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Own an Established Neighborhood Bakery Café Without the Buildout

Contra Costa County, California, United States
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Asking Price$96,000
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Description
OWNER-OPERATOR OPPORTUNITY The opportunity may be particularly attractive for: • First-time bakery owner-operators • Cake and celebration bakery concepts • Cookie and dessert concepts • Coffee and pastry café operators • Neighborhood bakery concepts • Small-format pastry production • Specialty wholesale/retail hybrid bakery models The principal value proposition is that a buyer may focus on product development, menu execution, branding, customer experience, and bakery operations rather than first solving major startup barriers such as permitting, utility upgrades, hood installation, refrigeration installation, bakery-space design, and health-department approval process. This is an established neighborhood bakery café located within an affluent neighborhood in Contra Costa County California. The opportunity is best positioned as a second-generation bakery infrastructure acquisition for an active owner-operator seeking a practical and lower-friction path into bakery ownership. Structured as an asset sale and should be viewed primarily as an infrastructure-entry opportunity, a neighborhood bakery platform, and a reduced-friction alternative to ground-up bakery development rather than a passive cash-flow investment. Rather than developing a bakery from shell condition, a buyer acquires an already improved bakery space with installed production infrastructure, customer-facing improvements, walk-in refrigeration, hood ventilation, 200amp three-phase electrical service, existing bakery-permitted use, established customer awareness, and proven retail transaction activity.
Real Estate
Leased
Reason Selling
Retirement
Facilities & Assets
1. Furniture, Fixtures, and Equipment • Display cases, including 39” Turbo Air refrigerated display case • Double-door, six-pan bakery oven (Doyon JA-6, 208V 3-phase electric convection) • 5-quart Tabletop mixer • Proofer • Racks, trays, pans, and baking tools • Bakery prep table, shelving, and storage racks • Nuova Simonelli Prontobar automatic espresso machine and refrigerated milk accessory • Drip coffee maker • Warmer oven • Undercounter ice machine • Undercounter refrigerator • Point-of-sale equipment by Clover (cashier tablet, cash drawer, receipt printer, and customer-facing tablet/card reader) • Inside and outside tables, umbrellas, chairs, decor, and customer-area furnishings • Smallwares, utensils, containers, packaging dispensers, and serving equipment • Security cameras (6) and DVR system, to the extent transferrable • Air curtain • Utility carts (2) All assets are 5 years old or younger.
Support & Training
Seller will provide training.
Market & Competition
Located in a strong East Bay trade area, this second-generation bakery café benefits from favorable surrounding demographics, established neighborhood demand, and existing customer traffic. Competition exists in the café and bakery segment, but the opportunity is differentiated by its permitted bakery use, walk-in refrigeration/freezer systems, hood ventilation, three-phase electrical, grease interceptor, prep areas, customer display space, and café improvements. A buyer can avoid much of the cost, delay, and permitting risk associated with building a bakery from shell condition. This may be well suited for an owner-operator bakery, pastry, cake, cookie, coffee/pastry café, or refreshed neighborhood concept.
Growth Opportunities
Growth opportunities may include expanded operating hours, refreshed branding, online ordering, catering, delivery integration, specialty coffee service, seasonal products, celebration cakes, dessert programs, wholesale accounts, and increased digital marketing activity. Current ownership has operated conservatively during the transition period, creating potential upside for a more active owner-operator focused on product mix, customer engagement, and neighborhood market positioning. The existing bakery infrastructure and permitted use provide a practical platform for growth without the cost and delays associated with new bakery construction.
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Bakery for Sale
Business for Sale in California
Asking Price$96,000