Established, franchise-backed beverage inventory and cost-control service for the hospitality sector, operating the same exclusive territory under the same ownership since 1997.

The business provides recurring, independent on-site liquor inventory audits to bars, restaurants, hotels and other liquor-licensed venues. Using franchisor-supplied digital inventory apps, barcode scanners and precision bottle and keg scales that integrate directly with clients' point-of-sale and invoicing systems, the business tracks stock levels, measures actual-versus-theoretical pour cost, and delivers variance reports that help operators reduce waste, tighten controls and optimize pricing and ordering.

Revenue is recurring and per-visit: roughly 80 audits per month on weekly and bi-weekly cycles across 33 active clients, with average client tenure of 10+ years and the top three clients representing about 18% of revenue. Nearly all clients take the Full-Service tier, with a handful on Shared or Self-Service tiers that require less field time.

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (CAD, per filed returns)
- FY2025 revenue: $284,855
- FY2025 Seller's Discretionary Earnings: $176,855 (62% SDE margin)
- Revenue has grown from $188,697 in FY2020
- Asking price: $450,000 (approx. 2.5x SDE)

OPERATIONS
The business is home-based with no lease and minimal overhead. Two owner-partners work about 20 hours per week combined on bookkeeping, invoicing, reporting, client follow-up and sales. A single full-time field auditor with 10 years of tenure performs all on-site counts, typically starting around 5:00am so audits finish before venues open. A company vehicle, scanning equipment and scales are included in the sale.

WHY IT IS ATTRACTIVE
- Recurring, essential-service revenue with long-tenured clients
- High margins and low fixed costs
- Established international franchise system providing technology, training, brand and ongoing platform development
- Large untapped territory: roughly 1,800 liquor licenses in the territory versus about 85 active audits, under 4% penetration
- No local competing auditors identified; the main alternative is venues counting their own stock, which forfeits the independence clients pay for

GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES
A new owner could add the franchisor's food cost control package (declined by the current owners), commit a dedicated sales effort to the large unserved market, and scale the staffing model; larger franchisees in the system run 200 to 300 clients with split field teams.

TRANSITION
The owners are ready for a new chapter after nearly 30 years and are not exiting because of any deterioration in clients or earnings. Transition support of 2 to 4 weeks on site is included, with extended paid support available. Transfer is subject to franchisor approval; the royalty is 8% of sales and combined transfer and training fees are $5,000. The transaction is planned as a share sale.

Ideal for an owner-operator comfortable with reporting tools, willing to sell into local hospitality, and able to cover or supervise early-morning field work.