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Tavern Business For Sale
Kaitaia, Northland, New Zealand
Alcohol and food The Lease for Collard Tavern situated 2Klms North of Kaitaia is on the market,current owner for 9years. Operating from a modern brick and cedar building on a busy intersection, Collard Tavern offers bars, gaming, restaurant, and function room for weddings and conferences. Kaitaia is the most northern town in New Zealand with a population of 7000 and a long and rich history of Maori and European settlement. The climate is subtropical and residents enjoy a vibrant community, but at a slower pace of life than the rest of the North Island. Kaitaia is a service town for sheep, cattle and dairy farming, vineyards and fruit growing, especially avocados. Plantation forestry is an important industry with several processing plants in and around Kaitaia. Collard Tavern provides a welcoming oasis where local residents and the timber workers (500-plus) from the nearby JNL timber mill can come for a drink or a meal. The Tavern is also popular with tourists who flock into the area during the summer months. 
Peter Thomas, the Lessee of Collard Tavern, wishes to retire from business life. He is selling the lease to Collard Tavern, and the chattels. Some vendor finance available.Property swap considered. This business would ideally suit a person with a background in the hospitality industry. The very reasonable asking price includes chattels valued around $200,000 and a substantial tax advantage. The sale of Collard Tavern also includes a three bedroom owner's accommodation with an additional bed-sitting room with facilities. Supplies and services available from Collard Tavern This is a modern Tavern with spacious public areas that integrate well with centralised bar, kitchen and other service areas, making it an easy business to operate. Turnover is generated from: - Bar sales of beers, wines and spirits
- Off licence sales of beers, wines and spirits
- Sales of bistro and restaurant meals
- Conferences, functions and weddings
- Gaming machine site payments
Public Bar:
The public bar an open, airy and spacious room with lofty chapel ceilings and a warm relaxing atmosphere. There is a wood-faced bar and serving area on one side of the room with cash register, beer dispensing unit, storage and wash-up. Nip pourers and refrigerated cabinets for drinks and glassware take up most of the wall behind the bar. 
The bar has three 9 foot x 4 foot 6 inches pool tables, darts board, and a giant screen high up on the end wall for TV and SKY Sports. Garden Bar:
The garden bar is a large outdoor area with brick pavers, wooden trellis-work walls and corrugated plastic roofing for all-weather use. The garden bar has seating for about 50 people at attractive tables and chairs. Palms Gaming Lounge and Restaurant:
The Tavern has a purpose-built gaming room with 18 gaming machines. The gaming lounge has brightly painted walls, vaulted ceilings and its own bar area with cash register. 
The dining area of the Palms Restaurant with table and chair seating for about 20 guests is adjacent to the Gaming Lounge. Hi-Lytes Reception Lounge:
This area has seating for 150 guests and is ideal for weddings and other large functions. It is serviced via its own lounge bar with 2 beer dispensing towers, nip pourers and refrigerated drinks cabinets. Kitchens:
Collard Tavern has two separate kitchens. The primary kitchen is bright, clean and cheerful and Tavern patrons can watch while their meal is prepared. This kitchen has a multi-bay deep fryer, grill and gas oven area with extensive fume extraction. It links to the Tavern via a servery with cash register, Baine Marie, food display cabinet and heat warming lamps. 
The Tavern has a second preparation kitchen, separate from the primary kitchen, with stainless steel wash-up benches, storage cupboards, microwave ovens and a dishwasher. Leasehold Premises
Collard Tavern is ideally positioned at an intersection on Whangatane Drive in Kaitaia. The property (over 8000 square metres) was developed in 1985 and includes premises (over 1000 square metres), customer parking and neat lawns. The main building is built of brick and cedar cladding on a concrete floor and with an iron roof. Internal walls are a mix of brick and painted plasterboard with rimu timber joinery. Floors are carpeted, with vinyl floor coverings in wet areas. The Tavern has two separate offices, two staff toilets, a staff area, several storage rooms, and customer parking for over 100 vehicles. There is also a large garage at the rear with 2 roller doors for easy access. The lease is for 23 years with rent reviews every 2 years. The freehold title to the property is also available by private negotiation. Chattels being sold by Collard Tavern
An extensive list of all chattels that are being sold is available to interested buyers. Chattels are valued around $200,000 and are included in the sale price. Owners Residence Collard Tavern provides an on-site owner's residence with three double bedrooms, bathroom, dining - lounge, and a kitchen. There is an extra bed-sitting room with facilities. Day to day management at Collard Tavern
Business Hours:
Monday to Saturday - licensed for 14 trading hours (11.00 am to 1.00 am).
Sunday - licensed for 11 trading hours (11.00 am to 10.00 pm). Staff:
Collard Tavern is operated by the owner with assistance from one full time staff person and three part time workers. Stock:
Stock at valuation will comprise mainly alcohol supplies and total about $20,000. Licences:
On and Off Licence.
Bar Managers or General Managers Licence. Advertising and Promotion:
Collard Tavern advertises through prominent signage on the property, through a listing in Telecom Yellow pages and advertising in local newspapers and on local radio. Collard Tavern is well known in the area through word of mouth recommendations. Call Peter on +64 9 408 3190 for an appointment to view Kaitaia, home of the winterless north
Kaitaia has good shopping, cafes and restaurants, an indoor sports centre, facilities for bowls, golf, tennis and squash, a shooting range, a fine public library and a choice of schools. The area is also home to many skilled crafts-people working in wood, pottery, paint, glass, ceramics, flax, bone, and greenstone. Kaitaia offers a range of popular tourist attractions including Cape Reinga tours, kiwi and glowworm caves, dolphin watching, fishing charters, 4x4 gum field tours, historic museums, scenic flights, quad bike tours, golf courses, fishing and diving, swimming, surfing and horse riding. Kaitaia is also famous for having New Zealand's northernmost vineyard and winery. Kaitaia also hosts a number of Special Events. The Lion Red Snapper Classic in February of each year is the biggest and most lucrative fishing contest of its type in New Zealand and brings thousands to the area. The Avocado Festival in March is an eight-day celebration that includes fishing contests, a poolside party, raft race, two triathalons, stock car race, teddy-bears picnic, young international talent quest and the real Far North wine, food and arts festival. The 90 Mile Beach Challenge Marathon in March attracts competitors from around the world. To find out more about Kaitaia, click on these links: http://www.kaitaia.net.nz
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