Two chances to join high-flying brand
Bird on a Wire is a popular Kiwi brand that is set on “spreading good vibes” and “feeding people better food.”
The company focusses on providing healthy, ethical and convenient dining options and has a mission to be the country’s No 1 rotisserie chicken option.
Nick Giles of Link Business Broking, with colleagues Rafiq Bhamani and Grace Zhang, has been tasked with selling two franchise stores — one in Ormiston Town Centre and the other in Orakei Bay Village. Each is owned by a different franchisee.
Giles says: “Bird on a Wire is a vibrant and fun brand. The stores all look superb, and they are fun environments to be in. The Ormiston store, in particular, just sparkles.
“It is a new store that was set up just over a year ago and a new owner has nothing to do except move in, cook some chicken and make some money.”
The town centre opened last year, designed for “community and convenience, relaxing and getting stuff done, entertainment and easy living.” It has 1000 parking spaces and plenty of public transport options.
“There are certainly no refurbishment concerns here,” Giles says of the business. “It’s a stunning shop and there is a good business behind it. A working owner can look forward to a surplus of around $150,000 from just under $20,000 a week in sales.”
The Ormiston business is priced at $370,000.
Orakei Bay Village is another community hub with a large garden centre, boutique cinema and several food and beverage offerings.
The first Bird on a Wire store opened in the popular Eastern Bays destination some years ago.
Giles says: “This is a simple operation that gives someone the ability to acquire a fully running business at an entry-level price – a great first step into the industry and into this fabulous brand. The current owner owns another business, and a dynamic new owneroperator will be able to grow this business another level or two.”
It is priced at $89,000.
Bird on a Wire franchisees receive strong training and support, have access to powerful national marketing and benefit from the savings achieved from working with a big company.
Giles says the hospitality market has seen a few challenges over the last 2½ years but that is changing. “Whilst buyers were a little nervous about investing in hospitality businesses through the main parts of lockdowns, that concern has eased considerably.
“This year we are finding that most hospitality businesses have bounced back to full trading patterns. We have seen another jump in market confidence with the change in seasons and there is some real optimism and demand out there at the moment.”
He says franchise businesses are always in demand as they give a level of support and comfort for new entrants into an industry.
“These are two excellent opportunities at different price-points.”
Contact: Nick Giles, ph 021 676 832, nick.giles@linkbusiness.co.nz.