{"id":9908,"date":"2019-03-05T01:56:27","date_gmt":"2019-03-05T01:56:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/vaabc.com\/blog\/?p=9908"},"modified":"2019-03-19T03:08:33","modified_gmt":"2019-03-19T03:08:33","slug":"breweries-your-biggest-concerns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vaabc.com\/blog\/breweries-your-biggest-concerns\/","title":{"rendered":"Breweries &#8211; your biggest concerns"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Never before have you had such competition (or inspiration!). The Brewery industry continues to soar (and succeed!). You are in the right place at the right time and ABC Consulting is glad you\u2019re here! We\u2019re also secretly glad that you are concerned enough to search for alcohol compliance, regulation and licensing and found us! ABC Consulting offers services for breweries and within our umbrella of services; we are one-stop shop! Most of our services are available and convenient, online, and for a single fee: we handle your federal TTB permits, state and local licensing, provide your business with 12 months of FREE compliance and consulting assistance and even offer in-house (or online) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.toastvaonline.com\/\">BREW VA \u2122 training<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>\u200bDon&#8217;t just &#8220;check the box.&#8221; Teach your employees what they really need to know.<\/li><li>If you are in the business of manufacturing, wholesaling, distributing &amp; importing-exporting alcohol, you will also need a state license. <\/li><li>As requirements in each jurisdiction are different, hire an expert who knows the ropes. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ABCConsultingVA\/\">ABC Consulting<\/a> is that expert! <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>\u200bDon&#8217;t forget, your state or local\njurisdiction probably has a bond requirement on top of the Federal TTB\nrequirement. Our consultants are former state and federal alcohol enforcement\n&amp; licensing professionals. &nbsp;We\u2019ll\nassist your business by offering almost everything that your business needs to\nbecome successful in the alcohol industry. We support convenience stores,\ntaverns and restaurants as well as breweries, distilleries and wholesalers. If\nyou want to sell or manufacture alcohol and start off on the right foot, our ABC\nconsultants are here to help.&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We don&#8217;t think there\u00a0is another company who can provides all these services, at such a reasonable cost with so little stress. Leave your licensing, compliance &amp; training needs to us, because you have a business to run. What kinds of consulting services can you find with our firm? <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Brewery Services<\/li><li>Winery Services<\/li><li>COLAs Label Approval<\/li><li>Industrial Alcohol \u2013 Non Beverage<\/li><li>Distillery Services<\/li><li>Alcohol Licensing<\/li><li>Retail Compliance and Consulting<\/li><li>Certified Training<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>\u200b<strong>Application Processing &#8211; <\/strong>ABC Consulting\nprocesses any alcohol licensing for you. You can rest assured that all the\ndocuments needed for Virginia ABC approval will be reviewed by our experts\nbefore presenting the package to Virginia ABC. Our experts will&nbsp;find and\ncorrect any issues BEFORE submitting the application to Virginia ABC.\n&nbsp;This results in a quicker license approval. You will not be surprised to\nknow that documents needed for approval are not always indicated on\napplications and ABC Consulting knows what is needed for approval. &nbsp;We are\nalso the first to know of changes in the approval process.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>T.O.A.S.T. VA\u00ae \u00a0&#8211; <\/strong>The Operational Alcohol Standards Training of Virginia was developed by Crystal E. Stump, a former Virginia ABC Special Agent and now CEO of ABC Consulting. \u00a0The program has been certified by Virginia ABC. This training course is presented from the unique perspective of a former ABC Special Agent. The program includes in-depth training of the regulations, the ability to spot fake ID&#8217;s, managing confrontational situations, and instruction on the various programs operated by VA ABC including the underage buyer program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>BREW VA \u2122 &#8211; <\/strong>ABC Consulting has now developed a training, again from the perspective of a former ABC Special Agent that is specific to the brewery and craft-brew seller, in Virginia. Also including in-depth training of the regulations, the ability to spot fake ID&#8217;s, managing confrontational situations, and instruction on the underage buyer program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>MBAR (Mixed Beverage Annual Review) &#8211; <\/strong>ABC Consulting maintains state required food-to-liquor ratio, minimum monthly sales requirements and year end reporting of food and beverage sales for Mixed Beverage clients. And here&#8217;s the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/vaabc.com\/services\/ratio-calculator\">only<\/a><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/vaabc.com\/services\/ratio-calculator\"> ratio calculator<\/a> available online <br> <br> <strong>Access to Expert Attorneys, versed in Virginia ABC Law &#8211; <\/strong>ABC Consulting has developed relationships with premier attorneys who are experts in the field of Virginia ABC law.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Hearings and Appeals &#8211; <\/strong>Hearing preparation is paramount.