Established Licenced Chippy and Pizzeria business set in the heart of Blair
Atholl.
* Well maintained premises with an enviable reputation.
* Exciting potential to be involved in future of new food court offering.
* Ideal trading location with a net internal area of around 180m², external customer area of 210m2 and free car park for customers with around 35 spaces.
* Price considerably under valuation for quick sale.
* Turnover in excess of £360k 7 month season each year.
**Description**
Food in the Park is a well - respected and profitable business set within the
popular community of Blair Atholl. Located within the heart of the community
and close to large caravan parks in the town, this is an extremely popular
Takeaway with large seating areas. The business enjoys a high level of repeat
business from locals and tourists.
The sale of Food in the Park offers a rare opportunity to purchase an
extremely popular and well - established business which benefits from the
potential for further business development.
**Reason for sale**
After 13 years, it is the current proprietors desire to move onto other
business ventures outwith the area that brings this excellent opportunity to
the market.
**Trade**
Trade is derived from a high quality traditional chip shop menu, full bar
(available by separate negotiation) and Pizzeria. Recently the proprietors
upgraded the Pizza offering by installing an authentic stone bake pizza oven,
which has increased output dramatically. The business enjoys an enviable
reputation locally. It is fully equipped with high quality deep fat fryers,
microwave ovens and fryer units with hot display units, within a purpose -
built, self contained unit. The pizza oven is located in a separate open - plan
kitchen. The business has a modern epos and Food Ready calling system, which
maximises efficiency, facilitating the effective turnaround of customers. The
well - designed separate preparation and kitchen areas offer ample working
surfaces and include a number of fridges and freezers and dry storage areas.
The entire premises are well kept and beautifully clean throughout.
The establishment currently trades and generates a turnover in excess of £360k
per annum from end of March to early November each year and has a booming
tourist trade during these months. The current business hours during that time
are:
Tuesday - 16: 00 - 20: 00 (21: 00 in the summer)
Wednesday to Sunday - 12: 00 - 20: 00 (21: 00 in the summer)
Monday - Closed (all day)
There is undoubtedly scope to increase business further by opening through the
winter and opening for longer hours, such as opening on Mondays and extending
current trading hours on other days. The establishment has a reassuring
underlying recurring business as a result of the support of local residents,
which could be extended throughout the year.
The proprietors trade with the support of an extremely reliable small team of
local staff, who are each contracted for a variety of hours per week. Due to
the owner’s desire to limit their time within the business they have kept the
menu simple and increased staffing levels to facilitate this. New proprietors
would be able to adjust this approach to suit their own work goals.
**Location**
Blair Atholl is set in the heart of rural Perthshire and is one of Scotlands
ever popular year round visitor destinations. The region is world - renowned for
its access to outdoor activities, from walking, bike trails, white water
rafting to kayaking to name but a few. Blair Atholl is surrounded by
spectacular scenery and is an ideal base for touring throughout the region to
include Edinburgh, St Andrews, Loch Ness, Inverness, Braemar and Royal
Deeside. Whether golf, castles, whisky trails, wildlife, fishing or just the
enjoyment of stunning scenery is the penchant for the visitor, Blair Atholl is
a superb location from which to base an all - encompassing holiday.
The town itself, though small, is a thriving community benefiting from the
local caravan parks, retail outlets and recreational or tourist attractions,
such as the 5 star Blair Castle, the home to the only private army in Europe.
The Highland Games and Atholl Highlanders Parade event swells visitor numbers
in the late spring. Over the summer months the Blair Castle hosts
International Horse Trials, bringing in some 30, 000 people a day over this
4 - day event. Out with these events this 5 star attraction keep visitors coming
to the town. In Pitlochry the Festival Theatre offers a varied and exciting
diversity of events year - round, drawing in many visitors to the area. Other
events like the Etape Caledonia draw visitors to the area and the hugely
popular Enchanted Forest which alone brings in 80, 000 visitors over the autumn
period. Indeed, Pitlochry is a focal point for many activities which can be
reviewed at .
Blair Atholl is served by a main line railway station providing easy access to
Inverness to the north and Perth, Glasgow and Edinburgh to the south. Blair
Atholl has schooling from nursery and primary. Secondary schooling is provided
in Pitlochry high school up to and including 4th year, after which S5 and S6
schooling is provided at Breadlabane Academy in Aberfeldy a 21 mile drive
away. St Ninians Episcopal School Perth is also an option if desired.
**The property**
There has been a fish and chip offering on the site of Food in the Park for
more than 20 years. The current proprietors have been at the helm for the last
13 years. The fish and chip shop has provided a successful business and
enjoyable lifestyle.
The building has evolved over the years. The Landlords of the main building,
the potato shed, various timber stores and ground has developed the site by
installing a timber clad, timber framed building with a metal roof set around
the self - contained fish and chip unit owned by the proprietors. The unit is
fully removable should the new proprietors wish to rearrange the set up. The
proprietors have full planning permission granted to develop the rear of the
property where the bar and large decking area is situated, most of which is
now complete. The remaining works will be complete before the sale of the
business. The property is fully maintained and in good condition.
In addition to the Self Contained unit, the sale would give the new
proprietors full ownership of the following:
• Food in the Park business
• Pizza oven (set within the fixed part of the main building)
• Decking and fencing
• All normal trade content, table chairs etc, subject to inventory.
The current lease expires at the end of October 2027. At which point the
Landlords have indicated a plan to develop the site into a food court. We
understand that the existing tenant at that point would be able to negotiate
further terms to become fully involved in the planned proposed developments.
This would need to be discussed directly with the Blair Atholl Estates and
contact details can be provided. The reduced asking price reflects the short
lease length, however it must be emphasised that this is not considered to be
of detriment to the future business given the new exciting food court plans in
place.
The current proprietors rent the old school house as their home. This is
located adjacent to the business and although this is not part of the sale, it
is anticipated that as they vacate the premises, Blair Atholl Estates would
consider the new proprietors as a replacement. This would be subject to
separate negotiation.
**Grounds**
The business comes complete with access to a large public car park to the
front of the unit to accommodate customers who travel by car by providing
free, easily accessible parking. The access from the pavement is ideal given
it is completely level entry into the chip shop and also onto the first decked
area.
Immediately behind the unit is a decked area, with a further decked area
attached via a few steps, over which there are currently plans to fit a
stretched tent. To the rear of the stretched tent covered deck there is a long
containerised bar, with bar store connected to one end. The bar container and
connected store are available by separate negotiation. To the side there is a
rented toilet block, and further storge container (also available by separate
negation). Out with the public areas there is a maintenance strip of land
between the new perimeter fence and the containers.
To the south of the restaurant there are various stores, bin area and a potato
prep shed, the including lease area plan illustrate this.
**Services**
The property has mains electricity, lpg gas, mains water and mains drainage.
The business is licensed under the fire regulations.
**Development opportunities**
This sale presents opportunities to develop the current business such as:
• Re - introducing Live Music
• Re - activating the Scottish Craft Beer Centre (Trade name, license, Visit
Scotland brown sign and website still active)
• Food delivery service opportunity
• Increase daily trading times
• Open on a Monday, particularly over the summer
• Increase trading season

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