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Acumen. Intellect. Judgement. Considering ways to strengthen your brand s armor against government-backed stings? Then employ double-duty protection by layering The BARS Program with TiPS (Training for Intervention ProcedureS). In tandem, the two will accelerate your employees knowledge and confidence in the appropriate and lawful practices of selling and serving alcohol. On its own, TiPS provides an educational foundation through in-person and online teaching sessions to demonstrate to servers and bartenders the correct way of... Read More

Tips vs. TiPS. One is a monetary token given as gratitude in exchange for a service; the other a skills-based training program designed to prevent alcohol misuse. Either way you look at it, both are an investment in a person. If you aren t familiar with Training for Intervention ProcedureS or TiPS, your brand likely has a compliance-training deficit. Here s why. TiPS is a 35-year-strong program giving bartenders and waiters the skills and confidence... Read More

At The BARS Program, we often find word-of-mouth to carry substantial weight, especially when it results in proactive approaches to compliance training. Not too long ago at a national restaurant chain s regional manager meeting, talk turned to compliance-training. The manager of the chain s Colorado locations recognized he needed to call in reinforcement to help properly train staff and safeguard the brand s reputation after two of his restaurants failed government-backed alcohol stings. After... Read More

The BARS Program is pleased to announce the availability of newly refreshed compliance training videos. The recordings are accessible online and include a revamped training video and procedural videos intended to breakdown The BARS Program s Checker component of the program. The procedural videos are part of a four-part series showcasing a Checker conducting a Basic Visit, 2-in-1 Visit, and Verify Visit for convenience and grocery stores, and an entirely new Restaurant Visit video. Employers... Read More

Self-regulation. It s one of the key ingredients to achieving sustainability and social responsibility – two prominent themes in the world of business these days. It s also a topic we recently discussed with Bill Young, longtime ally of The BARS Program s compliance-training platform, and global senior director of alcohol for Molson Coors Brewing Company. Young says self-regulation within the alcohol industry takes many forms. There s active involvement with local/federal governments to design... Read More

As part of a series of interviews with clients and partners, we caught up with Bill Young, global senior director of alcohol policy, Molson Coors Brewing Company, and a longtime ally of The BARS Program s compliance-training platform. Among many topics discussed, we picked Young s brain about the alcohol industry and his thoughts on shifting trends and potential areas for action. Most notably, Young says, is how the craft brewery segment – made up... Read More

Practice only gets you closer to perfect. This is why The BARS Program recommends your brand achieve and maintain a 90 percent Green Card-rating when you implement our Responsible Training Model. Don t let this number scare you. The appropriate sale of age-sensitive products will either make or break your brand. When you partner with The BARS Program, we work together to redirect current training efforts or to establish new methodologies to get your retail... Read More