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A Bakery Built On Twenty Years Of Regulars

Established Artisan Bakery & Café — Ballarat

Ballarat, Victoria, Australia

Asking price Current

$685,000

Reported by seller

Net profit FY25

$231,000

Reported by seller

Annual turnover FY25

$1,450,000

Reported by seller

EBITDA FY25

Locked

Released after NDA

Stock / inventory At FY25 close

Locked

Released after NDA

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The Origin Story

The bakery has traded from the same corner site since 2004 and is the default morning stop for most of the street. Roughly 60% of revenue walks through the front door; the balance comes from wholesale bread and pastry runs to four nearby cafés, delivered before 6am by a driver who has been with the business for six years.

The current owner works front-of-house three mornings a week and handles ordering. The production side is run entirely by the head baker and two apprentices, which means the business already survives the owner taking holidays — a rarity at this size.

The retirement is planned rather than forced. The owner is happy to stay on for a six-month handover, and would prefer to sell to someone who intends to keep the wholesale accounts and the staff rather than strip it back.

Highlights

Four wholesale café contracts, each running longer than three years
Head baker of nine years staying on under the new owner
Fully equipped production kitchen, no capital expenditure needed
Owner will train for six months and consider vendor terms

Detailed Information

Industry: Food & Beverage — bakery and café
Employees: 14 (4 full time, 10 part time)
Year established: 2004
Reason for sale: Planned retirement
Premises type: Leased retail corner site, 210sqm
Lease terms: Released after NDA
Real estate included: No — leasehold only
Training / transition offered: 6 months, on site, included in price
Seller financing: Released after NDA

Partnership Options

What this seller has opened up beyond a straight sale. Every option below is offered by the owner, not inferred by us.

Full Sale

Buys the whole business outright

Full Sale — 100% including plant, stock at valuation and goodwill

Clean exit for the owner after a six-month handover. Wholesale contracts transfer with consent.

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Mentor

Brings experience and guidance, in exchange for a share

Mentor — the outgoing owner stays two mornings a month for a year

Offered at no extra cost to a first-time owner who wants the supplier relationships and the ordering rhythm handed over properly.

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Handover offered: 6 months, on site, included in price
Seller financing: Released after the confidentiality agreement

Not offered on this listing

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