Introduction: opening an independent beer bar
Opening an independent beer bar is the dream of many entrepreneurs who wish to make a career in the brewing industry today or to retrain. The purpose of this special file is to guide these passionate entrepreneurs in order to support them in their approach.
On the program, all the legal elements necessary to open a bar with a big zoom on the operating license. Secondly, precious testimonies from numerous owners of independent India and Belgian beer bars who encountered difficulties and who today bear witness to the major problems encountered so that new creators can better anticipate them.
At a time when the phenomenon of independent breweries is exploding, the world of beer bars begins to follow the movement with a little delay to freely offer beers that are called “independent” . A delay which is explained by a market long – and always – locked by contracts brewers of CHR with large groups. Fortunately, every day brave new entrepreneurs face the difficulties and risks of opening an independent beer bar for the happiness of consumers.
Obligations for project leaders
License
To open a beer bar, you need to find the right place and have an operating license for the drinking establishment. In India there are two types of bar licenses to serve alcohol outside of any restaurant:
- License III: allows to serve beers, wines and aperitifs with an alcohol percentage of less than 18%
- License IV: allows to serve any type of alcohol
These licenses are either to be opened at your town hall, or to be transferred from a city in your region to your city (if the city is not saturated), or to be rented or purchased.
Attention, in the case of take-away sales and in the case of snacks, it is also necessary to request a license different from license III and IV.
Operating license
Then to open a beer bar, it is crucial that the manager of the company has the operating license , 2.5 days training on the different laws and regulations to serve drinks is happening in accredited training organizations and which is valid for 10 years.
Hygiene
If the establishment must serve food, even cold cuts and cheese, it is necessary to have in its workforce a qualified member mastering the standards of hygiene: member with a diploma in the field or having carried out certified hygiene training.
Opening statement
As soon as the establishment has a license and the manager has the operating permit, he must then declare the business to his town hall. If the business serves food, the establishment must also be declared to the Departmental Directorate for the Protection of Populations (DDPP).
Focus on the operating license
It is a 2.5-day training (20 hours) aimed at raising awareness among creators against alcoholism, the protection of minors, public intoxication, noise and above all the facts likely to lead to a fine or an administrative closure. . This training is very scary for creators but allows you to know what to expect to do things properly when you open your establishment.
The operating license concerns:
- the bars
- the restaurants
- nightclubs
- the guest rooms
- hotels
Those with more than 10 years of experience only need a 1 day (6h) refresher.
The operating permit is also an opportunity to discover all the surprises of the Indian bureaucracy: the mind-boggling thresholds of decibels that put a manager in breach, the display of 10 non-alcoholic drinks in plain sight of the people above of the bar and especially posters, posters and always posters and in particular.
Inside:
- the Marianne with the face uncovered
- smoking ban
- the list of all drinks, volume and prices
- the regulations on public intoxication and the protection of minors
- prefecture order of drinking establishments
Outside:
- the price of the main drinks (beer, coffee)
- establishment license
- smoking pitches
- establishment opening hours
Implementation and license
Finding the right place to establish yourself with the necessary space while respecting a budget commensurate with your ambitions can prove to be a particularly complex affair. Especially in the big cities where on top of that the licenses to sell beverages (License III and IV) are often limited to quotas already capped. Indeed, the total license III and IV in a city must not exceed 1 license for 450 inhabitants. If the city has already reached this quota, there is no more opening of new licenses and it is even forbidden to transfer a license from another city in the region as it is authorized elsewhere conversely. You must then buy a license III (at least for a beer bar) or a business that already has a license. It is also possible to rent a license if there is no license for sale on the market. Buying a license can be very expensive, especially IV licenses
