Established independent deli and restaurant in South Central Connecticut, built around a daily hot and cold lunch buffet and a strong made-to-order catering line, with a well below market lease and a cross-trained kitchen crew that runs daily service.

The menu is continental, spanning Italian, Spanish, and American dishes, anchored by a rotating buffet where customers build a plate from fresh proteins, pastas, salads, and daily specials. Catering is a meaningful second line, producing trays weekly for weddings, birthdays, corporate lunches, and local events. Customers are local trades workers, nearby employers, and repeat catering clients, with no single account representing a material share of revenue. Much of the menu is made from scratch, and the kitchen operates seven days a week.

Key Financial Highlights

- Seller's Discretionary Earnings: over $83K (most recent completed year, traceable to filed federal returns)

- Annual Revenue: over $750K

- Ownership represents materially higher total sales, including cash volume not reflected on the filed returns. These figures are unverified and a buyer is expected to substantiate them through point of sale reports, deposit reconciliation, and supplier purchase review.

- Revenue diversified across buffet, catering, and made-to-order menu sales, with no customer concentration

- Occupancy cost well below market for comparable space in the area, a durable margin advantage

Operational Overview

Daily service runs on a small, cross-trained kitchen team. Three senior staff members can each open, cook, and run the shop, and they cover one another's days off, so there is no single indispensable employee. Ownership is on site part of the day for prep, training, and supply runs rather than full shift coverage. Customers ask for the business by name rather than for the owner personally, which supports a clean transfer of goodwill. The space includes a production kitchen with strong dry and cold storage plus a front of house seating area, and the commercial equipment package is included in the sale. The landlord is cooperative and a new long-term lease is available to a qualified buyer, with multiple term lengths on the table.

Growth Opportunities

- Add beer and wine service to lift dine-in traffic and evening volume

- Build out patio and outdoor seating for the warm-weather season

- Launch basic local marketing and promotions, which the business does almost none of today

- Expand the catering line, already high margin and reputation driven, and formalize repeat accounts

- Grow the underperforming pizza category alongside the core deli and buffet business

Reason for Sale

Ownership is selling to devote full attention to a separate food service venture. The business is not in decline and the sale is not driven by distress.

Ideal Buyer Profile

This suits a hands-on operator or chef who wants an established kitchen with an existing crew, a loyal daily lunch following, and a low fixed-cost base to build on.

Confidentiality

This is a confidential sale. Employees, customers, and vendors are not aware of ownership's intent to sell. The business name, exact location, and detailed financials are disclosed to qualified buyers following execution of a non-disclosure agreement and verification of financial capability. Buyers are asked not to contact the business, its staff, or its landlord directly.

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