Food Related - 2006

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- Cambridgeshire
Business opportunity comprising of two retail shops, five individual flats and planning permission for five x two-bed accommodation has been granted. Located in a market town.
Asking Price: £600k

Bakery - North Yorks
Thriving traditional bakery in a North Yorks market town. High profits. Retirement sale. Freehold.
T/O: £350k
Asking Price: £865k+

Bakery - North West
Freehold bakers and confectioners containing luxury open plan living accommodation with two/ three bedrooms. In addition there are two further established outlets with long term leases available. Seller moving overseas. NP £60k.
T/O: £250k
Asking Price: £450k

Catering Service - London
Established catering service for sale, offering home made products. The business specializes in providing a variety of products, of which some are wholesale foods and quality assured meat products. The business prides itself on the elite outdoor functions it is able to offer clients and offers a number of creative home made dishes. The business offers an excellent function facility whereby they are able to create large or small functions on site.
T/O: £500k
Asking Price: £295k

Chain Of Sandwich Shops / Delicatessens - West Country
This highly profitable business is a classic example of taking a sound business proposition and repeating it in a number of locations within an acceptable geographical area. The result is a popular, well-established and desirable business with significant potential.
T/O: £1.35m
Asking Price: £525k

Cookshop - East Anglia
Thriving market town. Well-established. Leasehold with accommodation. Retirement sale.
T/O: £475k

Desserts - UK
Leading manufacturer of desserts to major UK supermarkets. Produces fresh and chilled products. Supplies under both supermarket own label and own brand name.

Desserts, Cakes & Traybakes - East Anglia
Producer and wholesaler of desserts, cakes and traybakes. Historical yearly increase in turnover and room for further development. Leasehold building if required, established team of staff. 7 sq. m. freezer storage and multi-temp vehicles. Established client list including corporate accounts. Stock at valuation.
T/O: £500k
Asking Price: £195k+

Fish Processing Plant - Hull
Glenrose Fish Company Limited (in receivership). Established in 1967 and acquired by its current owners in 1997, and has since traded mainly with a household named frozen food producer. The facility incorporates a high quality processing plant together with ancillary refrigeration/ freezing installations and offers the opportunity to acquire a processing plant, operating to meet all current standards and regulations, in the heart of an established fish processing district. It could also be suitable for a range of other food production purposes.

Flapjack Manufacturer - South
Supplies a wide range of flavoured flapjacks through a broad base of wholesalers. Well-established and consistently profitable. Good middle management in place. Retirement sale.
T/O: £1.15m

Food Franchising - UK
An opportunity exists to acquire 100% of the share capital of an established business in food franchising, which has grown rapidly and has excellent prospects for growth in the medium to long term. The business is involved in franchise retailing based on a business model refined over a four year period. It has a distinctive branded format with high street impact, offering both hot and cold food through takeaway and coffee shop outlets. Store operations have grown to 20 units, with eight additional units in the process of evaluation.

Food Manufacturer - North West
Established in 1996, this company is a leading manufacturer of ethnic ready meals and snacks. It supplies to both major retailers and smaller individual outlets throughout the UK, and more recently has entered into the European market. Experienced and retainable management team and a high tech modern manufacturing site. GP 42%; NP £889k+.
T/O: c. £14.2m

Food Wholesale & Distribution - East of England
The business operates within 40 miles of its premises and supplies and delivers a broad range fresh, frozen and dried goods to the food retail, hospitality and leisure sectors. Products range from alcoholic beverages, fruit and vegetables and cooking oil, to specialist Asian foodstuffs. In addition to supplying established brands, the business also offers a small range of own-branded products, including staple foods such as rice and flour and additional items such as tinned goods and pizza toppings. GP 10%.
T/O: c. £5.8m

Fruit & Vegetable Wholesaler - West Sussex
Established for 22 years. Excellent market share. GP £155k; Adj. NP £50k.
T/O: £500k
Asking Price: £199.9k+

Gourmet Food Manufacturer - South
Production of gourmet savoury foods. Supplies to the food, service and leisure industries. Extensive and blue chip client accounts, nationwide sales and distribution. 17 experienced staff of whom 13 are involved in production/ preparation. Experienced senior management retainable. Operates from 7,500 sq. ft. premises, with production areas, refrigerated and chilled storage, offices and parking. GP 44%. Offers to include assets and stock.
T/O: c. £1.2m

