Business for Sale Overview:
This is a well established family business that has been successfully trading since 1984 as a retail and wholesale bakery with two well located high street branches selling bread, confectionery and celebration/wedding cakes. This business uses traditional recipes and quality ingredients to produce a wide range of wholesome and delicious breads, cakes and confectionery products. The business trades as a traditional bakers and has built up an excellent reputation, which generates a high proportion of repeat custom. The bakery with two retail outlets is strategically placed within a specific catchment area.
This business is well known for their celebration and wedding cakes, made and decorated to order by their highly skilled and experienced bakers. This business provides wholesale deliveries to schools, colleges, pubs, retail shops, restaurants and cafes and has built a reputation for quality and value for money for their entire range.
The current annual turnover of the business is in the region of £1,000,000, achieving a gross profit of £640,000. This business offers an excellent opportunity to purchase a traditional bakery, in an ideal location, with huge scope for future growth and who are the only wholesaler in this area. There is immense scope to increase turnover by offering an outside catering service and expanding the geographical area served.
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Property Features and Assets:
Both retail outlets operate from excellent locations in the South East. The retail shops are located in established town centre high street premises, being in very busy and pleasant areas close to all amenities.
The property benefits from retail, bakery, confectionery and dispatch areas. The business operates form leasehold premises with 3 years remaining on the current lease, which is renewable.
Market Competition and Expansion:
A high proportion of the business’s revenue is due to strong word of mouth recommendation it receives bearing testimony to the excellent reputation it has received throughout the industry.
The distinctive sign written van acts as a mobile visual means of advertising. The Company regards Customers as their best advertisers. The company does have a web presence which could be improved, however they do no additional advertising whatsoever.
Reason for Selling:
This is a genuine retirement sale.
Additional Details:
- The property is leased.
- The owner is willing to train/assist the new owner.
- This is not a homebased business opportunity.
- This is not a franchise resale opportunity.
- This is not a distressed business or bankruptcy situation.
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