The Old Railway Café
About this opportunity
The Old Railway Café is a local favourite, situated in the perfect location in between Townsville’s Original Train Station and the CQ University Townsville Campus. The café is currently run under management, and it would a fantastic opportunity for an owner operator to come in and takeover. Being across the river from the Queensland Country Bank Stadium allows this café to take advantage of any sporting events or concerts that may be held there. With the shop being in excellent condition, this café is primed and ready for a new owner. Could you be the one to take this alfresco dining experience to the next level?
Business Story
The Old Railway Café offers customers a variety of café classics such as burgers, toasties and sandwiches and a seafood offering with their salt & pepper calamari, crumbed whiting, and smoked salmon. In addition to this they also have a large variety of breakfast offerings and cater to vegetarian and gluten free options as well as a large grab n go cabinet for those on the move. The café serves a range of beverages with cold pressed juices, smoothies and delicious coffee making up the items on the beverage menu.
The business is run out of a 50m2 shop with a brand-new kitchen fit out with room for 2 chefs and a 50m2 outdoor seating area. This alfresco dining café caters to the high traffic in the area, from the various apartment buildings surrounding the café to the passers-by from CQ University. Given its close distance and the large, accessible parking for those looking to visit the Queensland Country Bank Stadium there is potential here to open the café for these large events.
The current owners implemented all correct systems and procedures for staff. If an owner operator came into the picture, it would reduce running costs and contribute to a significantly improve bottom line. With the café only trading 5 days a week there is room to increase revenue further through opening on weekends for breakfast/lunch.
With plenty of growth happening in this area, this café is about to explode with business. The ATO office is now nearby, a new construction project is popping up soon in the next block, and people are returning to the various hotels and apartments in the area. There is plenty of untapped potential in this café and all it needs now is a passionate individual to take the reins and embark on a profitable venture.
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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.