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California Restaurants and Food Businesses For Sale

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Real EstateOceanside Harbor Waterfront Rare Opportunity NO KEY MONEY

Oceanside, CA

This is an opportunity to lease an exceptional waterfront location with entitlements for Type 47, entertainment, and 1AM service. The site features amazing views, a large patio, event spaces, and even...

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Start-upSan Bernardino County Liquor License Lottery

California Alcoholic Beverage Control has announced this year's liquor license lottery. There will be 25 original Type 47/48 licenses issued in San Bernardino County. Cost to enter the drawing is...

$19,315

$19,315

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Start-upAlameda County Liquor License Lottery

California Alcoholic Beverage Control has announced this year's liquor license lottery. There will be 19 original Type 47/48 licenses issued in Alameda County. Cost to enter the drawing is $19,315....

$1,931

$1,931

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Start-upRiverside County Liquor License Lottery

California Alcoholic Beverage Control has announced this year's liquor license lottery. There will be 25 original Type 47/48 licenses issued in Riverside County. Cost to enter the drawing is $19,315....

$19,315

$19,315

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Start-upSan Diego County Liquor License Lottery

California Alcoholic Beverage Control has announced this year's liquor license lottery. There will be 21 original Type 47/48 licenses issued in San Diego County. Cost to enter the drawing is $19,315....

$19,315

$19,315

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Start-upOrange County Liquor License Lottery

California Alcoholic Beverage Control has announced this year's liquor license lottery. There will be 13 original Type 47/48 licenses issued in Orange County. Cost to enter the drawing is $19,315....

$19,315

$19,315

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Start-upLos Angeles County Liquor License Lottery

California Alcoholic Beverage Control has announced this year's liquor license lottery. There will be 25 original Type 47/48 licenses issued in Los Angeles County. Cost to enter the drawing is...

$19,315

$19,315

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Start-upOwn Your Own Coffee shop/No Royalties /Hard Bean Cafe

We are coffee business specialists with, collectively, over 150 years of experience in the food/drink service industry and franchise industry who want to use our experience to help you open your own...

$5,000

$5,000

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Start-upBerkeley Pizza & Café for Sale

This is an amazing opportunity for a new owner to profit growing one of the pizza/cafe-shop locations in Berkeley. With prime proximately to UC Berkeley students and plus a major new 7-story apartment...

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Buy or Sell a Restaurant Business in California

Food and restaurant businesses are among the most common businesses bought and sold on BizBuySell. Whether you are a buyer or a seller, it is helpful to have some context on the local market. To provide that context, we have analyzed restaurant for sale listings in California and aggregated financial data to help you compare and evaluate individual restaurant businesses.


Market Snapshot

Number of Businesses Analyzed  

1,825

Median Asking Price  

$282,000

Median Reported Revenue  

$660,000

Median Reported Earnings  

$120,000

Financials based on businesses that listed an asking price, annual revenue, and seller's discretionary earnings.


California Restaurant Valuation Multiples

Range

Revenue

Earnings (SDE)

Lower Quartile

0.29

1.91

Median

0.42

2.50

Upper Quartile

0.60

3.33

Revenue and earnings multiples based on reported revenue, seller's discretionary earnings, and asking price.


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Restaurant Business Valuation Multiples and Financial Benchmarks


FAQs

How much does it cost to buy a restaurant in California?

The median asking price for restaurants in California is $282,000. However, prices can range significantly higher or lower depending on location, size, type, and the financial health of the business.

How much do restaurant owners earn?

The median reported discretionary earnings for restaurant businesses listed for sale in California is $120,000. Earnings can vary greatly depending on the type of restaurant, location, management efficiency, and market demand.

How are restaurants in California valued?

Most business owners (and buyers) will start by applying earnings and revenue multiples to the businesses reported financials. This way buyers and sellers can gauge the value of a restaurant business relative to its peers in the market.

Based on our most recent analysis of California restaurant business listings, revenue multiples range from 0.29 to 0.60, with the median at 0.42. Earnings multiples range from 1.91 to 3.33, with the median at 2.50. This means restaurants in California are valued, on average, around 0.42 times annual revenue, and/or 2.50 times annual owner earnings.

On average, businesses sell for about 80-90% of asking price, so valuation multiples based on active listings tend to be higher than closed sale multiples.


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