The Route Exchange – Page 194 – Find Routes for Sale

Santa Ana-Garden Grove Bread Route

Asking: $130,000 Gross Income: $82,700

This listing is for a high volume bread route with accounts in the Garden Grove to Santa Ana. The route owner has distribution rights for products from brands including Nature’s Own, Sara Lee, Wonder Bread and several others. The product warehouse is located within 15 minutes of most accounts.

Established accounts include a number of large retailers such as Costcos, Smart and Finals, Northgates and many others. The current weekly sales average for the route is $7,232. The owner is paid an average commission of 22%…many products pay as high as 25% with others around 18-19%. This results in a weekly gross income of approximately $1,590 for the owner. Expenses will vary from owner to owner, but the current owner estimates their costs at $150 per week (gas, insurance, warehouse costs, truck payments and insurance). This leaves estimated weekly net earnings of $1,440 or $74,800 per year.

All accounts are protected and training will be provided by the company and current owner. Company financing is available for qualified buyers…a down payment of approximately $41,000 would be required.

A 16′ enclosed trailer is available for purchase separately. The new owners will begin making money on day one and the entire operation is turnkey. Also, the route owner will receive sales, marketing and administrative support from Flowers Foods district sales managers.

Santa Ana to Long Beach, CA Bread Route Business

Price: $600,000 Weekly Sales: $23,575 Weekly Gross: $5,200

This listing is for two high volume bread routes with most accounts in the Garden Grove, Santa Ana and Long Beach California areas. The owner has exclusive distribution rights for products from brands including Nature’s Own, Sara Lee, Wonder Bread, Tastykake, Home Pride, Dave’s Killer Bread and several others. The warehouse facility for these routes is located within 20 miles of the accounts.

Established accounts include a number of large retailers such as Costcos, Smart and Finals, Stater Bros, Targets, Northgates, Walmart, Ralph’s and many others. The current weekly sales average for the two routes is $23,575. The owner is paid an average commission of 22%…many products pay as high as 25% with others around 18-19%. This results in a weekly gross income of approximately $5,200 for the owner. Expenses will vary from owner to owner, but the current owner estimates their costs at $555 per week (fuel, warehouse costs and insurance). This leaves an estimated weekly net earnings of $4,900. Please note that any labor of vehicle loan costs are not included.

This is an incredible opportunity for family members or business partners to acquire a very high volume, profitable business. The new owners will begin making money on day one and the entire operation is turnkey. Also, the route owner will receive sales, marketing and administrative support from Flowers Foods district sales managers.

Please contact us today for more information. Thank you.

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How The Route Exchange Finds Buyers

This article will quickly cover some of the strategies that we use to find qualified route buyers.

First, we create a listing that is used to advertise your business. The listing will have general information on the route so that potential buyers can decide if it is the right opportunity for them
Next, we distribute the listing through a number of ways:
1. The listing is shared with existing nearby buyer leads in our database. The buyer database currently consists of over 5,000 potential buyers
2. We also post the listing on various business sales services. This includes BizBuySell, BizQuest, Wall Street Journal, USA Today Network and many others
3. Search engine advertising and optimization is utilized to find individuals that are interested in purchasing route opportunities
Once a lead expresses interest in your route business, we put that individual through a qualification process to make sure they are serious about moving forward

All of these efforts are conducted before the route owner is ever involved. We want to make sure quality buyers move through our process, saving the owner time and frustration. There are absolutely no upfront costs and we are never compensated unless one of our leads purchases your route. This is a no-risk, no-cost service unless we succeed. If you have any questions please contact us today.