Overview
- Updated On:
- June 10, 2024
Description
Food Manufacturing Company
Mad About Pies, Gloucestershire
Offers Over £825,000
• Opportunity
Mad About Pies has an existing manufacturing and distribution network
The option to scale the business and distribute the pie to a national audience has already been proved with a supply chain in to the following operators agreed –
• Asda
• Costco
• CO-OP
• Ocado
• Tesco (40 Stores)
• Crystal Palace FC
Demand exceeded production capacity due to the success of the pie range
Winning over 40 awards for their pies, the reputation of this business is formidable, which in turn offers multiple avenues for expansion and scaling
The business and property are completely managed by the team
In addition to ‘Mad About Pies’ and included in the sale is ‘The Farmers Boy Inn’ is a very successful well-established country coaching inn, close to ‘The Forest of Dean’ in Gloucestershire
• Location
‘The Farmers Boy Inn’ close to the village of Boxbush, on the main road from Gloucester to Ross-on-Wye
Sitting on the edge of ‘The Forest of Dean’ and flanked by two AONB ‘The Malvern Hill’ and ‘Wye Valley’ the area benefits from tourism throughout the year
Cheltenham Racecourse is 20 minutes away
• Expansion Opportunities
Included with the sale of the coaching inn is the ‘Mad About Pies’ company, which has won over 40 awards in the UK
This very well-established branding could be used for
• USP for a pub group
• Scaling up manufacture
• B2B or B2C supply chain
• Development
Substantial parts of the property are single storey, there is the possibility of developing a second floor across the site and significantly increasing the size of the property
With sufficient parking and access, without compromising privacy, the existing property could be converted into multiple dwellings, an additional property could be built in the garden, all subject to a successful planning application
There is potential for a further development in the garden
• Internal Details
Original parts of ‘The Farmers Boy Inn’ date back to the 17th Century in the main part of the pub, which has low ceilings and is full of character and charm
There are four dining areas offering over 120 covers, with further seating outside
Currently there are eight ensuite letting rooms, with a further three bedrooms and a bathroom in the flat above the pub
Please see the floorplans for further information
• External Details
Sitting on 0.5-acre plot, there is a large carpark with electric charging points – parking for 24 cars
Fantastic large enclosed, family, event & pet friendly beer garden – seating for up to 150
Please see the aerial photographs
• Fixtures & Fittings
All fixtures and fittings not personal to the vendors are included in the sale
• Financials
Weekly sales are circa £15,000 generating very healthy profits in excess of £150,000 per annum
Full accounts are available
Property in the area is worth on average £3,500 sq/m
• Tenure
Nationwide Business Sales are delighted to offer this rare opportunity to the market at ‘Offers Over £825,000’
• Further Information & Useful Links
The Farmers Boy Inn has a dedicated website, please visit https://farmersboyinn.co.uk/
Mad About Pies is the branding and website for sales and distribution of pies https://www.madaboutpies.co.uk/
Voted by guests ‘The Farmer Boy Inn’ has been rated as in the ‘Top 10% of Hotels in the World’ by TripAdvisor https://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Hotel_Review-g1233685-d1197978-Reviews-The_Farmers_Boy_Inn-Longhope_Gloucestershire_England.html
The Facebook page has over 20,000 followers https://www.facebook.com/farmersboylonghope/
Instragram has over 2,000 followers https://www.instagram.com/farmersboylonghope/?hl=en
