Busy Cafe Sandwich Bar & Takeaway For Sale

Business description

This is a well established Cafe and Takeaway with a delivery service. The Cafe has 16 covers and also a busy takeaway trade offering a comprehensive range of hot & cold filled rolls made to order, breakfasts, jacket potatoes, paninnis etc, salad boxes also homemade cakes & lunchtime specials.
The cafe has been fully refurbished under the current ownership.
The local college use the cafe for most of its meals and have an account which they pay monthly and the Cafe is popular with students from the local comprehensive school. As well as the main cafe trade the business also includes an established outside catering and hospitality function. The customer profile includes lunchtime business meetings and other social events.
Included in the sale is an 04 Fiat Doblo van with full signage. The van is fully equipped and passed by the local EHO.
Current assets include the following:
Modern chairs and tables to seat 16
Double fronted drinks display cabinet (rented)
Cash register bespoke to cafe
Glass fronted chilled display (2 years old)
Jacket potato oven
Paninni grill
Sandwich toaster
Crocodile sealer
Coffee machine (dispenses Coffee, Cappuccino, Latte, Hot Chocolate, Hot water etc)
Heated display unit
Soup kettle
2 x electric ovens including grill
Four ring hob
2 x deep fat fryers
Four pot bain marie
2 x microwaves
2 x fridges
ice cream freezer
2 x freezers
Hot water boiler
Extraction unit
Crockery & cutlery
Assorted prep knives
Chopping boards etc
Other light equipment
Please note-all fixtures and fittings ( to the value of approx £12.000) including the van are included in the asking price and not as well as.

Property information

Property:

Leasehold

Lease terms:

Have recently renewed lease for a further a 3 year period. Lease is £85 per week.

Location:

The cafe is ideally located on a busy cobbled street among other various shops. There is ample free off road parking surrounding the premises.

Other information

Expansion potential:

The present opening hours are Monday to Saturday 8am to 2pm. There is great potential for growth and expansion of the business by including Sunday opening, this has been requested by many of the regular customers. The daily opening hours could also be extended to capture some of the earlier trade and possibly a couple of later evenings. There is also a high demand for outside catering in the evenings and weekends, the current owner chooses to turn this trade down as income currently generated is sufficient to meet owners needs.

Competition / Market:

There are some take away outlets situated nearby but pose no threat and sales have shown a very good increase over the past 4 years. Most outlets open in the evening after this business is closed.

Support & training:

Full training and support can be offered if required

Reasons for selling:

Current owner has reluctantly decided to sell business due to other commitments and the need to spend more time with family

Trading hours:

Mon to Sat 8am to 2pm

Furniture / Fixtures value:

£12,000 (included in the asking price)

Inventory / Stock value:

£2,000 (included in the asking price)