and optimized POS menu layouts and ordering workflows for multiple concepts.
- Serve as a cross-functional operational leader, supporting daily execution, guest experience, financial performance, and team development.
- Mentored emerging beverage leadership through hands-on coaching, wine education, cocktail creation, and operational training.
- Directed daily operations, beverage programs, sales initiatives, vendor relationships, and events.
- Created and executed winemaker dinners, private events, and brand partnerships.
- Improved inventory and sales tracking systems to strengthen cost control and operational efficiency.
- Led hiring, onboarding, training, and team development across all three concepts.
- Managed guest experience, financial performance, and day-to-day business operations.
General Manager & Beverage Director - Social Affair Wine Lounge - San Ramon, CA
(2019-04 - 2023-08)
- Directed all operations, beverage programs, and events
- Increased beverage sales by 20% through menu redesign and training.
- Partnered with wineries for winemaker dinners
- Improved systems for inventory and sales tracking
- Recognized by San Ramon Award Program (2022)
