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Bendigo Wholefoods SHOP + NURSERY & Wholefoods Kitchen CAFÉ. MULTI-FUNCTION VENUE in PRIME CBD LOCATION

  • Bendigo
  • $550,000 + SAV

For the first time in 18 years, Bendigo Wholefoods has come available for new ownership to continue its vibrant legacy. Bendigo Wholefoods has sustained business operations by supporting two small business families and their teams of locals for over 35 years. This once-in-a-lifetime opportunity allows you to acquire a well-regarded local business with a loyal lifelong customer base that has played a pivotal role in shaping Bendigo’s food scene as a much-loved community Foodstore. 

The Bendigo Wholefoods venue operates across two adjoining lease sites with three primary business offerings that bring great complimentary value to the overall business operation. These include –

  • Licensed greengrocer – The shop departments include fresh fruits and vegetables, fresh daily breads, bulk foods, specialty groceries, fridge freezer deli + liquor while catering to diverse diets, including organic, chemical-free, gluten-free, free range, vegan, health, well-being, sustainability, world foods, gourmet, deli dabbling foodies and many more.
  • Health food café – The Café is well-established, and its unique offering has filled a vital health-conscious niche in the market with a menu dedicated to kitchen-made, wholesome, healthy, organic, and locally sourced options.  The café serves breakfast, brunch, and lunch six days a week.
  • Kitchen Garden Nursery – The edible garden Nursery is focused mostly on growing food and lifestyle and offers a carefully curated supply and a wide variety of fruit and nut trees, local, organic, seedlings, and gardening essentials encouraging customers to cultivate their own gardens and embrace sustainable practices at home.

This holistic approach to health and wellness creates a comprehensive shopping experience that goes beyond a mere grocery store and is a great addon to the shopping basket of goodness.

The Bendigo Wholefoods venue is in the heart of Bendigo, the regional city of gastronomy, nestled amongst the Lyttle Eat Street Food Traders in the 200+ strong Coles-carpark. This site has a strong street presence and shop frontage, occupying a spacious site of over 550+ m² with huge scope and flexibility as a multifunction business operational space. Additionally, the venue also comes with a much sought-after General Liquor Licence for 200 patrons (125 outside & 75 inside) dine-in plus retail takeaway.

With a stable staffing structure made up of full-time, part-time, and casuals, the team comes with extensive skills, knowledge, experience, and trade qualifications in food business operations and embedded ritual routine operations and business systems, procedures, and checklists. For a new business ownership, this allows the operators to work in or on the business for future business growth and expansion, or to create a great lifestyle around food and community connection.   

The asking price includes strong brand recognition, a comprehensive list of plant and equipment, fixtures and fittings, and well-integrated business information (POS, bookkeeping) and operational systems instore and online including strong social media following, industry reviews, ‘wholefoodies’ loyalty rewards, email mailing list program and a strong customer base allowing the new ownership to hit the ground running with a turnkey operation. 

While the business is still on its path to recovery post-COVID, this sale presents a significant opportunity to acquire a well-established enterprise still operating under its true value with long-term sales history and business performance.

For ownership fresh or well-seasoned, this venue is now finally on the menu! and this multi-faceted business opportunity is ideal for –

  • Motivated individual looking for the next challenge.
  • Couples seeking a shared joint venture food adventure.
  • Established food businesses looking to expand into Bendigo’s CBD.
  • A family or friend partnership.
  • Anyone considering a tree change opportunity around a unique business operation that could make life a little more playful and peachy.

In its current form, or with the added value you can bring to the table, the site offers significant opportunities for new business, sales growth, and enhanced performance. With the right ownership, solid business strategies, and operational expertise in the food industry, there are numerous ways to optimise and expand the lease site and venue.

Act now to seize this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

Depending on the season, stock at valuation (SAV) is estimated to be between $150,000 – $200,000).

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Phone: 0493 132 823
Business ID: 2019576758
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If you are interested in acquiring this business then please click on this link and sign the attached Non Disclosure Agreement form and we will be in touch.

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Business ID: 2019576758
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