Alcohol, tobacco, and vape compliance checks
Don't lose your license over one missed ID check.
Every month, BARS runs a compliance check at each of your locations to confirm compliance on age-restricted sales. You get a report the next business day, so you can fix problems before failing a sting.
94%average client pass rate when the state runs a sting
How it works
What a BARS compliance check looks like.
The BARS Green and Red Card system has been the standard used by market leaders for 30 years. A trained Checker visits your stores to watch for one thing: does the associate ask for ID before ringing up alcohol, tobacco, vape, or nicotine products?
Read the full methodology
A BARS checker walks in like any other customer and picks up an age-restricted product.
carding rate, twelve months in
failed government enforcement checks, year over year
Program outcomes
The 95% standard.
Reaching 95% consistent carding on monthly BARS checks cuts failed government stings by up to 99%. Most BARS customers reach the 95% standard within twelve months of starting the program.
One customer, on the record
Industries
BARS works across every retail format.
If your product is regulated or age-restricted, we've checked it.
Convenience and fuel
Tobacco, nicotine, alcohol sales at the highest-risk counter in retail.
Grocery
Beer caves, checkstands, and self-checkout, all carding to one standard.
Liquor and beverage
Where a single missed ID check can trigger a license review.
Restaurants and bars
Service speed and carding discipline, measured together.
Multi-unit franchise
The same standard at store 3 and store 300, through owner and staff turnover.
Manufacturer partners
Independent data on how retailers handle your age-restricted product.
Track record
Setting the standard for compliance checks since 1997.
The BARS Green and Red Card system has been the standard market leaders use for 30 years, run on the same proven procedures since the day we started.
In their words
Trusted by leading brands.
Quotes from operators who run BARS in their stores today.
“We have been partners with the BARS group for over 12 years for our 500+ Holiday C-Stores. We believe that BARS is the industry leader in this service category.”
“BARS does a great job. We have seen a return on our investment by educating our employees in TIPS. They can properly handle the sale of alcohol and tobacco.”
“We use BARS mainly as a means to identify restaurants where staff are not following protocol. Great customer service and immediate responses.”
“There's nobody like The BARS Program in their class of service. Nobody is as reliable or as capable of supporting our category responsibility commitments.”
See it for yourself
Find out what your pass rate actually is.
A 30-minute demo walks your team through a real sample report and the programs that fit your format. Pricing is scoped to your store count and how often you want checks run.