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Sell a café
Sell a café: prepare a clear listing on businessmatch.ch with location, guide price, revenue and handover. Choose open, discreet or anonymous visibility while private seller data stays protected.
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Selling a café: earnings, premises and operating handover
A café sale profile should explain the customer flow, dayparts and channels that produce sustainable earnings, not only annual turnover. Buyers also need a clear view of the lease, terrace or use rights, equipment, staffing and the owner's daily role.
Show the café's earnings by daypart and channel
Present sales by weekday, time and channel alongside average spend, cost of goods, payroll, rent and adjusted operating profit. Separate sit-in, takeaway, breakfast, lunch and event activity where their margins differ, and explain how much footfall or repeat trade depends on the owner.
Prepare lease, equipment and investment records
Prepare the lease and service charges, renewal options, permitted use and opening hours, together with terrace, kitchen or ventilation arrangements. List the coffee machine, grinders, refrigeration, kitchen, till and furniture by ownership, age, maintenance, condition and expected replacement.
Reach buyers suited to the location and concept
Hospitality operators, bakeries, coffee concepts and hands-on successors may fit if they understand the location, service workload and working-capital needs. The public offer can show trading patterns without revealing the precise site, staff files, till data or supplier terms. Keep identifying location details, staff records, detailed till exports, alarm or access data and confidential supplier pricing out of the public listing. Release them only as required in a controlled review.
Transfer routines, suppliers and customer continuity
Document shifts, recipes, ordering cycles, suppliers, till and hygiene routines and the owner's tasks. A joint operating period outside a peak week can introduce employees and key partners without disclosing customer data.
Related seller guidance for a café
Compare the broader category or return to the main seller page: sell a company and Hospitality & tourism.
Questions to resolve before selling a café
Which figures demonstrate the café's genuine earning capacity?
Prepare sales by weekday, daypart and channel together with average spend, cost of goods, payroll, rent and adjusted operating profit. Separate takeaway, sit-in, breakfast, lunch and events where their margins differ materially.
What should I disclose about the lease, terrace and permitted use?
Buyers need the term, rent and service charges, renewal options, permitted use, opening hours and arrangements for the terrace, kitchen or ventilation. Whether contracts or permissions continue should be checked separately for the specific site and buyer.
How should I document café equipment and upcoming investment?
List the coffee machine, grinders, refrigeration, kitchen, till, furniture and other essential items with ownership, age, maintenance and condition. Mark financed equipment and likely replacement so operating assets and future capital needs remain distinct.
How can I hand over employees, suppliers and regular trade?
Document shifts, recipes, ordering cycles, suppliers, till and hygiene routines and the owner's duties. A joint trading period outside a peak time can support introductions to staff and key partners without disclosing customer identities.