An established retail, planning, and service company specializing in butcher shop and commercial kitchen equipment
Company Description
An established retail, planning, and service company specializing in butcher shop and commercial kitchen equipment in southern Germany is for sale. The company serves customers in the butchery and meat processing sectors as well as in the restaurant, hotel, and institutional food service industries, and has long-standing customer relationships.
The broad range of services extends from customized planning through delivery, installation, and commissioning to customer service, maintenance, and repairs. The offering is complemented by store design and weighing technology. An in-house planning office, an in-house workshop, an extensive spare parts inventory, and fully equipped service vehicles enable a high level of in-house capability and quick response times.
Approximately 40% of revenue comes from customer service and maintenance. Maintenance contracts and a long-standing framework agreement ensure recurring revenuewithin the service business. Purchasing is conducted without fixed supplier commitments.
Specific growth potential:
- Expansion of the service business – Currently, demand for service exceeds available technician capacity
- Refurbishment of used machinery with margins of around 30–40%
- Regional expansion
- Expansion of marketing activities – new customer acquisition has so far been primarily through referrals
The owner is available for a transition period to be agreed upon individually, as well as for the personal handover of key customer relationships. The already established second level of management facilitates an orderly continuation of operations. As a training company in several technical fields, the business also has a solid foundation for securing its own expertise in the long term.
Industry sector
Wholesale