&nbsp;Our experts have\nextensive experience in the court room. &nbsp;We will prepare you for any\nhearing (whether you have an attorney or not). &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Federal TTB Licensing &#8211; <\/strong>We handle all federal licensing and permit applications. We\nare able to review your completed application before submission or we can\nhandle the entire process for you. Why not have an expert obtain licensing on your\nbehalf, because you have a business to start. Let us handle the time-consuming\napplication process. And guess what? After you have a license, you get our\nconsulting services for a year! We won&#8217;t throw you to the wolves; we are here\nto help. When you are successful, we are successful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>TTB Brewery, Distillery, Winery, Wholesale &amp; Import Licensing <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.toastvaonline.com\/courses\/brewva\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"945\" src=\"http:\/\/vaabc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/brew-va-training-39.95-1024x945.png\" alt=\"BREW VA\u2122 Training from ABC Consulting\" class=\"wp-image-9909\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vaabc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/brew-va-training-39.95-1024x945.png 1024w, https:\/\/vaabc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/brew-va-training-39.95-300x277.png 300w, https:\/\/vaabc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/brew-va-training-39.95-768x709.png 768w, https:\/\/vaabc.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/brew-va-training-39.95-600x554.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>On-Going Compliance &#8211; <\/strong>Every alcohol industry business such as, manufacturer,\nwholesaler, import and exporter needs professional industry and regulatory\nadvisors. 75% of these companies hire a full-time employee who has &#8220;been\nin the industry&#8221; for a few years but are learning as they go. Our\nconsultants are industry experts who&nbsp;will provide as much or as little\nassistance as needed. We are affordable and professional. We also will teach\nyour team what they need to know to be self-sufficient. When you have a\nquestion, don&#8217;t waste your time trying to find the answer. We will get the\nanswer for you. What if you run into a problem during the year? (perhaps a state\nor federal violation or audit?). This is not an issue when you use ABC\nConsulting &#8211; you hired our team to manage these situations for you. Let us do\nour job so you can get back to your business. Have you hired a new employee or\nmanager? We will come in-house and hold a 1-on-1 training session. Knowledge,\ncompliance and due diligence are keys to your success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>State Licensing<\/strong> &#8211; Brewery, Winery, Farm Winery, Distillery, Wholesaler,\nImporter, Bottler, Shipper, Fulfillment warehouse, Gourmet Brewing Shop\nLicensing. Delivery, COOP, Solicitor Sales &amp; Tasting and Culinary all need\nstate permits. TTB and State Excise Tax Assistance, COLA &amp; Formula\nApplications &amp; Review, 1-on-1 Manager Training, Record-keeping review, Certified\nIndustry Seller\/Server Training, Brand Ambassador, Territory Sales Training,\nPass State and TTB inspections are all available through ABC Consulting. In\nfact, In-house compliance surveys are conducted by our experts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Employee Training \u2013 <\/strong>ABC Consultingoffers Certified Employee Training\nthat checks the requirement for your insurance company. Our training also\naffords you the piece of mind, knowing that your employees are properly\ntrained.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u200bABC Consulting doesn\u2019t mess around. While other training&#8217;s such as TIPs\u00ae, Learn to Serve, ServSafe, SureSellNow might &#8220;check the box&#8221; just to stay you provided your employees training, ABC Consulting offers the most comprehensive training program available. Our <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.toastvaonline.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">T.O.A.S.T. VA<\/a>\u00ae and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.toastvaonline.com\/\">BREW&nbsp;VA<\/a>\u2122 training were both designed by Former Virginia ABC Agents in the quest to provide real, up to date, Virginia Specific training, taught by former ABC Agents. Our training is the only training available on the market that teaches Virginia Laws and Virginia ABC Regulations. Each program is tailored to your license type. We don&#8217;t teach our restaurant training at your brewery and we wouldn&#8217;t teach our brewery training program for our winery clients.  Do you know of any other programs that teach how to pass a TTB and VA ABC inspection? We don&#8217;t.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>*Disclaimer:\nThis article and its contents represent the opinions of the author only and is\nnot intended to convey or constitute legal advice. ABC Consulting is a private\nconsulting firm, in way do we represent the VA Dept. of Alcoholic Beverage\nControl Authority. You should not act upon any such information without seeking\nqualified professional advice based upon your situation.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Never before have you had such competition (or inspiration!). The Brewery industry continues to soar (and succeed!). You are in the right place at the right time and ABC Consulting is glad you\u2019re here! We\u2019re also secretly glad that you are concerned enough to search for alcohol compliance, regulation and licensing and found us! 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