Liquor Stocktaking

For Wet Led Pubs & Hospitality Businesses

For wet led pubs, cocktail bars and wine bars or indeed any other wet led hospitality business, liquor stocktaking is one of, if not the best way of improving your gross profit.

If your business revolves around alcohol, you will know first hand the absolute myriad ways in which your profits can be diminished. From wastage to theft, over pouring, under ringing, spillage and mistaken orders to name but a few. Your business can try to absorb these as write offs, but only in the short term. The long-term plan is to take action with a strong programme of liquor stocktaking.

A stocktaker worth his salt will quickly work with you, right from the off, helping you reduce and even extinguish these types of losses. Consequently, your gross profit should increase, by around 2% – but can also be anywhere up to 7%!

Venners have over 180 fully employed stocktakers nationwide, so you can be sure we have a stocktaker local to your area. If your pub or bar requires liquor stocktaking, please get in touch via the contact form. We have seven-day availability including month end.

Spirit Testing

Liquor Stocktaking also comes with free ‘Spirit Authenticity’ testing on a range of popular spirits, as well as ABV testing to counteract the danger of having staff swap authentic liquor for cheap, imitation spirits.

Business Support

Our support team includes work planning and client services teams, staffed with trained stocktakers. Area managers also available to problem-solve at sites and who you can liaise with on a regular basis.

Same Day Reports

Your liquor stocktaking results are published on-site and fully discussed with management. This includes a report detailing any action points and recommendations for improving performance month by month.

Staff Training

Venners can also offer classroom courses for your staff to attend. These courses can be attended by up to twenty site managers and assistant managers and are designed to help your staff understand stocktaking

Client Testimonials

Venners judge our own success only by the direct success of our clients; it is for this reason we consider ourselves the most successful stocktaking company in the UK today.

“Venners has been instrumental in supporting Marston’s Inns and Taverns in achieving continued growth using its stock and audit programs.”

Peter Dalzell, Managing Director, Marstons Inns & Taverns

“All services delivered by Venners have proved to be effective and as a result of this successful partnership IHG have developed a preferred supplier relationship with Venners”

Max Izzard, Area Director of Finance & Business Support Europe, IHG

“Their approach, reporting, action plans and feedback are well worth the investment. They immediately helped reduce our cost of doing business with out impacting our quality or guest experience. As well as many quick wins, their consultancy audit enables continuous, sustainable improvement and benchmarking.”

Doug Lancaster, Stock Control Manager, Bourne Leisure

“For many years (Venners) have completed both regular and ad hoc stock takes in all Luminar clubs. Their service is comprehensive which means we are able to effectively highlight areas of non -compliance in a timely manner”.

Peter Marks, Managing Director, Luminar

“Venners have worked with Shepherd Neame for many years and have always provided a beneficial and timely service. This has enabled our Managers and Head Office Staff to gain information efficiently from the management information.”

Nigel Bunting, Retail Director, Shepherd Neame

“Sound financial controls are an essential part of the running of any business. High quality stock audits help directors to meet their statutory responsibilities and can help improve operating results.”

Philip Quigley, Partner, Smith & Williamson

“The service provided by Venners is professional, flexible and efficient. Detailed results are always delivered promptly and are utilised to build the powerful Vision 21 database. I have no hesitation recommending them to others in the Sector.”

Elaine Clarke, Managing Director, Baa Bar Ltd

How We Maximise Your Liquor Profits

1. We Count

All liquor is accurately counted, in all bars and storeroom areas to establish an accurate valuation. This becomes our starting point and any subsequent stocktakes will show a variance to the original count. At this stage spirits are checked for ABV strength and brand authenticity.

2. We Report

Following the count and spirit tests, your stocktaker will generate your report for you, on-site, the very same day. Your report consists of many reports and written summaries to help you visualise and understand what happened to your stock during the stock period.

3. We Coach

When your report is ready, your stocktaker will sit with your site manager and discuss the results and summary, pointing out action points, problems and opportunities so appropriate action can be taken in order to improve gross profit performance over the coming stock period.

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