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Wholesale Supplier of Halal Meat to the Halal Butcher Industry

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Wholesale Supplier of Halal Meat to the Halal Butcher Industry


Ref.EJ009

Location M25, Within the M25

Asking Price £3,200,000

Confidential offered for sale


Finance available to buy this business subject to status. All regulated business is passed to independent financial advisors who are regulated by the FSA
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Asking price includes:

Reputation for honesty, reliability and responsibility
Trusted and respected name since 1972
Turnover of circa £5,598,760 per annum
Highly skilled and experienced staff
Circa 8,000 ft sq operational area
Extensive investment in technology
Excellent opportunity to grow
Fully equipped manufacture
All fixtures and fittings
Established client base
Training and handover
Leasehold/Relocatable premises
Goodwill

Business profile:

This business was founded in 1972 by the Vendor and has grown since to become a significant enterprise with a strong regional reputation among its customers for the quality of its products and service, honesty and reliability. The business specialises in wholesale supplies of Halal meat to the Halal Butcher industry.

The business has invested in all necessary packing; grinding and weighing machinery required for the effective and efficient production of packaged meat products, meeting all the required quality standards set down by the UK Food Standards Agency.

This business offers many advantages to customers, allowing a strong relationship to build up which improves product quality at all stages in the development and production process a commitment, which has lead to the retention of many customers over many years.

The business operates from a prime location in London and offers a comprehensive range of pre-cooked and packaged meat products covering every level of required affordability; premium and economy appropriate to their end consumer market, it is this business's ability to operate in such detailed ways in specific volumes that creates a clear difference between this business and competitors meeting the customer's needs for cost, productivity, delivery and quality.

From the earliest days of trading, operations have been invested in significantly with technology and implemented to maintain the careful balance between cost and quality, providing exceptional value for money and combining ease of delivery to the customer with maintained manufactured integrity.

The business has the technical and manufacturing capacity to increase production significantly within current plant operations. The business is further supported by exemplary relations with key suppliers who have helped to ensure that production is never compromised and that customers are never let down. This commitment to supply chain relationships has underpinned this business's abilities in product quality and sustained business endurance.

With the benefit of comprehensive manufacturing facilities, the highest quality through key business areas has been maintained and conforms to British Standards where appropriate and to stringent health and safety standards. The business has also applied itself to control over costs in an increasingly competitive and demanding market.

The ability of this business to grow and sustain its profitability is due in no small part, to the business's strong commitment to investment in technology, significant in maintaining the profitability of the business and its current position as it is poised to exploit expected and significant new growth in turnover.

Customer Service:

The business manages many customers in any normal working week who form part of a larger supply chain and has the systems, processes and people to ensure that both productivity and customers' orders are satisfied. The most important aspects of customer management and satisfaction considered by the business is honesty from which comes customer confidence and project turnaround times, which combined are responsible for the business retaining many customers and the reputation for which has led to the acquisition of new customers.

The effectiveness of customer delivery is managed by customer and business, collaborating as the link between customer orders, concerns and requirements and the business's manufacture and supply capacity, thus ensuring that there is a balance of priorities between the customer and the business.

Key Strengths:

The business is an autonomous organisation where the business is developing and nurturing an operations management team capable of overseeing business operations effectively, reducing the need for constant input from the vendor. This has resulted in customer relations founded on a history of trading satisfaction and not contingent upon the continuing presence of the vendors.

The business is well established and profitable, with a strong and growing customer base. The business retains a high level of repeat business, particularly among a number of customers returning on a regular basis.

The company has earned an outstanding reputation for its value for money, honesty, service, reliability, efficient delivery and excellent quality work, ability to deliver multiple products, cost control and highly skilled, experienced staff. All of which is driven by the strong culture of innovation and commitment to technology, within the business.

Growth and Expansion:

The current market for this business is competitive but consistent and is forecast in the near and longer term for significant growth. The business is well positioned to take maximum advantage of this growth as it occurs.

Business operations are not at maximum capacity and there remains considerable scope for an increase in production, turnover and profit simply by gearing operations in line with current market demand.

The business is constantly innovating and new product revenue streams can be developed into significant contributors to turnover. Added to this the business currently supplies to customers in only a part of the UK and can easily be expanded to cover the rest of the country.
Location:

The business is located in east London, but is easily relocatable, and could be run from other premises.

Premises:

The business is located in an easily accessible area in east London with its many key road transport arteries and operates from a purpose built building circa 8,000 square feet area including warehouse with large packing area, 2 large fridges and 1 large freezer

Business Hours:

6.00 am – 2.00 pm Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. Half day Monday and Wednesday.
Advertising and Marketing:

The business has used only limited advertising in the past but has found most success through word of mouth recommendation where a significant number of orders and enquiries are taken. This activity has been intermittently supported by direct marketing calls to potential and existing customers, highlighting new and existing products.
Financial profile:
The business is being offered for sale on a going concern basis, all financial discussions will take place directly between the vendors and all interested parties under the auspices of Turner Butler.

The business is financially stable with low borrowings, low overheads, positive cash flow, enjoys a strong order Book, good gross and net profit and has shown consistent growth over 30 years trading.

Turnover is circa £5,598,760 per annum and our clients feel that with a commitment to the opportunities illustrated, the business could dramatically increase its revenues.
Employees:

The business employs 7 delivery drivers, plus the Vendors who are responsible for the day-to-day operations.
Support and Training

The current owner will provide all necessary training and all relevant contacts to allow continuity of trading.
Reason for Sale:

After many years of successful trading the business is for sale as result of the vendors' wish to retire.
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