Liquor or beverage control system, what is it and how can it improve your operation and earn you more money?

Beverage control systems are systems that control pour portions for liquor, beer and wine, ensuring accountability, consistency and reducing the amount of spillage and overpours. As a business owner you want to consistently get the highest yield out of your inventory. With the functionality to easily pre-program your beverage pours for cocktails, liquor, shots, beer and wine, you will receive a guaranteed yield on all alcoholic beverages, leading to increased profitability associated with these costs. The system provides accountability by recording all drinks. Eliminating give a ways and potential theft. On average a bar or nightclub that implements a beverage control system will enjoy 5% increase in revenue the first month.

MAITRED POINT OF SALE INTERFACE WITH BEVERAGE CONTROL SYSTEM

Maitre’d Point of Sale system is an easy to use, feature rich, customizable restaurant point of sale system that features a seamless interface with beverage control systems. Integrating the Maitred Point of Sale system with a beverage control system will provide you with the highest level of efficiency, accountability and profitability. With Maitred’s ring then pour functionality, all alcoholic beverages must be entered into the point of sale system before the beverage control system can release the product. When the product is released it is always the pre-programmed pour. With Maitred’s product mix reports inventory management is more accurate and less time consuming easily detecting variances, their causes and eliminating them.

The breakdown of lost revenue due to over pours, spillage, theft and miscellaneous:

Cost of 1 case/12 bottles/1 liter :   $60.00

The estimated national average loss from spillage, over pouring and give a ways :  4oz

The estimated industry average of drinks sold per liter that never reach the register:   3.4

Using these averages and a $6.00 per drink price using 2 cases a week, we can see the financial impact below:

WHOLESALE LOSS PER CASE:  $7.20
WEEKLY WHOLSALE COST LOSS:  $14.40
MONTHLY WHOLESALE COST LOSS:  $61.92
RETAIL LOSS PER BOTTLE:  $20.40
RETAIL LOSS PER CASE:  $244.80
WEEKLY RETAIL LOSS:  $489.60
MONTHLY RETAIL LOSS:  $2105.28

AVERAGE LIQUOR LOSSES PER MONTH:  $2167.20

LIQUOR LOSSES PER YEAR:  $26,006.40

These numbers can be staggering. We are only analyzing 1 single liter of liquor that we sell 2 cases per week. The best way to ensure this does not happen is to implement the feature rich, customizeable and easy to use Maitre’d restaurant Point of Sale system by Smart POS, integrating a beverage control system. Your losses will stop, your variances will be discovered and eliminated. This will also improve customer service with quick ordering at the point of sale, checks presented and closed efficiently, making sure your customers receive fast, efficient and accurate service.

Contact Smart POS at 720-675-3637 to find out how we can assist you with increasing your level of service and your profits.