Hospitality Business Brokers in Melbourne

Hospitality Business Brokers in Melbourne

Are you selling a café, restaurant or takeaway in Melbourne? Then connect with BPA’s expert team.

We are professional business brokers specialising in achieving the best possible outcome for our clients across the city and regional Victoria.

Since launching in 1999, food and hospitality businesses have been a key focus of our success. We know that when listing businesses for sale, buyers look beyond a fancy menu and fit-out. Instead, they consider factors like weekly takings, rent, wages, lease terms, and the hours you work in the venue before deciding whether to move forward.

We use those details to create a valuation and market your business venture. Here’s more about our BPA Business Brokers Melbourne service.

Hospitality Venues We Sell

At BPA, our business brokers use their expertise to sell all types of hospitality industry businesses. They include:
  • Cafes
  • Coffee shops
  • Restaurants
  • Bakeries
  • Bars
  • Takeaway venues
  • Pizza/Pasta 
  • Hotels, motels, and accommodation
Our work also includes food franchises, leasehold businesses and freehold sales where the property is part of the deal in Melbourne, Vic. If you are looking for the perfect business to buy, please browse our cafes for sale, restaurant listings or hotels and accommodation options.

What Buyers Look at in a Melbourne Venue

When looking to purchase a business, buyers evaluate various aspects of your business’s performance. They include:

Weekly takings and consistency

Buyers want to see whether sales hold up all year-round. A good way to determine this is through point-of-sale reports and financial records. If trade and profitability change with the seasons, be ready to explain the pattern.

Rent and lease terms

A buyer will compare rent with the venue’s takings. They’ll also want to check how much lease time remains, including renewal options, when the next rent review is and the landlord’s requirements. These details can affect both the price offered and whether a sale proceeds.

Wages and owner hours

A venue may look profitable because its owner works long hours. However, buyers need to know who does the work and what it would cost to replace them. When valuing a hospitality business, we discuss staffing and owner hours openly.

Licences and permits

Buyers usually check which food registrations, liquor licences and local permits apply to the venue, as they need to know what approvals they must obtain or transfer before trading. It’s helpful to them if sellers stress this in the listing.

Selling a Hospitality Business Confidentially

News travels quickly among staff, suppliers, and customers, so you may want to keep your plans private while you test the market.

We can write your hospitality listing without naming the venue or showing recognisable photographs. You can also ask interested buyers to sign a confidentiality agreement before sharing sensitive financial details.

Read more about how we sell your business.

Why Melbourne Hospitality Owners Use BPA

BPA has helped hundreds of Melbourne business owners sell their ventures since launching in 1999. Our brokers understand the questions that come up when a buyer examines a venue’s takings, roster, lease and fit-out.

We’ll market your business through our own site and other business sale platforms across Victoria and Australia. We’ll also speak with buyers in our professional network.

Get Your Venue Appraised

If you want to sell your hospitality business, BPA delivers results. A good place to start is to have a free, no-obligation conversation with us in confidence about your business.

Please phone (03) 9485 4488 to receive honest advice from one of our brokers. Alternatively, contact us online, email reception@bpabrokers.com.au or browse our current listings.

Frequently Asked Questions

At BPA, we value established businesses based on several factors. This includes:

  • Your earnings
  • The lease
  • The hours the owner works
  • Your business processes and systems
  • Fit-out
  • Equipment
  • Stock levels
  • How consistently the venue trades

You can use either a hospitality specialist or the right broker to sell your business. However, choose based on their professionalism, integrity, experience selling venues like yours, and understanding of hospitality finances.

At BPA, we offer a complete strategy for selling your restaurant. This includes leaving your name and photos off the listing.

In Victoria, the liquor licence must be transferred into the buyer’s name before they trade. It’s worth seeking legal advice from your solicitor and contacting Liquor Control Victoria.