Health Foods - Devon
Excellent reputation and strong repeat client base. Both retail and mail order. Same owner 17 years, now retiring. Further expansion potential. Lock-up unit on rent. Leasehold.
T/O: £1.6m
Asking Price: £1.2m

Import/ Distribution of Speciality Food Products - Kent
A market leading sales company that imports high quality speciality bread products from Europe for the nationwide pub chains in the rapidly expanding and highly successful pub restaurant sector. Kent based, but capable of operating anywhere in the UK, this well-respected company shows profits and margins in excess of industry norms - current turnover is £3.3m with pre-tax gain at 19.6% and significant growth potential. Unique, innovative products and a compact team combine effectively to provide a competitive edge in the market place and the ability to win business against its major rivals, whilst maintaining excellent profitability.
T/O: £3.3m

Importer & Distributor of Fresh Fruit - Cambridgeshire
This business was founded in 1996 by the vendors with a generous combination of innovative insight and entrepreneurial spirit, for the import and distribution via its modern fleet of climate controlled vehicles, of fresh fruit and vegetables.
T/O: £2.3m
Asking Price: £2.2m

Jiffy Vans - Northamptonshire
Jiffy vans, corporate catering and cafÈ for sale. Very profitable, cash-generative. Established in 1986, the company provides hot and cold food and drink primarily to commercial and industrial clients. Operating from 1,500 sq. ft. leasehold premises, the business comprises a 30 cover cafeteria, three vans supplying food and drinks to local businesses, vending machine restocking and corporate buffets. Turnover is in excess of £400k with scope for further development. Stock at valuation.
T/O: £400k
Asking Price: £249k+

Master Fast Food Franchise - Midlands
The brand name was introduced some 25 years ago and its success has stood the test of time. Interesting opportunity to become the franchisor and run one of the areas as a franchise. Given the profitability the business to all intents has been suppressed and under the right ownership can expand rapidly and successfully UK wide. Meanwhile highly profitable and reasonably priced. Genuine reason for sale. Figures below are combined franchisor & franchisee.
T/O: £645k
Asking Price: £595k

Patisserie Manufacturer - South East
Based in the South of England, this business deals in the production of quality, hand made patisseries and supplies to food service and leisure industries. Blue chip client accounts, nationwide sales and distribution. Experienced senior management retainable. Gross margin 49%, operating profit c. £260k.
T/O: c. £1m
Asking Price: £1m

Raw & Cooked Poultry Suppliers/ Distributors - South Wales
Vast client base. Substantial modern freehold property.
T/O: £530k+
Asking Price: £850k

Restaurant - Waltham Abbey
200-cover restaurant, located in an affluent area. Well equipped kitchen. Two self-contained three bedroom flats; three additional letting rooms. GP 67%; Adj. Net £113.8k. Sale price includes business, property and SAV.
T/O: £16k pw
Asking Price: £1.6m

Restaurant - Swansea
Fully equipped to an extremely high standard and well established. Located in prime popular area. 130+ covers, two bars/ restaurant on two floors. Two bedroom accommodation included. Huge potential/ undeveloped area to property. £150k annual Gross Income. £800k freehold, £200k leasehold.
Asking Price: £800k

Restaurant - North East Wales
13th century food-led gastropub, with massive potential to convert to B&B. Located in Rossett, Wrexham. Leasehold, only tie to beer. T/o 2003 £650k. Sale to include SAV.
T/O: £600k+
Asking Price: £285k

Sandwich Manufacturer & Wholesaler - Wiltshire
The company has been established for in excess of eighteen years and trades from well presented premises on a small industrial site in a Wiltshire town close to both Bristol and Bath. It makes and supplies hand made sandwiches, baguettes and snack items to a broad range of garages, convenience stores, newsagents, delicatessens, businesses, schools and government agencies. In addition it has established an additional revenue stream from supplying complete buffets to the corporate sector within a twenty-mile radius of the company's premises.
T/O: £450k
Asking Price: £225k

Shellfish Wholesaler/ Curer - North Yorkshire
Well-established with an impressive client base. Freehold included. NP £120k.
T/O: £700k
Asking Price: £950k

Soft Dinks & Spring Water Bottling - UK
Successful soft drinks and spring water bottling company for sale with own spring water source. Good customer base. Owner prepared to sell as a going concern or goodwill only. Principals only.
T/O: £1m

