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Well Established Chinese Restaurant in Central Box Hill - Ref: 19464
Summary
Established 2008. Fully staff-operated with a full-time manager. Turnover approx $15,000/week, up 13.4% on last year. Daytime hours only, 7am-3pm. Raw, vegan, organic. Owner relocating overseas.
Revenue
$726,272 pa
Location Details
138-140 Ormond Road
Ormond Road village strip in bayside Elwood, minutes from Elwood Beach. Strong foot traffic and an affluent, repeat-visit local customer base. Approx 101sqm across ground floor and basement storage.
Potential
Significant untapped upside. The custom raw cake line already sells at $140 per cake through the website, and wholesale or corporate orders remain unexplored. Digital presence is underdeveloped - the Facebook page has 180 followers against 3,800+ on Instagram, and local search presence has room to improve. Trading stops at 3pm, so the site has never traded evenings or been used for functions. Catering and delivery platforms offer further room to grow.
Skills
No barista or hospitality experience required. A full-time manager and a team of 8-9 run the business day to day, with established systems, supplier relationships and rostering already in place. Suited to an investor seeking a hands-off return, or to an owner-operator who wants to step in and take out the management wage. Standard food handling and business compliance apply.
Hours
7am-3pm Mon-Fri, 7.30am-3pm Sat-Sun. Kitchen closes 2pm. No dinner service, no late nights.
Employees
A full-time manager plus a team of 8-9 staff, all established and expected to transfer with the business.
Reason for Sale
The owner is relocating to India and is committed to a clean, well-supported handover to the right buyer.
About the Business
An established, profitable cafe in one of Melbourne's most desirable bayside suburbs, running day to day without the owner on the floor.
Trading since 2008 on Ormond Road in the heart of Elwood, the business has built a loyal local following in a village strip with strong foot traffic and an affluent, repeat-visit customer base. The brand began in Byron Bay selling toasties and coffee out of a Volkswagen Kombi van and has grown into a genuine destination - raw, vegan and organic, with 100% organic certified fair-trade coffee, acai bowls, smoothies and a signature raw cake range.
WHY THIS ONE IS DIFFERENT
Most cafes at this price are owner-operated - buy one and you have bought yourself a job. This one already runs without the owner on the floor. A full-time manager runs the business day to day, supported by a team of 8-9 staff. Systems, staff and supplier relationships are established and transfer with the business.
Just as importantly, the trend is the right way up. Over the last financial year sales grew 13.4% while the wage bill came down by almost $30,000 - a business getting more efficient, not less.
A SECOND REVENUE STREAM
Custom raw vegan cakes sell at $140 each through the website's online shop, made to order. A high-margin line with room to grow.
FULLY EQUIPPED
Includes a 3-group Expobar espresso machine, Mazzer Robur and Major grinders, 3sqm coolroom, extensive commercial refrigeration, Roband conveyor toaster and grill, Robot Coupe units, four Vitamix blenders, cold-press juicer, full indoor and outdoor furniture and POS iPads. A detailed equipment register is available on request.
ESTABLISHED ONLINE PRESENCE
Website with an integrated cake shop, and an engaged Instagram following of 3,800+.
FINANCIALS
Turnover approximately $15,000 per week including GST. Annual sales of $726,272 excluding GST for FY25, up 13.4% on the prior year. Full profit and loss figures, prepared by the business's accountants, are available to genuinely interested parties following a signed confidentiality agreement.
History
The Combi brand began in Byron Bay, New South Wales, selling toasties and coffee from a Volkswagen Kombi van, and has traded at its current Elwood site since 2008.
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