Off-Grid Catering Business with Portable Liquor Licence – Melbourne

Business ID: XB166232

Fully Self-Contained Wood-Fired Kitchen | 35+ Weddings a Year | $340,558+ in Forward Booking

This business opportunity presents a genuinely distinctive catering operation, built over many years into one of Victoria’s most self-sufficient event caterers. Rather than transporting pre-cooked food in heated units, the business can supply a fully equipped travelling kitchen to events that do not have fully fitted Kitchens – Equipment can include wood-fired ovens, commercial cooking equipment, independent generators, and its own water supply – allowing it to deliver five-star, freshly prepared food entirely off-grid, anywhere in Victoria.

The business is owned and led by two highly credentialled operators with backgrounds spanning senior corporate management and formal European hospitality training. Both are registered trainers, ensuring consistent service standards are maintained across every event.

The business holds a portable Limited Liquor Licence – a significant and unusual asset that allows alcohol to be supplied at pre-booked functions across multiple locations, removing the need for temporary licences and increasing average spend per event.

With more than 40 weddings on track for completion this year, six ongoing community club catering arrangements, and forward bookings exceeding $340,558 already secured for the next 12 months, this business offers an incoming owner strong revenue visibility from day one, alongside clear and actionable growth levers in corporate sales, expanded club contracts, and digital marketing.

Business Highlights

   -  Fully self-contained, off-grid mobile kitchen – own generators, and commercial cooking equipment

   -  Premium on-site cooking model – food prepared, cooked, plated and served fresh at every event

   -  Portable Limited Liquor Licence – a genuine competitive advantage

   -  Diversified client base across weddings, corporate events, community clubs and private functions

   -  35+ weddings a year, with 40+ projected for the current year

   -  Six established community club catering arrangements

   -  Forward bookings exceeding $340,558 over the next 12 months

   -  Asset-rich operation – vehicles, wood-fired ovens, mobile cool rooms and full event infrastructure

   -  Experienced, credentialled owner-operators, both registered trainers

   -  Significant growth potential through corporate sales, club contracts and digital marketing

   -  Genuine retirement sale with a comprehensive handover offered

Closing Statement

This is a rare opportunity for a buyer with hospitality experience, operational management skills, or a background in sales and business development to acquire a professionally run, highly regarded catering business with genuine market differentiation. With established systems, a loyal client base, a strong forward booking schedule, and clear growth potential already identified, this business is ideally suited to an owner-operator ready to build on a proven foundation.

Asking Price and Terms

Asking Price: Expression of Interest, plus stock at value ($10,000)

A comprehensive handover period is offered to ensure a full transfer of operational knowledge, client relationships and event systems.

Property Code: 4843