Welcome to
Alcohol Best Practices

Does your city have a million-dollar Alcohol Footprint?

When cities assess the financial impact of their alcohol establishments on the general fund, they often find a net negative effect. Cities frequently discover expenses generated by the establishments exceed revenues collected by over $1 million annually.

A New Way to Partner with Your Alcohol Businesses

By sharing the booklet, Best Practices for Nightlife Establishments

with your businesses, you will:

Reduce Public Safety Expenses

by shrinking your city's Alcohol Footprint

Boost Profits

at on-sale alcohol businesses like bars and restaurants

It's Not Magic,

It's Math

By using Best Practices, a typical full-spirit business may expect to:

Increase its profits by 14.1%
Reduce its call for service by 25%

Our "Insights" page shares a case study in our "It's Not Magic, It's Math" series

These data-based Best Practices are a win-win resource for cities and the hospitality industry, with good outcomes for the public.

Manuel R. Espinoza

former Director,
CA Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control

Distribution of Best Practices for Nightlife Establishments would enable municipalities to be proactive in helping businesses, saving lives, and reducing police calls for service.

Ralph B. Saltsman

Solomon Saltsman & Jamieson

Best Practices for Nightlife Establishments offers an attractive, accessible guideline that is doubly useful for improving the business viability of the establishment and protecting the health and safety of patrons and neighbors in the surrounding community.