Five Point Risk Group

Theft and fraud risk for small business

Find the gaps before they cost you.

Practical tools that help restaurants, bars and small businesses cut theft, fraud and shrink, and protect their profit. Built on 20 years in loss prevention, asset protection and fraud investigation across restaurants, bars and retail.

First tools launching soon

The five points of loss

With food, liquor and labor costs rising, every dollar lost to theft or fraud hurts more. Every business loses money in the same five places. Most owners watch one or two. We look at all five.

  1. 1

    People

    Hiring, training, accountability, and knowing the warning signs of internal theft.

  2. 2

    Point of sale

    Voids, comps, discounts, under-ringing, and cash drawer control.

  3. 3

    Product

    Liquor, inventory, receiving, and waste.

  4. 4

    Premises

    Cameras, lighting, after-dark exposure, and back doors.

  5. 5

    Payments

    Cards, deposits, refunds, online orders, and chargebacks.

What's coming first

Tools an owner or manager can use this week. Written in plain language, and specific to how your business actually runs.

01

Theft Exposure Scorecard

A scored self-assessment for restaurants and bars that walks through all five points, so you can see where you're exposed and what to fix first.

Coming soon
02

Daily Controls Form Pack

Cash counts, drawer and deposit logs, void and comp approvals, and liquor inventory sheets. Ready to print, with a version branded with your own logo.

Coming soon
03

Camera and After-Dark Guide

Where cameras actually help, what to look for when you buy them, and how lighting in your lot and at your entrances changes your risk after closing.

Coming soon

Services

When you want an expert's eyes on your numbers, not just a form.

MONTHLY

POS Report Review

Send your monthly void, comp, discount, refund and no-sale reports from Toast, Square or Clover. Get back a short memo showing what's out of line and which controls to tighten.

Coming soon
LIVE, ONLINE

Manager Workshops

A 90-minute session for your managers on cash controls, voids and comps, liquor controls, and refund and chargeback fraud. Built around the five points.

Coming soon
ON SITE

Exposure Assessments

An in-person walkthrough of your controls, cameras and lighting, with a prioritized list of fixes.

Coming later

Who it's for

Owner-operated businesses that handle cash, inventory or alcohol and don't have a team watching for theft and fraud.

  • Restaurants
  • Bars and taprooms
  • Liquor stores
  • Independent retail

Our mission

To help independent restaurants, bars and small businesses keep the money they earn, by closing the gaps where theft and fraud happen and catching problems before they grow.

About the founder

Adam Vass, Founder and CEO

Adam has spent 20 years in loss prevention, asset protection and fraud investigation. His work has run from store and area leadership in retail to overseeing losses across high-volume airport restaurants and bars, including liquor controls. Today he investigates fraud full time, covering internal theft, merchant fraud, identity fraud and organized retail crime.

He started Five Point Risk Group because independent businesses face the same theft and fraud as the big chains, without a team to catch it. Five Point puts the controls those teams rely on into plain-language tools any owner can use.

  • Certified Forensic Interviewer (CFI)
  • Former reserve deputy sheriff
  • Pursuing the Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) credential

Stay ahead of it

Theft and fraud schemes change. These will help you keep up.

Loss Watch

A weekly roundup of theft and fraud stories from across the US that affect restaurants, bars and small businesses. Each one links to the original story, is sorted by the five points, and ends with what to check in your own business.

Starting soon

Monthly newsletter

Each month: the biggest schemes, one control worth tightening, and new tools as they launch. Read it here or download it as a PDF. Email delivery is coming later.

First issue coming soon

Become a founding client

We're looking for five restaurants or bars to try the POS Report Review free for one month, in exchange for honest feedback. If your business runs on Toast, Square or Clover, email [email protected].