Internal Ref: Cheese Factory
Summary
Freehold, manager-run cheese factory & café in Qld's Granite Belt. Licensed facility, award-winning brand, ~$365k normalised profit. No lease risk — turnkey and ready to grow.
Net Profit
$365,000 pa
Location Details
Granite Belt - Qld
Potential
- Increase cheese production volumes
- Expand wholesale distribution into metro markets
- Introduce workshops, tastings and private events
- Weddings, functions and private group bookings
- Airbnb or tourism accommodation potential (subject to council approval)
- Orchard planting or additional value-added products (subject to council approval)
- Manager and systems already in place — a new owner can pursue this upside without rebuilding the core business
Skills
- No hands-on cheesemaking experience needed — two experienced cheesemakers are already employed
- Business runs under a dedicated on-site manager, with owners providing oversight only
- General business, financial and people-management skills are the main requirement
- Hospitality or food industry background is helpful but not essential
- Willingness to oversee an established team and systems, rather than operate day-to-day
- Ideal for an investor, operator or family wanting income and lifestyle without a full-time hands-on role
Reason for Sale
Owners retiring
About the Business
This is a rare opportunity to acquire an established, award-winning artisan cheese production, café and wholesale business, together with its freehold property, in the heart of Queensland's Granite Belt. Built up over many years, the business has developed a genuinely loyal following — from regular Granite Belt visitors to wholesale customers including wineries, cafés, gourmet retailers and butchers across the region.
What sets this opportunity apart is that it already operates under a dedicated on-site manager, with the current owners stepping back into an oversight-only role. Day-to-day production is handled by two experienced, part-time cheesemakers, and the café, retail and wholesale operations run on established systems and a trained team. A new owner is stepping into a business that already functions independently.
The property includes:
- 15.53 hectares of freehold, fully fenced agricultural land
- A modernised cheese production facility with eight cold rooms
- A 120-seat indoor and outdoor café
- A retail store and tasting area
- A renovated three-bedroom residence
Because the freehold is included in the sale, there is no lease risk and no landlord to negotiate with — a genuine point of difference from most hospitality and food production businesses on the market.
Revenue is diversified across café dining, cheese tastings, retail sales, wholesale distribution, online sales and market events, reducing reliance on any single income stream. Tastings and café trade in particular have shown steady, consistent year-on-year growth, reflecting the strength of the visitor experience the business has built on the Granite Belt food and wine trail — a route that draws regular traffic from Brisbane, the Gold Coast, Toowoomba and interstate visitors throughout the year.
Compliance and systems already in place:
- Full Safe Food Queensland accreditation
- Established food safety and traceability systems
- Liquor licence for café service
Beyond current operations, there is clearly identified room to grow — expanding wholesale into metro markets, increasing production volumes, introducing events and workshops, and exploring tourism accommodation or value-added product lines on the surrounding land.
This is a business, a property and a lifestyle opportunity combined — freehold, income-producing, and already running under management, in one of regional Queensland's most recognised and visited food destinations.
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