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Is this a good time to buy a bakery?
In article >, says...
> I have an opportunity to buy a small neighborhood bakery from a baker
> who wants to retire. Baking has been a hobby of mine for 20+ years and
> in many respects this opportunity represents what could be the
> realization of a dream - or at least a fantasy.
>
> There are many positives:
> 1. great potential because of mismanagement.
> 2. equipment and space can support multiple bakers and a 4-5 fold
> increase in sales.
> 3. good, but not great parking.
> 4. on the route to and from downtown.
> 5. there's been a bakery on this site for 60 years.
> 6. I understand business (former finance professor, current
> consultant)
> 7. I can get more excited about baking than I can about software.
> 8. and a few others...
>
> But also a few negatives:
> 1. there's a big difference between baking a couple of loaves of 3
> different kinds of bread on a Saturday, and 50 loaves of 10 varieties
> every single day - PLUS dozens of donuts and the like.
> 2. what's a low carb bread???
> 3. is the current popularity of low carb diets a fad or a trend?
> 4. increasing the commercial side is critical and I really don't care
> for the sales process.
> 5. and a few others...
Well - low carb breads are normally heavier grains that digest more
slowly than refined grains. Whole vs. separated, etc.
I think the whole low carb thing is moving toward requiring glycemic
index information on everything. Not a bad idea.
The current trend is a fad. Much of the maligning of carbs comes from
plain white bread. I hate plain white - I like whole wheat. Always have,
always will. Only exception is Italian bread and I'm experimenting with
whole wheat with that too.
Your main obstacles seem to be number 1 & 4. Yes, you'll get very tired
of bread in a very short time, unless of course you love doing it. For
some people the baking process itself is fulfilling. You need to look
deep inside yourself and see if you really think you could do it.
As to #4, if you really think the place is underutilized you can hire
sales help, hey I bet there's even a consultant out there that would
help with that.
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