Looking to buy an award-winning artisan cheese factory and café business located in Queensland’s iconic Granite Belt tourism region with freehold property included?
Perfect for an owner-operator, lifestyle buyer, family enterprise, or investor seeking a turnkey food production and hospitality business with multiple income streams in one of Queensland’s most celebrated food and wine regions.
This outstanding Queensland artisan cheese factory and café business for sale combines an award-winning cheese brand, a popular tourism-driven café, wholesale distribution, and a substantial 15.53-hectare freehold property — all in a tightly held Granite Belt location near Stanthorpe. With strong brand recognition, established systems, and room to expand, this is a rare opportunity to secure both business and lifestyle in regional Queensland.
WHY BUY THIS BUSINESS?
Strong & Diversified Revenue
- Café dining and cheese tastings
- Retail cheese sales
- Established wholesale distribution
- Online and market sales
- Tourism-driven foot traffic year-round
Prime Tourism Location
- Positioned on the Granite Belt food & wine trail
- Regular visitation from Brisbane, Gold Coast, Toowoomba & interstate
- Strong weekend, holiday and event trade
A Recognised Regional Brand
- Award-winning artisan cheeses
- Loyal retail and wholesale customer base
- Strong digital and social media presence
What Makes This Business Unique
Freehold + business (no lease risk)
- On-site cheese factory, café, retail store & residence
- Eight cold rooms and extensive plant & equipment
- Significant landholding offering future expansion
KEY BENEFITS
Lifestyle + income in a sought-after regional destination
- Multiple revenue streams reduce risk
- Strong tourism and repeat visitation
- Scalable wholesale production
- Established systems and trained staff in place
- Owner residence or Airbnb income opportunity
ABOUT THE BUSINESS
Property & Facilities
- 15.53 hectares of fully fenced agricultural land
- Modernised cheese production facility
- Eight cold rooms
- Café seating for up to 120 patrons (indoor & outdoor)
- Retail store and tasting areas
- Renovated three-bedroom residence on site
- Multiple dams, bore, tanks and irrigation
Operations
- Artisan cheese production (hard, soft, blue, smoked varieties)
- Café open 7 days, 9:30 am – 4:00 pm
- Wholesale supply to wineries, cafés, gourmet retailers and butchers
- Market and event sales supported by a refrigerated van
Staffing
- Approx. 15 casual staff
- Experienced cheesemaker working part-time
- Award-compliant employment systems in place
Licensing & Compliance
- Safe Food Queensland accreditation
- Food safety programs and traceability systems
- Liquor licence for café service
- Council approvals for café, retail and production
Opportunity for Growth
- Increase cheese production volumes
- Expand wholesale distribution into metro markets
- Introduce workshops, tastings and events
- Weddings, functions and private group bookings
- Airbnb or tourism accommodation expansion
- Orchard planting or additional value-added products
- This business already performs strongly — the upside lies in strategic expansion, not reinvention.
This is a rare opportunity to acquire an iconic Queensland food business with freehold property, strong cash flow, and lifestyle appeal — all in one package.
Asking Price: $2,300,000 + Stock at Value
