Products and Profit

Staff at the bar in a pub or club are legally bound, to challenge a person attempting to purchase alcohol, if it is suspected they are below 18 years of age. The implications of this mean, staff have to be paid, and they spend time checking Driving Licenses or Passports. Identity which often is fake.

Staff also encounter some individuals, who simply have no ID, not thinking they may be challenged, when attempting to purchase alcohol.

With the introduction of Digital Age Verification, all that will change.

Staff v Draft Beer Vending Machine costs

Staff

Bar Staff currently earn an average hourly wage of £11.00

Daily cost of employing one Bar Staff – Based upon 18 hours £198.00
Cost of employee working 7 days £1386.00

(Remuneration does not take in to consideration, National Insurance Employers Contribution costs. This has increased further from 5 April 2025).

Draft Beer Vending Machine

Hourly Operational Cost of Vending Machine £3.84
(Based upon 18 hours daily trading)

Daily cost of Draft Vending Machine Lease £69.00
Cost of Lease over 7 days. £483.00

Service contract pro rata (daily) £4.95

If the Vending machine was pouring non stop, our launch product capable of accommodating two Firkins, would deliver a maximum of 136 Pints of beer/larger, in just over 90 minutes.