Wholesale candy

Founded in 2008, this business is a specialized wholesaler of candy, chips, chocolate, cookies, chewing gum, lollipops, in all kinds of sizes & weights & flavors & colors & fragrances. The business has a good reputation in the industry because of its wide range of products and fast service. The customer base consists of a very diversified portfolio of schools, cinemas, petrol stations, leisure parks, stores, garden centers, wholesalers, businesses, and this all over Belgium (mainly Flanders).

Key figures
Approx 90% of revenue is B2B - there is a small amount of web sales. The present tangible fixed assets consist mainly of the complete warehouse equipment + eye-catching & colorful vans. A total of 7 people work for this business: the 2 partners-director, 1 administrative assistant and 4 worker-drivers. Annual revenue averages approx EUR 3,300,000 with an EBITDA margin of approx 10%.

Location
The business is located in the province of East Flanders - and is situated on an industrial estate in the immediate vicinity of the E17 motorway in a rented warehouse with an area of approximately 800 m². The owner of the building has indicated that the current lease will be terminated by April 2025. Another warehouse will therefore have to be found (ca 800 m² is more than sufficient). However, the activity can be relocated without any problem.