Temperature Monitoring Equipment - Home Counties
Temperature monitoring equipment for the food industry. Main products include probes, gauges and calibration equipment. Also some other sales to heating and gas installation industry.
T/O: £1m

Themed Restaurant & Fried Chicken Franchise - Leicestershire
Established themed restaurant and fried chicken franchise for sale. This business was founded two years ago by the vendor and has grown since to become a significant enterprise with a reputation for the quality and variety of its menu, wide selection of beers and wines, environment and the successful combination of restaurant and late licensed bar. Restaurant £325k, franchise £225k.
Asking Price: £550k

Vegetable Processor - North West
Long-established vegetable processor (two companies) of all types of vegetables to industrial users but mainly ready meal manufacturers. Owns freehold with residential permission and will keep or split.
T/O: £5m

Wholesale Baker & Retailer - Scotland
The business, in its current form, has been in operation for over two years however, the Director has been involved in the business for over 20 years. The company comprises wholesale and retail baking with three shops being supplied from the bakery factory unit. The customers range from a blue chip chain with annual contracts to various convenience store branded outlets. Recipes have been åhanded down¼ and the company is a Gold Medal winning supplier, selling many premium products. A new contract was signed to supply a group of retail outlets that will significantly add to turnover and profits. GP 77%; NP c. £130k.
T/O: £1m+

Wholesale Bakery - South Yorkshire
Highly successful independent specialist bakery for sale due to retirement of owners. Established for over 40 years, consistent profitability and significant growth potential for new owners. Management team and staff in place, premises, vehicles and fully equipped freehold bakery included in sale. Profitable, highly respected with an excellent diverse business customer base.
T/O: £500k

Wholesale Fish Merchants - Grimsby, Yorks
Established in 2000. Strong business trade and a loyal client base. Licensed for processing and curing fish. Current management in place. Scope for development.
T/O: £1.7m
Asking Price: £495k

Wholesale Food - Cash & Carry - Essex
Based in Essex, the business has developed an excellent reputation for the cash and carry sales and wholesale deliveries of food and alcohol products throughout the region. The business operates from superbly fitted and equipped 20,000 sq. ft leasehold premises. Retirement sale.
T/O: £4m
Asking Price: £1.1m

Wholesale Fruit & Vegetable Merchants - Dorset
Ideally situated close to one of the busiest and wealthiest resort areas in the country, this family-run business specialises in the distribution of fresh fruit, vegetables, dry goods, tinned goods, oils and soft drinks to catering establishments, private schools, public houses, exclusive restaurants, ethnic restaurants, hotels and retail outlets.
T/O: £458k
Asking Price: £200k

Wholesale & Retail Baker - Oxfordshire
Operating throughout Oxfordshire, the business has been successfully established for over 75 years producing a wide variety of bread, savoury and confectionery items. Wholesale customers and retail sales via six superbly fitted and presented town centre outlets. Excellent reputation for quality of products and service with strong and established customer base providing a considerable volume of account custom. Purpose built manufacturing facility extensively equipped with modern commercial catering equipment. GP 52%; excellent net profits. The freehold property, six leasehold outlets, business and assets are included in the asking price.
T/O: c. £2m
Asking Price: £3.75m

Wholesale & Retail Bakery Chain - Oxfordshire
Based and operating throughout Oxfordshire. Established for 75 years producing a wide variety of savoury and confectionary items for wholesale customers and retail sale. Six superbly fitted and presented town centre outlets. Excellent reputation for quality of products and service with strong and established customer base. Purpose built manufacturing facility extensively equipped with modern commercial catering equipment. Current turnover circa £2m pa at 52% GP with excellent net profits. The freehold property, six leasehold outlets, business and assets are included in the asking price.
T/O: £2m
Asking Price: £3.75m

Wholesale & Retail Greengrocers - Tyne & Wear
Thriving wholesale and retail greengrocers for sale with high profitability. Has been in the same family for 60 years. Leasehold.
T/O: £2m
Asking Price: £1.15m

Wholesaler of Chilled & Frozen Foods - UK
The business has been established for ten years and specialises in wholesaling frozen, chilled and ambient temperature food to the catering industry. They have established relationships with c. 50 key food manufacturers across the UK and Europe. All goods, whether it be a single pallet or container-loads of produce from France, pass through the company's premises which allows them to maintain quality standards and accurately track delivery times.
T/O: £1.6m
Asking Price: £900k

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