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- Advert ID: 692979
- (Seller ref: 8875MK)
Deli & Sandwich Bar For Sale
- Bedfordshire, United Kingdom
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- Business description
- Advent Business Sales are delighted to offer to the market this extremely well established and popular sandwich and deli bar with excellent further potential.
In the hands of the current vendor since 2003, it is now being reluctantly offered for sale to enable them to pursue an unrelated alternative business venture.
Operating from a two storey premises, it is decorated and equipped to a high standard throughout and offers a good selection of hot and cold foods, which include:
• Soup
• Cakes and sandwiches
• Jacket potatoes
• Hot and cold drinks
• Chutney and pickles
• Bread
• Rotisserie meats
• A large selection of cheeses and wines
The deli has a number of ‘al fresco’ tables outside, which in the event of inclement weather can be under a large canopy. They also have a bar with stools for those wanting to remain indoors.
The business has recently started wine tasting evenings, which have been held at the art gallery opposite the shop. These have proved very popular with many customers returning time after time.
The deli has an excellent fully interactive web site, which allows online ordering and the chance to join the recently started ‘wine and cheese’ club, which customers are able to join and have delivered on a monthly basis a selection of wines and cheeses from around the world.
In the last financial year, they achieved excellent annual sales of approximately £225,000 with an above industry gross profit of 53%.
The deli is suitably equipped for purpose and includes:
• Coffee machine
• Coffee grinder
• Meat slicer
• Dishwasher
• Upright freezer
• 3 upright fridges
• Bake off oven
• Smoothie blender
• Counter refrigeration unit for retail display and storage.
REF: 8875MK
- General information
- Employees: The business employs 3 full time staff and 2 part time, which work approximately 8 hours per week and the vendor full time
- Trading hours: Mon-Sat: 7.30am – 5.30pm
- Property:Leasehold
- Lease terms:TENURE: Leasehold Original lease: 5 years Remaining lease: 3 years Review every: 5 years Rent: £8,000 P.A. We are advised that the annual business rates are currently: £1,450
- Living accomodation:• Wide pavement with outside table and chairs under a large canopy. • Side entry door with window seating to the side with bar stools. • Main counter with refrigerated display of cheeses and meats. • Rear coffee grinder and machine, soup dispenser, open chiller for milk and yoghurt etc. • Wine rack, bread oven, meat slicer, various selection of fridge’s and freezers. • Rear of shop is storage area and w/c. • First floor storage room and office and two small freezers. • The deli has non-slip floor throughout the ground floor, is fully air-conditioned and has a roller shutter door over the front of the premises.
- Location:The delicatessen is ideally located in a desirable upmarket area of Bedfordshire. There are a number of complimentary businesses nearby including a bookshop, convenience store, carpet shop, pizza takeaway, bookmakers, bakery and an art gallery.
There are plenty of on street parking all around the shop with time limits on some.
The M1 and A1 motorways afford links to the towns of Northampton, Luton, Rushden, Milton Keynes and Hitchin. - Expansion potential:The business offers excellent potential for further growth and expansion including: 1. Unlimited possibilities for outside catering to the many local businesses in the area 2. Having sandwich rounds to local factories 3. Advertising to promote the cheese and wine club and the deli itself where there is national potential
- Financing available?Please let us know if you require finance for the purchase of a business.
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