Season's greetings festive people. We imagine you're feeling a little the worse for wear after the last month's indulgences. Your trousers may have shrunk, your liver might be acting up, your reactions grown sluggish. Perhaps you've sworn off drinking and are reading this while sitting on the stationary bike at gym or indulging in a wheatgrass-enema at the spas in an effort to kickstart your detox. We get it. The last few weeks of every year are traditionally a time of excess. We feed, we drink, we have fun, then we feel it. That's why at Barcode we've devised a list of drinking resolutions designed to guide you to drink better. By better, we refer to all aspects of imbibing: from a better class of alcohol, to better preparation and presentation, to drinking more responsibly (drink smart not hard) and expanding your gustatory horizons. Cheers to a spirited 2012! 23 Jan 2012 Read more >>

With our busy summer events season completely wrapped, it is nice to be able to take a moment and reflect on some of the highlights. Barcode was proud to showcase their unique brand of event organisation at some of the Mother City's more memorable social events. The Johannesburg team got a well deserved rest after a massive year thanks to the World Cup and sporting calendar. 7 Jun 2011 Read more >>

As excitement builds for this year's Taste of Cape Town festival, Barcode Bespoke Bar Services and The Barcode Bar Academy are gearing up to do what they do best - combining exquisite drinks with a great time. 4 May 2011 Read more >>

When Barcode's founder, Clyde Barendse, designed the company's provisionally patented collapsible bar system in 2004, it set new standards for efficiency and adaptability in mobile bar infrastructure. Since then, constant refinement and growth have secured Barcode's position as the industry leader in bar design, as evidenced by the newest generation of promotional and event displays. 30 Jun 2010 Read more >>

South Africa's bars are soon to be invaded by hordes of thirsty football fans from around the globe, but in our hour of need, as the cries for 'more lager!' reach a crescendo, the country's top cocktail bartender will be deserting these shores for a week of gin and civility in one of France's most beautiful regions. Ryan Duvenage - South African Classic Cocktail Champion 2009 and 2010 - has been selected as one of twelve international finalists in the grueling G'Vine Gin Connoisseur Program 2010 staged in Cognac, France, from 6 to 11 June. 25 May 2010 Read more >>

Barcode Bar Academy's rapid establishment as a leader in hospitality training and development was recently evidenced during a 123-person workshop course tailor-made for Vukukhanye Personnel Services, primary hospitality staff supplier to Durban's ICC and Moses Mabhida Stadium. 20 Apr 2010 Read more >>

Continuing an impressive curve of success, the 2010 Taste of Cape Town exceeded all expectations of quality as visitors were treated to a memorable food and drink experience. In keeping with its promise, the show presented some of the Cape's finest restaurants, top wines and world-class cocktails mixed by premium bar services provider, Barcode. 6 Apr 2010 Read more >>

Looking for a drink to impress at your next party? Try the recipe below - it's an original that earned South African cocktail maestro, Ryan Duvenage, seventh place in the world at the recent IBA World Cocktail Competition in Berlin, Germany. Enjoy! 10 Nov 2009 Read more >>

The world's bartending elite recently convened in Berlin, Germany, for the 58th IBA World Cocktail Competition, a tensely fought contest of leading mixologists and flairtenders from over 60 countries. Representing South Africa in their respective disciplines, Ryan Duvenage and Travis Kuhn both excelled and returned home with the country's best international performances to date. 22 Oct 2009 Read more >>

With 2010 less than a year away (and more and more articles beginning with that phrase), a mix of trepidation and cynicism seems to pervade general thinking; already a simmering anxiety is beginning to take hold as the clock ticks down. The question of whether we, South Africans, will be able to pull off the biggest events coup in Africa's history feeds conversations here and abroad. But for some people, like those at Barcode, the debates about what will or won't happen 10 months from now are quietened if attention is shifted to the present and the dearth of local experience in large-scale eventing. 19 Aug 2009 Read more >>

Carried by the momentum of an expansive and dynamic 2008, South Africa's premium mobile bar service professionals, Barcode, began 2009 with one of the most celebrated racing events of the season: the 148th running of the L'Ormarins Queen's Plate at Cape Town's Kenilworth Race Course. With its scale and prestige, it was the ideal occasion to mark the launch of Barcode's new Cape Town operation. 4 Feb 2009 Read more >>

