The Drink Exchange

The Drink Exchange is a stock-market style dynamic pricing system for bars and restaurants. Drink and food prices rise and fall with demand and are shown on TV screens and a patron mobile app, while the bar owner sets the pricing parameters. The vendor supplies a computer, the software, POS integration and setup, and sells to bars, pubs and restaurants.

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Best for
Bars running a stock-market happy hour, Bars that want to push high-margin items
Pricing
Quote only

Who it is for

  • Bars running a stock-market happy hour

    The vendor recommends using the system for at least three hours a day for happy hour, and some venues run it all day as a theme.

  • Bars that want to push high-margin items

    Owners choose which items are listed and control the pricing parameters; the vendor says liquor distributors often pay bars to list particular products.

What it does

  • Dynamic pricing algorithm

    A customisable algorithm changes drink prices according to demand, with the bar owner in control of the parameters.

  • TV price displays

    Prices are shown on chosen TVs connected by HDMI, VGA or wirelessly; the vendor suggests 2 or 3 screens for an average bar.

  • Optional LED ticker

    Some venues add a scrolling LED sign that shows prices.

  • Patron mobile app

    Guests can view current drink prices on a mobile app.

  • POS integration

    The system connects to select POS systems so bartenders ring items in as normal, with no manual price entry.

  • Food and drink exchange

    Food items can be listed as well as drinks.

  • On/off control

    The system can be switched on or off in the software, for happy hour only or all day.

  • Setup and support

    Includes computer system, software, POS integration, setup, consulting and unlimited support, with remote configuration by technicians.

Pricing

Pricing model
Quote only

No price is published. The site says the price is set so the bar profits, and asks visitors to click Join for pricing information. The purchase includes the computer system, software, POS integration, setup, consulting and unlimited support.

Works with

Point of sale
Toast

The homepage announces that the system now works with Toast. It also shows POS logos labelled aloha, micros, pos-itouch, micro-sale, diner-ware, digial dining, future-pos and win-ez, and says it will integrate with other POS providers on request; those are not listed as confirmed integrations.

Where and how it runs

Customers in
United States, Canada
Hardware
The vendor ships a Drink Exchange computer system that connects to the bar's POS router and to TVs by HDMI or VGA (or wirelessly); an LED sign is optional.

The vendor does not state where it sells. The site mentions a Drink Exchange bar opening in Toronto and press from US outlets; these are inferences.

The company

Company
TAS Systems Corporation

Security and support

Support
The purchase includes unlimited support, and the contact form promises a reply within 24 hours; the vendor says setup takes about a week.

Listing details

Headquarters
United Kingdom
Built for
Bars, Restaurants
Focus
Food-specific
Status
Active
Website
thedrinkexchange.com

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What we could not confirm

These points were not confirmed when this page was written.

  • Any price or contract term
  • Full list of supported POS systems (mostly image labels)
  • Company founding year, headquarters, size and funding
  • Countries served
  • Platform for the patron mobile app (iOS or Android)
  • Security certifications
  • Whether the site is actively maintained (copyright lines say 2015 and 2023)

Sources

Facts on this page come from the pages below, checked on 29 September 2026. Prices and features change, so confirm with the vendor before you buy.

  1. Homepage: product, FAQ, pricing statement, hardwarehttps://www.thedrinkexchange.com/
  2. Toronto news, sign-uphttps://www.thedrinkexchange.com/news.php
  3. Sign-up pagehttps://www.thedrinkexchange.com/square.php
  4. News itemhttps://www.thedrinkexchange.com/news_wendy.php
  5. Legal entity, data collectedhttps://www.thedrinkexchange.com/Privacy.html