the mini-bars at IC Moscow have a fairly extensive list of contents but in Russia hotels must market their rooms in local currency RUR making it difficult to easily re-price rooms (mini-bar contents) due to Forex fluctuations etc, so when an RA stays there for the equivalent of +/- USD 120 a night and drinks everything in the mini-bar (or takes it home ;-) this made it tough for the hotel to make much of a profit after also supplying the guest with Happy Hour food / drinks and breakfast

on a recent stay at IC Sofia, the corporate rate was EUR 72 and inside the executive suite they gave me was full bottle of quite drinkable local wine, rose bath salts gift, crackers and cheese, chocolates, full bottles of San Pellegrino both still and sparkling + a stocked mini-bar. The hotel also supplied Happy Hour drinks / food and breakfast. Only so much room for the hotel to make a profit.

so I am not "shedding any tears" for IHG hotel operators here but in some instances the former RA benefit of free mini-bar could be a bit extreme IMO