With qualification for the IBA World Championships at stake, the best of South Africa's professional bartenders recently met at Johannesburg's Coca Cola Dome to compete in the National Classic Cocktail Competition. Among the six finalists were three representatives from premium bar services and training company, Barcode, including eventual winner and Key Training Officer at the Barcode Academy, Ryan Duvenage. 20 Nov 2008 Read more >>

Tanqueray - the world's most award-winning gin - has joined forces with elite bar and beverage service provider, Barcode, to invigorate the South African cocktail set with a unique 80-event national campaign. 30 Oct 2008 Read more >>

Well-established mobile bar and beverage services company, Barcode, recently celebrated the launch of their new training and consultation division - The Barcode Bar Academy - with two memorable evenings at the academy's premises in Durban. 26 Sep 2008 Read more >>

Despite the traditional tendency towards industry hibernation during South Africa's colder months, exclusive cocktail and mobile bar specialists, Barcode, continued to show exceptional growth this winter with major events across the country. Highlights included... 22 Sep 2008 Read more >>

While many felt the need to spend winter in hibernation, mobile bar specialists, Barcode, kept warm this July with the organisation and management of numerous major events across the country. 28 Aug 2008 Read more >>

Dignitaries and football luminaries from around the world gathered in Durban recently to witness the all-important draw that would decide the order of play for the FIFA World Cup in 2010. Mobile bar specialists, Barcode, used the opportunity to showcase the exceptional levels of service and entertainment that South Africa has to offer. 6 Dec 2007 Read more >>

Representing the finest South Africa's food and beverage industries have to offer, the recent Good Food and Wine Show, staged at Gallagher Estate in Midrand, provided the perfect platform for mobile bar specialists, Barcode, to exhibit the versatility and imagination they are known for. 14 Nov 2007 Read more >>

With unprecedented measures of style and sophistication, the recent Vodacom Durban July once again proved to be the highlight of the South African social calendar. Barcode Mobile Bar Industry was at the heart of the event, feeding punters and fashionistas champagne elegance and cocktail chic. 13 Jul 2007 Read more >>

The sophisticated elegance of The Bay Hotel in Cape Town recently provided the perfect setting for the finals of the prestigious Havana Club National Classic Cocktail Competition. A winner in 2005, Barcode Mobile Bar Industry mixologist, Tim Townsend, once again took top honours, adding the 2007 title of National Classic Cocktail Champion to his already-impressive bartending CV. 5 Jul 2007 Read more >>

Well-established Durban-based mobile bar service company, Barcode, recently celebrated the launch of their Johannesburg operation with two highly successful VIP events. 30 Mar 2007 Read more >>

February is traditionally Durban's hottest month, but on the weekend of the 24th and 25th things quickly reached boiling point. Once again thousands of racing enthusiasts poured into the east coast city for the A1 GP, and with the astonishing success of last year's Grand Prix organisers of the 2007 event knew that they would have to produce something spectacular to match local and international expectations. 27 Feb 2007 Read more >>

December 2006 saw the staging of the Durban leg of the Vodacom International Pro Beach Soccer Tour. Barcode understood that, as official afterparty to the tournament, the Vodacom Summer Jam would have to be a dramatic event. 14 Dec 2006 Read more >>

The 2006 Bombay Sapphire National Classic Cocktail Competition was a closely contested affair. Barcode mixologists Tim Townsend and Ryan Duvenage excelled behind the spectacular Bombay Sapphire ice bar. 6 Oct 2006 Read more >>

Ordinarily a quiet seaside town, for two days of every year Margate becomes Mardi Gras as the crème of South Africa's advertising industry gather for the annual Loerie Awards. Once again, Barcode was there to get the party started. 7 Sep 2006 Read more >>

The Vodacom Durban July is the most prestigious event in the South African horse racing calendar – as much about elegance, high society and champagne as it is about horses. Barcode was there to keep the country's finest going through the social event of the year. 17 Jul 2006 Read more >>

During the last weekend of January 2006, the World Cup of Motorsport descended upon Durban for the South African leg of the twelve race A1 Grand Prix series. With its reputation for speed, efficiency, precision and professionalism, Barcode mobile bar industry was the logical choice as exclusive bar service supplier to the high-octane event. 31 Jan 2006 Read more >>