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Turnkey Artisan Cheese Shop + Tasting Lounge | Affluent NE Phoenix
Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona, United States
Asking Price$149,000
Revenue$394,382
EBITDA$50,954
Cash Flow$53,610
Description
One-of-a-kind specialty food opportunity: per the sellers, the only dedicated cut-to-order artisan cheese shop in Phoenix, operating since 2022 in one of the Valley's most affluent trade areas. The shop pairs a curated cut-to-order cheese counter with specialty grocery, gifts, prepared foods, and charcuterie, supported by a commercial prep kitchen and a beautifully finished, design-forward retail build-out (approximately $107,000 in leasehold improvements).
THE NUMBERS
FY2025 revenue of $394,382 per books (FY2023: $350,617; FY2024: $383,104)
FY2025 seller's discretionary earnings of $53,610 as reported
Register-verified core: roughly 8,000 transactions per year at a ~$40 average ticket, three years running
2023 books tie to the filed tax return to the dollar
THE PLATFORM
Lease in place through 2028 at a sustainable ~6.8% occupancy cost
Adjacent furnished suite already branded and staged as a tasting lounge - a built-in second revenue engine for classes, private events, and pairings
1,800+ newsletter subscribers, 5,000+ social followers, subscription cheese club launched 2026, established classes and events program
Online ordering and delivery live on Toast POS
THE UPSIDE
The shop currently trades only five days a week - Saturday alone delivers roughly 36% of weekly sales, and Sunday/Monday remain dark. Opening Sunday at even half of Saturday's rate adds an estimated $45K-$60K in annualized revenue. Add the lounge activation, a beer and wine license for pairings, cheese club growth, and corporate gifting, and this is a platform priced below the cost of its own build-out with clear room to run.
THE TRADE AREA
Roughly 223,000 residents across the six-ZIP trade area, with the Town of Paradise Valley (median household income ~$160K) and the Scottsdale border ZIPs closest to the store.
Sellers are relocating out of state and will provide training and full vendor/recipe introductions. Offered at $149,000 plus inventory at cost. Detailed financials, POS reports, lease file, and site visits available to qualified buyers under NDA. Do not contact staff or visit unannounced - all inquiries through the listing broker: Bret Collins, Arizona Restaurant Sales (a HUB AZ Brokers company), 602-300-0006, [email protected].
Real Estate
Rent is $2,230 per month
Furniture Fixtures & Equipment
$59k
Inventory
$40kIncluded in Asking Price
Year Established
2022
Reason Selling
The owners are relocating out of state.
Facilities & Assets
Fully built-out specialty retail suite at 32nd Street & Shea Boulevard with lease in place through 2028 and approximately $107,000 in leasehold improvements: finished retail floor with pressed-tin ceilings and statement lighting, refrigerated cut-to-order cheese case, reach-in and display refrigeration, commercial prep kitchen with slicers and wrapping station, three-compartment sink, Toast POS, shelving, and center merchandising tables. Sale includes the adjacent furnished suite — already branded lounge — staged for tastings, classes, and private events. FF&E of approximately $59,000 original cost transfers with the sale; inventory (approximately $40,000 at book value, subject to physical count) transfers at cost at closing. ADA restroom; $1,741 security deposit on file. Equipment list available to qualified buyers under NDA.
Support & Training
The sellers will provide comprehensive hands-on training covering cheese sourcing and vendor relationships, cutting and wrapping technique, counter service, cheese board and gift production, the classes and events program, the cheese club, and the Toast POS / online ordering setup, plus introductions to key vendors and regular customers. Transition length is negotiable (2–4 weeks contemplated), and the sellers are open to a longer consulting arrangement for the classes and events program. No specialized license is required to operate; a buyer with retail, hospitality, or culinary passion can learn the craft through the training period.
Market & Competition
Per the sellers, this is the only dedicated cut-to-order artisan cheese shop in Phoenix. Competition is limited to the service counters of national and upscale grocers, which offer pre-cut selections without the curation, cutting service, or guidance of a specialty cheesemonger. The shop sits in an affluent, underserved trade area of roughly 223,000 residents across six ZIP codes, with the Town of Paradise Valley (median household income ~$160K) and the Scottsdale border ZIPs closest to the store. The specialty cheese category is a growth market, valued at $38.6B globally in 2024 and projected to reach $53.9B by 2030 (~5.8% CAGR). Four holiday seasons of trading, local news features, and a 5,000+ social following give the shop an entrenched local position that would take a new entrant years and significant capital to replicate.
Growth Opportunities
The shop trades only five days a week: Saturday alone delivers ~36% of weekly sales, and Sunday/Monday are dark — opening Sunday at even half of Saturday's rate adds an estimated $45K–$60K in annualized revenue at existing margins. The adjacent furnished suite, already branded as a tasting lounge, is staged for ticketed tastings, classes, private events, and club nights. A beer & wine license would add pairing pours and bottle sales at specialty-retail margins. Additional levers: scaling the subscription cheese club launched in 2026 (1,800+ newsletter subscribers as the funnel), corporate gifting and catering across the affluent Paradise Valley / Scottsdale corridor, growing the live online ordering and delivery channel, and wholesale accounts with local restaurants and bottle shops.
Business listed by
Bret Collins
Sunbelt of Phoenix
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