Grandma's Original Recipes
About this opportunity
In the vibrant landscape of today's food industry, rare opportunities emerge to acquire not just a business, but a cherished institution. Grandma's Cafe represents such an exceptional opportunity—a thriving establishment that has woven itself into the cultural fabric of the community while delivering consistent profitability and growth.
While many food establishments struggle with complex menus and inventory management, Grandma's thrives through elegant simplicity. The focused menu showcases perfected signature items, resulting in streamlined kitchen operations, minimised food waste, consistent quality control, efficient staff training, and optimised inventory management.
Business Story
Grandma's Cafe stands as more than a mere dining establishment; it's a culinary landmark that draws patrons from near and far. The secret to its magnetic appeal lies in its meticulously crafted original recipes—each dish carrying stories and traditions passed down from around the world. These original recipes create an inimitable dining experience that cannot be replicated by competitors.
Locals have adopted Grandma's as their second home, while tourists specifically seek out this authentic culinary gem during their visits. The cafe was recognised as a '2024 BEST of Queensland Experiences' establishment, recommended by travellers for the third consecutive year. This achievement stands as a true testament to an amazing team and loyal customers. The dual customer base—locals and tourists—ensures a consistent revenue stream regardless of seasonal fluctuations, creating stability seldom found in food service businesses.
Grandma's Café is nestled in the affluent suburb of North Ward, within walking distance of Townsville's signature beach precinct, The Strand. The business has an amazing fit out with the best quality plant and equipment used, the physical space strikes the perfect balance between nostalgic charm and contemporary appeal, softened by abundant greenery throughout. Rustic wooden elements that create an atmosphere that feels timeless.
Perhaps the most extraordinary aspect of this opportunity is the sellers' commitment to ensuring a seamless transition. Grandma's current proprietors are deeply invested in preserving their legacy through comprehensive training and support. They will provide a complete transfer of all proprietary recipes and techniques, hands-on operational training, introductions to key suppliers and community partners, guidance on seasonal promotions and special events, and insights into customer preferences. Following this transition, the sellers will step back to allow the new owners to shape the business according to their own vision.
This represents an ideal opportunity for qualified, passionate entrepreneurs to acquire a piece of culinary history while securing their financial future. The current owners are selective about who will carry their legacy forward, prioritising alignment of values and vision over simply maximising the sale price. For the right individual or partnership, Grandma's offers that rare perfect storm in business acquisition—a profitable operation with growth potential, a beloved brand with community goodwill, and motivated sellers committed to ensuring a successful transition.
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Denny brings a distinguished career spanning corporate management, national and international FMCG organisations, and hands on ownership of multiple small businesses. His background includes extensive experience in operational management, sales and marketing leadership, franchise management, and the successful ownership and operation of motels, courier services, and supermarket businesses.
Recognising a gap in the market for a communicator with deep operational insight and genuine commercial understanding, Denny established his business broking practice in 2007. Drawing on decades of combined corporate and small business experience, he has elevated the standard of business brokering through the creation of the Business Sales Group—comprising of NQ Business Sales, CQ Business Sales, FNQ Business Sales and SEQ Business Sales.
Today, the Business Sales Group operates as a highly automated, technology driven organisation, delivering exceptional reach, rapid response times, and a consistently professional product. This modern platform has set new benchmarks in efficiency, presentation, and buyer engagement.
Denny’s focus remains unwavering: to support both sellers and buyers throughout the transaction process and deliver outcomes that are fair, transparent, and commercially sound. He continues to grow the business footprint while embracing the latest technologies to ensure clients receive a premium, high quality service.
Phil started his working career in purchasing with large and multi-national companies in Sydney.
A family relocation to Bowen in 1974 was the catalyst to owning his own business.
Phil has been in various businesses from Pest Control to Delicatessen/Takeaway and has for the last 39 years built a wholesale business that has served Bowen, Whitsundays, Mackay and the Coalfields, from 1 truck and himself to 6 trucks and 15 employees.
This has given Phil a very solid knowledge of the area from Bowen to Rockhampton and what it takes to thrive in business there.
Phil has a strong knowledge of business and business practices built through the process of growing his own business as well as time spent on State Franchise Council and dealing with the many changing government policies in those 39 years.
The process of selling his own business has shown Phil the real need for a locally based business broker, easily contacted and heavily focused on the Central Queensland area, which has led to his involvement in CQ Business Brokers.