Cafe Business Brokers in Melbourne

Cafe Business Brokers in Melbourne

If you are looking to exit the hospitality industry, it’s worth contacting BPA Business Brokers. We specialise in helping owners sell cafes and coffee shops across Melbourne and Victoria. This includes everything from small, owner-operator suburban restaurants to busy, big-brand CBD venues.

Our agents understand just what it takes to sell your business venture. Please contact them today for a free appraisal.

Here’s some more about BPA Business Brokers Melbourne.

How Melbourne Cafes Are Priced

The first thing interested buyers usually focus on is your business’s weekly takings and profit. Therefore, we take this into account when suggesting a valuation for your hospitality business.

On top of that, we also consider what it costs to keep the café running. In particular, rent, wages, trading hours and the cost of food and coffee.

We also compare the asking price with the café’s records, including point-of-sale reports and coffee supplier invoices.

Our experienced hospitality business brokers work through all of this with you before putting your café on the market.

What Adds Value to a Cafe

Several factors can increase the value of your cafe. They include:

Trading hours that suit a buyer

Something most buyers consider is when the café opens and how much work those hours involve. For instance, a Monday to Friday café may suit someone seeking a weekday routine. However, another buyer may prefer the sales a seven-day venue can bring. Ultimately, what matters most is the profit left after covering the extra hours and staff.

A team that stays

The success of most businesses depends on their staff. For food-based businesses, a capable barista and kitchen team can make for a more seamless handover. Buyers will need to ascertain who runs each shift and whether those people plan to stay after the sale has completed. If the business owner handles every key task, then a buyer must allow time and wages to replace them.

Lease security

The lease may tell a buyer how long they can operate at the location and what rent may cost in later years. The remaining term, renewal options, outgoings, and any rent reviews will all affect the offer a buyer is willing to make and should be clearly outlined in the contract.

Clean books and a tidy fit-out

As a seller, it is essential to keep point-of-sale reports, BAS statements and wage records organised as buyers will want to check them. They will also want to assess the condition of the coffee machine, kitchen equipment and fit-out because if anything will need to be replaced, they will factor that into the equation when making an offer.

Selling Your Cafe Without the Regulars Knowing

If you want to keep a possible sale private, we will advertise your café for sale without naming it or showing any easily recognisable photographs.

We will ensure interested buyers can sign a confidentiality agreement before receiving financial details or inspecting your venue. Here’s more on our selling process.

Buying a Cafe in Melbourne

If you are interested in buying a cafe, please browse cafes currently for sale or see all current listings.

Don’t be seduced by a great fit-out and lots of foot traffic. Instead, check the business behind it. Specifically, ask for a full year of sales records and coffee invoices.

Also, compare wages with the roster, carefully read the lease and find out what the café earns after allowing for the hours you will work.

Book a Free Cafe Appraisal

If you are looking for the right business to buy or you want to sell your cafe, bar or restaurant, please call us on (03) 9485 4488.

Alternatively, contact us online, email reception@bpabrokers.com.au or visit our office at 181–187 Plenty Road in Preston. We are open weekdays from 9 am to 5 pm.

Frequently Asked Questions

Melbourne and surrounding regional Victoria, has a thriving coffee and brunch culture, which many cafes are profiting from. The most successful ones constantly keep their operating costs lower than their sales.
We always strive to initiate a sale as quickly as possible through our marketing. However, it is important to appreciate that buyers often want to take their time to consider a purchase.
Before listing your cafe on the market, please provide us with your sales and BAS records, lease, wage figures, roster, equipment list and coffee supplier invoices. These help us appraise your services and value it attractively.