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Country Takeaway Café & Pizza Shop - Owner/Operator Opportunity
Summary
Artisan bakery in Wollongong CBD with established retail trade and significant untapped growth through lunch, wholesale and corporate catering. Owner available to provide ongoing production training.
Revenue
$4,500 pw
Rent
$850 pw
Expenses
$2,800 pw
Net Profit
$900 pw
Potential
Significant growth potential for an incoming owner. Located in a busy Wollongong CBD office precinct, the business currently focuses mainly on morning trade, with the surrounding lunch market largely untapped. Wholesale has not yet been launched and corporate catering has only been explored on a small scale. There is clear opportunity to grow revenue through lunch, wholesale supply to local cafés, corporate catering, online pre-orders and expanded trading, all using an established brand and production operation.
Skills
The business would suit a baker, pastry chef, chef, hospitality operator or motivated owner-operator. Specialist pastry or baking experience is not essential, as the current owner is available to stay on part-time and provide hands-on training in croissant, pastry and sourdough production, recipes and systems. This provides an opportunity for a buyer to take over the business while retaining production knowledge and consistency, with the option to gradually train additional staff.
Hours
6 days, early daytime hours focused on morning trade, with strong potential to expand into lunch and afternoon service
Lease
2 years remaining on the lease, with 3 year option.
Employees
Owner and 2 casual baristas and a casual baker.
Reason for Sale
Owner pursuing a long-term career outside of hospitality after successfully establishing the business and its award-winning products.
About the Business
Established artisan bakery in the heart of Wollongong CBD, surrounded by a large office and professional workforce. The business has built a strong local reputation for premium, award-winning croissants, sourdough and artisan pastries.
The business currently focuses predominantly on morning retail trade, leaving significant untapped potential. Despite its CBD office location, lunch trade remains largely undeveloped, wholesale supply has not yet been launched, and catering has only been explored on a small scale.
This presents an incoming owner with several clear avenues for growth without needing to establish a new brand, premises or production operation from scratch.
The premises are fitted with the equipment required for the current operation, with established recipes, production systems, website, social media presence and a loyal customer base.
A major advantage for the purchaser is the opportunity for the founder to remain part-time following settlement, providing hands-on training in croissant, pastry and sourdough production, maintaining product quality and assisting with the training of future production staff.
Ideal for a baker, pastry chef, existing hospitality operator or entrepreneur looking for an established premium food business with substantial room to grow.
Key opportunities include developing the currently under-utilised lunch trade, launching wholesale supply to cafés and hospitality businesses, expanding corporate catering to the surrounding CBD offices, and growing online and pre-order sales.
History
Established in late 2025, the business has quickly earned industry recognition, including Gold for croissants at the Sydney Royal Show, Silver for sourdough at the same awards, plus Silver and Bronze for croissants and pastries at the National Artisan Baking Competition.
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