A rare opportunity to acquire 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 a main road in the heart of the suburb, 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 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.
The numbers (FY25, year ended 30 June 2025):
- Turnover approximately $15,000 per week including GST
- Annual sales $726,272 excluding GST
- Up 13.4% on the prior year ($640,183)
Full profit and loss figures, prepared by the business's accountants, are available to genuinely interested parties on enquiry and following a signed confidentiality agreement.
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. The owner has no set floor presence; involvement is limited to remote back-office administration. Systems, staff and supplier relationships are all 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, cashew centre on an almond, coconut and date base, sweetened with organic maple syrup. A high-margin line with room to grow.
Daytime hours only:
7.00am to 3.00pm Monday to Friday, 7.30am to 3.00pm Saturday and Sunday, kitchen closing at 2.00pm. No dinner service, no late nights, no split shifts.
Fully equipped:
Includes a 3-group commercial espresso machine, high-quality coffee grinders, 3 square metre coolroom, extensive commercial refrigeration, a conveyor toaster and grill, food processing units, four commercial-grade blenders, a cold-press juicer, full indoor and outdoor furniture and POS iPads. A detailed equipment register is available on request.
Established online presence, with a website including an integrated cake shop and an engaged Instagram following of several thousand.
Price: $295,000 plus stock at valuation (stock approximately $60,000 at last count).
Reason for sale: the owner is relocating to India and is committed to a clean, well-supported handover to the right buyer.
Serious enquiries welcome. Full financials available on request following a signed confidentiality agreement. Please do not contact staff at the premises directly.
