Business For Sale. Wholesaler - Garden Route

This food distribution business was established in 2005 and has since been with the present owner. The business is operating from a warehouse in a safe and secure location. The premises is very neat and clean.

They distribute all kinds of food products (not perishables) to various hotels, restaurants, guest houses and deli's. They also recently acquired the agency to distribute a very well known olive oil nationally. Agents has been appointed in the Eastern Cape, East London and Pretoria.

What distinguish this business from it's three main competitors is the personal attention and service they offer to each client. They would 95% of the time deliver on time to the client all products ordered. They offer the customer a complete shopping basket of products to choose from.

They also sell & deliver products to many companies & businesses in the area. Many companies and businesses order their monthly grocery items (for staff welfare) from this company as it is more convenient for the customer to have the product delivered in stead of sending staff to shop at local retail stores.

The company buys stock in and resell to the customers. They also buy some stock in bulk and pre-pack it for their customer with the customer's own label on the packaging. Products they sell and distribute include canned foods, ice cream, olive oil, flour & other baking products, etc.

This is a well established wholesale and distribution business. They turn their stock around twice per month which ensure no product expires or gets old while in stock. The business is operated on low overheads and the choice of delivery vehicles was done very specifically.

These vehicles enables the company to deliver products quickly as the time travelled with the smaller vehicles are far less than with bigger trucks. It also saves a lot on the fuel bill for the company.

Staff are well trained and very reliable. One of the staff members has recently been allocated the task to rep for the business for one week. This went very well and new customers were added to the existing database.

The buyer should maybe consider to utilize this staff member more often for this purpose.

The business can easily be handed over to the new owner. The seller will stay on for a period of 1 month to hand over the business and ensure the buyer gets all the training and information to successfully carry on this business.

This is the ideal business for a husband and wife team. The business can offer the owner a quality lifestyle while earning a sustainable income from a well established business.