The Booze Business is One Business That is Most Vulnerable to Employee Theft.
Bartender stealing is especially prevalent if you have a successful bar, lounge or restaurant business with a popular bartender. The problem is that the good bartenders are always popular! You might not notice daily theft and skimming, such as free drinks to the bartender’s friends and stealing from the cash register. However, if the source of your bartender’s popularity is your bottom line, that problem needs to be stopped immediately. We suggest installing a properly designed and built security camera system from Hoosier Security in your bar.
Shrinkage, the average loss due to theft, spillage and waste, nationally is approximately 23 percent on liquor and draft beer, about 10 percent on wine and 2 percent on bottled beer*. That’s a lot of money. It could mean your profits for the year! Eliminating shrinkage can mean the difference between financial success and bankruptcy for your bar or lounge.
Theft Alone is THE Largest Source of Cash Losses in Bars. Security Cameras Can Stop That Loss!
Read that again. If you think your bar is different, you’re wrong. Opportunities are plentiful for theft behind a bar. Bartenders work many hours without direct supervision. Those who steal from the bar do so because it’s easy, difficult to detect, and nearly impossible to prevent… unless someone is watching them.
The temptations posed by handling large sums of cash and dealing with a liquid inventory on a day to day basis can be overwhelming. At some point, even the most honest bartenders will contemplate stealing cash and give out free drinks to friends or bar regulars in order to increase their tips by a couple of percentage points.
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Using POS Interfacing and Text Insertion Security Cameras to Catch Crooked Bartenders
Our custom-built digital security camera systems have Point of Sale Integration which will insert a text copy of the receipt over the video and make it searchable. This makes finding voided tickets a snap. You can watch as your bartender pours one drink and rings up a cheaper one, taking money out of your pocket. We are based here in Indianapolis, so service is not only fast, repairs to your system and custom specifications are quick and easy because we custom build all of our video recorders right here in Indy. Yes, custom built for your bar and your loss problems. Because a cookie cutter system simply isnt good enough to stop theft in a bar with especially challenging lighting and employee problems.
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Bar Video Surveillance can help Eliminate Dishonest Bartenders
You need to send a message loud and clear to your staff that theft will not be tolerated. Bartenders know they will be held accountable for their actions with surveillance video systems. It starts when they see us install the system. (If you are having serious problems, we actually prefer to install away from prying eyes so we can help you more easily spot the thieving bartenders, wait staff or other employees.)
While you might not want to pursue criminal action against a bartender for embezzlement or a similar crime, video documented theft is solid grounds for termination. Once one employee is let go due to dishonesty in the cash till most of the others will fall in line. A mere wrist slap does nothing to discourage others from putting their hands in the till. The combination of video evidence, a point of sale data overlaid on that video, and a bar owner or manager who terminates thieves and praises honest employees will increase the bottom line at your bar by several percents. (We have seen bars increase their bottom line by 15-20% within a few short weeks of installing our systems).
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We install security surveillance systems in bars throughout the state of Indiana, with a concentration on Indianapolis and surrounding counties, including but not limited to Indianapolis, Carmel, Noblesville, Kokomo, Geist , Lawrence, Pendleton, Oaklandon, New Palestine, Muncie, Beech Grove, Southport, Greenwood, Center Grove, Bargersville, Bloomington, Camby, Avon, Plainfield, Crawfordsville, Westfield, Nora, Castleton and Lafayette, Indiana.
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