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Turua, Thames, New Zealand


Muddy River Licensed Cafe business is for private sale by owner

Oozing Charm

Turua, on the banks of the Waihou River near Thames, is famous for its Waihou flounder.

Equally famous is The Muddy River Licensed Café with seriously good coffee, home cooked meals and its very own "Floyd the Flounder".

The Muddy River Licensed Café is ideally located in the centre of Turua township and about 50 metres from a boat ramp on the Waihou River. This is a popular launching spot with boaties coming and going all through the year. For these people, The Muddy River Café is a popular place before departure and certainly on return.

Waihou River looking east to the Kaimai Ranges

Other patrons include local residents and visitors to the area. Turua is about an hour away from three major cities - Auckland, Hamilton and Tauranga. Turua is also about 45 minutes from the magnificent beaches on the eastern Coromandel Peninsula and only 15 minutes from the Thames Coast. This area of the Hauraki Plains is becoming very popular for weekend escapees from the big cities and for families wanting the rural lifestyle while still being close to city entertainment.

This well positioned Licensed Café just oozes charm and character. The interior décor with its bold colours and eclectic wall decorations is a great topic of conversation that brings customers back time after time. With liquor licence, occasional live music, and the "Floyd the Flounder" table-talker brochures, this business is fast becoming a local legend.

Spacious cafe seating

The Muddy River Café is being sold by committed vendors who have other local business interests that are taking more and more of their time. They have put their heart and soul into renovating this Café to an exceptional standard. The business is showing an excellent gross profit of 22% while trading for just 7 days of the week in summer (5 days during winter).

The Muddy River Licensed Café would ideally suit a husband-wife partnership who have management and people skills. If you want an established and profitable business and a desire to live the good life in a picturesque rural community, you should seriously consider what The Muddy River Licensed Café has to offer. There is plenty of room for improvement and this business can only get better. The hard work has been done.

Leasehold premises

The Muddy River Café at 459 Hauraki Road in Turua has been created from a historic Dairy Factory Store. The building is on 1272 square metres of land and is constructed of brick and weatherboard cladding with a loading bay and decks at the rear.

Cafe business in Turua and owners apartment

Cafe
The ground floor has been extensively renovated to create a warm and inviting Café (246 square metres) with polished floorboards and windows on two sides. Windows are "stacker windows" that can be opened in the summer for cool breezes. Interior walls are a mix of concrete block, corrugated iron and plasterboard. A ramp leads up to a bar area with more wooden flooring.A tasteful corrugated area has been built to house the 4 toilets.

The kitchen area adjoins the Café. It has both gas and electric appliances and lots of stainless steel. The kitchen has been finished to a high standard with fire-rated Gibraltar Board and Seratone linings with a deck running the full length of the kitchen for staff and easy access to the back area. a storage area (16 square metres) and a loading bay with a deck extension for future elfresco dining that leads to a side garden. The large area in front of the cafe is ideal for customer car parking and can accommodate 20 cars comfortably.

Apartment
A firewall separates the Café from the apartment. Other features include painted Expol ceilings and full insulation. The apartment (215 square metres) has two bedrooms, two toilets, a shower, kitchen and an office area. There is a deck 36 square metres at the rear. Fittings include a Contessa Tile Fire, gas and electric kitchen fittings, a pantry and a dishwasher,extractor,wall oven.

Lounge area in owners apartment



The lease for the business and apartment is for 3 x 3 x 3 years, terms to be negotiated with the owners. The freehold title to the whole property is also available.

Assets being sold

A complete list of all lessee fittings and chattels is available to interested buyers. Main items include:

Café and Bar:

  • Bar, 4 door beer fridge, ice maker, glycol system for beer on tap
  • Café tables and chairs, booth tables and seating, shelving, display stands
  • Light fittings, wall decorations, 25 x CD stacker, patio heaters (2)
  • Cake fridge, San Monaco coffee machine,Grinder,
  • Computer / cash register system and printer, security system (monitored), phone, Eftpos, wine chiller,barrels, potted plants.
  • Mackie P.A. System with Elite Amplifiers(value $15,000-00) microphones,digital song list (300 songs on floppy disks)Mic stand,


Kitchen:

  • Stainless steel benches, Bain Marie, cake mixer / food processor, tea urn
  • 6-hob gas oven, Bakbar bakers oven, microwave oven (2),
  • Convec oven microwave
  • Grill, 2-bay fryer, salamander, extractor fan
  • Cool room, large freezer, medium freezer
  • Starline dishwasher, Starline glass washer, commercial washing machine and dryer,Cutlery, Crockery,Glass ware,pots, pans,Kitchen utensils,Dry store shelving, Dux grease converter,
  • Gas bottles hot water on gas (secure area)

Office:

  • Computer, software, printer, phone / fax, office furniture

Day to day management at The Muddy River Licensed Cafe

Business Hours:
Wednesday - Sunday (Winter) - 10.00 am to late.
7 days a week (summer) Monday/Tuesday 10.00 till 3.00pm

Wednesday - Sunday 10-00am till late

Staff:
The Muddy River Licensed Cafe is operated by the two owners with assistance from two full time staff, three part time staff, and two other staff who are "on call". If required, the present owners are available to assist the new owner, terms by arrangement.

Stock:
Stock at valuation will comprise mainly alcohol supplies and will total about $8000.

Licences:
Liquor Licence (currently 9.00 am to 1.00 am, seven days a week if required).

Operating Manuals:
Manuals for Systems used to operate The Muddy River Café, along with price lists, will be included with the sale of the business.

Advertising and Promotion:
The Muddy River Licensed Café advertises in a range of media including the Bay of Plenty Magazine and the Coromandel Magazine (placed at Airports and Information Centres), in Telecom Yellow pages, in local newspapers, and on local radio. Other advertising includes Fliers, table-talkers featuring "Floyd the Flounder", and Menus plus a directional map that are placed in local Motels. Word of mouth recommendations and signage on main roads and on the Café building also bring a steady stream of customers.The new Kopu bridge will increase traffic flow by 40% and is intended to be finished by 2010.

Call Caryl on +64 7 867 5679 (evenings)

About Turua, near Thames

Turua is a long-established dairy farming area on the lower Hauraki Plains. The township of Turua with about 1300 residents is located on the west bank of the Waihou River, about 8 km from Thames. Turua is a service town for locals and farming families and provides all of the usual amenities including a Play Centre, Primary School, Library and Fire Station.

The Muddy River Café is located on Hauraki Road, a busy highway leading from Thames to Paeroa and Hamilton. Turua a 50 kph speed zone so vehicles have to slow down. Lots stop at The Muddy River Licensed Café to relax over a drink and something to eat.

Nearby Thames, known as the 'Gateway to the Coromandel Peninsula', is main shopping centre on the Peninsula. It offers a wealth of boutique-style shops, an historic main street and the modern Goldfields Shopping Mall.

Thames has a colourful history based on gold and kauri logging and in the late 19th century was one of New Zealand's largest towns. This history is still alive in the pubs, buildings, museums and activities of the area.

To find out more about Turua and Thames, click on:

http://www.hauraki-dc.govt.nz/Overview/Maps/turua_map.htm
http://www.teara.govt.nz/1966/T/Thames/Thames/en
http://www.thames-info.co.nz/
http://thames.nzgolf.net/
http://homepages.paradise.net.nz/sgjames/
http://www.ew.govt.nz/enviroinfo/coasts/coastalcasestudies/firthofthames.htm




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