Business For Sale

Business Overview:

The Savory Gourmet is a healthy, highly regarded gourmet catering business offering exceptional expansion opportunities for someone interested in purchasing a business built on a solid infrastructure with low overhead. Future growth and development of The Savory Gourmet is completely dependent on the business and lifestyle goals of the new owner. The Savory Gourmet is ready and available for immediate transfer.

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Property Features and Assets:

The Savory Gourmet is a single-unit catering company focused on customized catering, founded in 2005. The Savory Gourmet’s operations are located in a leased, shared commercial kitchen space located in a prime neighborhood in Seattle, Washington. As a result, The Savory Gourmet has extremely low overhead compared with many catering companies, offering the new owner flexibility in operational and marketing choices, as well as the amount of time and space leased for catering preparations. In addition, this central location is conveniently located near many producers and sources of products, as well as convenient for deliveries from local producers and wholesalers. The current commercial kitchen space is a shared space and may be leased, or the new owner may transfer the operation to a new location. The owners of the shared kitchen are very supportive of The Savory Gourmet and would be open to working with the new owner. The Savory Gourmet has a reputation among its clients for creating a positive experience, no matter the size or type of event. To each event, The Savory Gourmet brings creativity, quality service, attention to detail, professionalism, and the highest quality product.

Market Competition and Expansion:

Historically, The Savory Gourmet has catered a variety of events: (1) large social events (weddings, private parties, and celebrations); (2) small to large corporate events (intra-office meetings, luncheons, and dinners; corporate client meetings, retreats, and holiday events); and, (3) intimate at-home private events (romantic dinners for two, small to large dinner parties, birthday and anniversary celebrations, graduations, baby showers). The Savory Gourmet is on a number of “preferred caterer” lists at various rental venues around the Greater Seattle area. In addition to its catering arm, The Savory Gourmet offers two ancillary services: (1) in-home and corporate team-building cooking classes; and, (2) gourmet weekly home-delivered prepared meals. The new owner would have the option of continuing these services. Cooking Classes: The Savory Gourmet travels to private homes, condo “club rooms,” or corporate kitchens to conduct on-site or in-home cooking classes, typically for 2 – 20 people. The Savory Gourmet provides all the produce, seafood, meat, and other foods, as well as all the tools and supplies, from cutting boards and aprons, to knives, saute pans, and food processors. Each student ends up with a meal and leaves with a packet of recipes. These classes have been extremely popular and are often purchased as a gift. Home-Delivered Prepared Meals: Families, professional couples, and individuals with no time or no interest in cooking have come to rely on the weekly delivery of healthy delicious prepared meals for their convenience and quality. The sale includes the insulated bags and all reusable Pyrex packaging required to support this service, as well as recipe and label software. The service is supported by an on-line ordering and payment system that is part of the sale. Although the service has been on a brief hiatus, the client list and all equipment are available to the new owner to re-initiate the service. It is in ongoing demand – particularly as a gift for new parents, the elderly, the bereaved, and those recovering from hospital stays.

Reason for Selling:

Moving out of country

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