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Home-Style Bakery Business For Sale
Hokitika, New Zealand
Good parking, good location, better food Hokitika on the West Coast of the South Island is the northern gateway to the Westland National Park and to the Fox and Franz Josef Glaciers. Tourists stop off at Hokitika all through the year but during Hokitika’s internationally renowned Wild Food Festival, visitor numbers easily exceed the town's population. Visitors also come for the whitebait, to for pan gold and for other outdoor recreation. Hokitika is the service town for South Westland and major employers include Westland Milk Products Dairy Company, local saw mills and the Department of Conservation. This is a great town to live with family values, quality housing at affordable prices, and a stunning outdoor lifestyle. The Bake House on Hampden Street has been serving local customers and passing tourists with delicious bakery food for over 100 years. The murals on the walls depict this heritage as well as highlighting the continuing demand for quality "home-style" food at competitive prices. 
Retail bakery, cafe and takeaways
The Bake House on Hampden Street has now come onto the market. This business has proven recipes, trained staff, and loyal customers. Turnover has grown steadily over the past 3 years with a current gross profit of 67.5% of sales. If you are looking for a sound business that provides an excellent income and a lifestyle to match, consider what The Bake House on Hampden Street has to offer. While some previous baking experience would be an advantage, the products that are sold do not require a high level of baking skill and the present owner is prepared to provide training to the new owner. The Bake House is a 5-day retail bakery, small café, and takeaways business The Bake House is renowned for its delicious food that includes: - Pies and pastry lines, all kinds of cakes and slices, filled rolls
- A selection of cold drinks to accompany food purchases
- Lunches for local business houses, morning and afternoon tea "shouts", and Company presentations
Pies, savouries, cakes, filled rolls and more
Many customers can't wait and promptly eat their purchases at the picnic tables outside the Bakery. The present owner operates the Bake House for 5-days per week selling directly to customers. The business does not trade in the wholesale market and is closed during weekends, and statutory holidays. There is scope to increase turnover through longer trading hours, by selling to the wholesale market (particularly to local accommodation and tourism businesses) and by catering for Corporate occasions, weddings and private functions. Freehold premises, flexible lease also possible The Bake House trades from premises at 74 Hampden Street in central Hokitika. The building is constructed of timber framing on a concrete floor, with Hardiplank wall cladding and an iron roof. It is painted inside and out with fresh, clean, colours and the decorations include a large mural on one wall. There is ample customer parking right outside the front entrance. 
Wall mural depicting this historic bakery The premises are divided into front retail shop and rear bakery. The baking fixtures include a large industrial oven. There is also a separate office, a staff toilet, and stock storage space. The freehold title to the land and buildings at 74 Hampden Street is available from the present owner, asking price $155,000 (plus GST, if any). Alternatively, the owner is prepared to lease the property to the new owner. The lease has flexible terms and an annual rent of $15,000 plus GST and outgoings. The lessee will have the first option to buying the freehold title to the property. The lease ($15,000 per year), or the purchase of the freehold title ($155,000), are additional to the asking price for the assets of the business ($95,000). Assets being sold A complete list of all lessee fittings, plant and equipment is available to interested buyers. Main items include: - Bakery benches, counters, storage cupboards, bakery equipment
- Refrigerators, cold room, ovens, microwave ovens, coffee machine, fryer station
- Retail shop customer counters, pie warmer, cake display cabinets, drinks refrigerator
- Floor coverings, light fittings, wall decorations
- Phone, fax, Eftpos terminal
Well-equipped bakery
Day to day management at the Bake House on Hampden Street Business Hours:
Monday to Friday - 7.00 am to 3.00 pm. Staff:
The Bake House is operated by the owner with assistance from three and a "half" staff units. If required, the present owner is prepared to assist the new owner until he / she is comfortable with the running of the business. Stock:
Stock at valuation will comprise mainly baking ingredients and will total about $5000. Advertising and Promotion:
The business does little advertising other than prominent building signage and advertisements in local newspapers. After 100 years of trading, everyone knows where to find the best home-style food in town. Call Dicey on +64 3 755 8439 (day) or +64 3 755 7063 (evenings)
or 027 280 4013 (anytime)Hokitika and South Westland
Hokitika is the largest town in South Westland with a population around 3,500. Hokitika is about three hours driving from Christchurch and is on the main tourist route to Central Otago and Queenstown via the West Coast. Increasing numbers of people are moving to Hokitika because of the lifestyle and the town is growing with new apartments and residential sub-divisions. Hokitika enjoys a mild climate and an amazing level of sunshine and rainfall. The town provides industry, culture, crafts, adventures and tourism. Hokitika is New Zealand's lapidary centre, predominantly jade carving from local sources. Hokitika is also the base for many outdoor activities such as extreme white water kayaking, mountaineering and endurance racing. Lake Kaniere and Lake Brunner, inland from Hokitika, are two of New Zealand's most beautiful lakes with native forest right down to the water's edge and stupendous views of the Southern Alps. The whole area offers great trout fishing, hunting, whitebaiting, and gold prospecting. Other attractions include wild surf beaches, walks through peaceful native bush, and majestic scenery. To find out more about Hokitika, click on: http://www.hokitika.com/
http://www.hokitika.org/
http://www.teara.govt.nz/1966/H/Hokitika/Hokitika/en
http://www.wildfoods.co.nz/
http://www.madkiwi.co.nz/gallery.html
http://www.hokitikaglass.co.nz/
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