Summary
Pocket Picnic is profitable with growth potential. Saturday trading (only when you want). Casual license to trade at Salamanca Market. Connections to suppliers & support.
Potential
Huge potential, only limited by your time & imagination.
Expand to include online ordering via website, Etsy, eBay etc
Increase product range
Wholesale
Skills
Only basic sewing skills required (straight lines)
Hours
Trade on Saturdays at Salamanca Market when you want to. (7am - 3pm)
+ around 2 hours pw
Lease
No lease. Casual stallholder licence until at least July 2026
Employees
none
Reason for Sale
Full-time job + 3 kids means I cant give Pocket Picnic the time it requires to grow and expand
About the Business
Pocket Picnic is profitable with a purpose. It's products eliminate the need to use disposable items whilst reusing stuff that already exists.
Benefits of Pocket Picnic as a business
o Stock does not have an expiry date
o Stock can be made in bulk and stored
o Business is ethical and extremely environmentally positive
o Considerable mark-up on all products
o You can work when you want to
o You can have as many Saturdays off as you want (expected to trade minimum of once per month)
o Opportunities to grow and expand business
o Salamanca market license means that you have exclusive access to the biggest retail market in Australia. It also means that other business that apply to Salamanca will not (or will unlikely) be able to sell the same product lines as you.
o You have the opportunity to expand your product range at Salamanca Market (subject to council approval)
o You have 2 main product lines: Straws and Cutlery packs. Straws are high volume, low price point. Cutlery packs are low volume but have a high price point meaning that you have the best of both worlds
History
Started in 2019 as a hobby. It was very popular and in July was granted a license to trade at Salamanca Market. The business was instantly popular and Covidd increased sales as workplaces removed cutlery from communcal kitchens.
Connect with us