INDEPENDENT RETAIL & WHOLESALE CRAFT BAKERY IN SOUTH YORKSHIRE

Very long established & highly regarded business with high volume of year-round private & trade custom producing premium quality product range from extremely well fitted commercial craft bakery & retail premises in prosperous village locality near major transport links. Comes with additional retail premises in nearby village & HUGE scope for extended hours & online marketing etc or ideal acquisition for expanding craft bakery solutions provider. Sensibly priced for genuine retirement sale after many successful years trading in same hands with extensive inventory of quality equipment included & early viewing strongly advised REF 1879

The business currently operates from two separate outlets, both of which occupy prominent corner trading positions with little in the way of direct local competition in the neighbouring villages of Silkstone Common and Thurlstone, which lie with excellent access to major road and motorway links (A628, A629 and M1 junction 37 etc.) on the semi-rural outskirts of the nearby town of Barnsley in South Yorkshire.

We are delighted to present this marvellous opportunity to acquire a thriving commercial proposition of exceptional quality and outstanding future possibilities, which we are confident you will agree represents genuine value.

Operating from charming and extremely well fitted premises in the village of Silkstone Common, this very long established and highly regarded craft bakery currently primarily conducts an extremely popular retail and wholesale supply operation of a wide selection of premium quality confectionery and savoury bakery items including breads, morning goods, pies and cream cakes etc., all produced daily in its extensively equipped five-star hygiene rated commercial catering facilities employing the finest and freshest produce.

“The Cottage Bakery” also conducts its retail operations from its equally well fitted sister long-leasehold premises in the nearby village of Thurlstone and would naturally furnish any enthusiastic purchaser with considerable scope for continued growth, not least with regard to further development of its wholesale supply services and to operating significantly extended hours in order to exploit the full potential production and sales capacity of its facilities.

The business would also benefit greatly by adopting a far more vigorous marketing policy of its excellent existing products and services, particularly with reference to the possible introduction of online advertising and to further development of its social media presence, in order to improve upon the already impressive levels of turnover it has achieved in the course of some thirty-two highly successful years’ trading in the hands of the current proprietor, with the aid of an experienced and motivated team of full and part-time staff who would be an asset to any purchaser.

Alternatively, this versatile proposition would most certainly appeal to some similar-sized or larger allied enterprise looking to very significantly increase its existing share of the professional retail and wholesale craft bakery solutions services market by the acquisition of a dynamic and extremely well located additional independent operator with a valuable local name, a superb market-leading product range and an already impressive private and commercial customer base, and we would strongly recommend the earliest possible viewing to avoid disappointment.

SILKSTONE COMMON

These charming and extremely well fitted, stone built character premises occupy a highly visible corner trading position and provide excellent and highly functional internal business accommodation, which briefly comprises an inviting and part-glazed, single-fronted public entrance with disabled access directly off Ben Bank Road into a bright and welcoming retail sales and customer service area, which houses a full complement of high quality, purpose-built ambient bakery displays and a prominent and fully fitted, glass-fronted and refrigerated food display and serve-over counter with electronic till point and small open preparation and cutting area.

Accessed directly from the retail area, or by means of its own separate entrance for ease of deliveries and despatches, the premises also incorporate a spacious, fully fitted and extensively equipped 5-star hygiene rated on-site commercial craft bakery with fully tiled walls and floor throughout for easy cleaning and diffused fluorescent strip lighting.

The main bakery area houses ample stainless-steel work surfaces, storage units, mobile storage racking, a fully equipped washing-up kitchen area and separate dedicated “prover” and “cream” room areas.

The main production area boasts a full range of high quality, industry standard commercial appliances including baking ovens, provers and dough mixers etc., all of which we understand are to be included in the sale price and further details of which will be available upon request to any genuine interested parties.

The premises also incorporate a dedicated freezer storage room and good-sized flour/general dry goods storage area, with further ancillary accommodation consisting of a fully fitted and furnished staff kitchen/restroom area, together with separate male and female washroom/WC facilities.

Externally:

Occupying a prominent corner trading position on a high footfall village through road, to the front the premises are well signed and attractively presented and afford ample and inviting display window space beneath a liveried canopy onto a small forecourt area, with extensive unrestricted customer parking available locally.

The premises also afford side driveway access to a large and well maintained private service yard and loading bay area to the rear providing private unrestricted off-road parking facilities.

THURLSTONE

The business also conducts its operations from its equally well fitted sister long-leasehold, stone built corner-sited premises situated in the nearby village of Thurlstone.

The premises provide extremely well fitted internal business accommodation, which briefly comprises 2 inviting and part-glazed public entrances into the main, bright and welcoming retail sales and customer service area.

The main public area houses a full range of high quality, purpose-built ambient bakery displays and a prominent and fully fitted, glass-fronted and refrigerated food display and serve-over counter with electronic till/food ordering point and small open preparation and cutting area.

Further ancillary internal business accommodation consists of a small preparation/washing-up kitchen area, together with all the usual washroom/WC facilities.

Externally:

To the exterior the premises are well signed and attractively presented and afford ample and inviting display window space onto a high footfall village thoroughfare, with extensive unrestricted customer parking available locally.

The business is well fitted throughout and a valuable inventory of equipment is to be included in the sale price