Cask Ale and Cider Wholesalers and Exporters Confidentially offered for sale Ref No: EJ048 Location: Kent Asking price: £550,000 Established back in 1990, this business is one of a small number of wholesalers and exporters of cask ale. The business stocks real ale from many of the U.K.’s leading breweries and carries 60 different brands at any one time. The cask ale market is bucking the trend in terms of consumption. The market is growing and this company is currently increasing sales year on year. The business has circa 250 clients throughout London and the south east. The business delivers most weeks to around 100 different establishments including free houses, tied houses (with guest beers), sports clubs, golf clubs, social clubs and off licences. The business also has a presence at and supplies to the growing number of beer festivals around the country, including the CAMRA British beer festival. The business has HM Customs and Excise ‘bonded warehouse’ status, which allows the business to delay payment on much of its stock, thus improving cash flow. It also makes for a smooth monthly shipment to Sweden and quarterly shipments to Switzerland. The business is able to store 1000 firkins under temperature controlled conditions to ensure that customers receive deliveries in perfect condition. The business is a member of the Small Independent Brewers Association.