Nebraska's Favorite - Valentino's - Grand Italian Buffet
Business Description
Transform your investment portfolio with this exceptional Valentino's Grand Italian Buffet franchise that delivers consistent high returns while offering the lifestyle freedom you've been seeking. You'll step into a turnkey operation generating strong ROI after all expenses, rent, and management salaries - eliminating the typical startup risks and expensive buildout costs that plague new franchise ventures.
Your investment immediately benefits from 50+ years of proven operational excellence under professional restaurant management, ensuring you inherit systems that work and a customer base that returns regularly. The established brand recognition of Valentino's Pizza combined with the popular Grand Italian Buffet concept means you'll capture both loyal locals and destination visitors without the uncertainty of building market presence from scratch.
Strategically positioned in historic Nebraska City, you'll serve a stable population of 7,000 residents while attracting tourists visiting the Home of Arbor Day. Your location advantage extends further - equal distance to Omaha and Lincoln creates additional revenue opportunities from day-trippers and weekend visitors seeking authentic Italian dining experiences.
This opportunity solves key investor pain points: you'll avoid new construction headaches with well-maintained facilities featuring recent high-value improvements and new equipment installations. The business operates with reduced hands-on requirements, making it ideal for passive income generation or active family involvement based on your lifestyle preferences.
You'll enter a recession-resistant food service model where families consistently choose affordable buffet dining, ensuring steady cash flow regardless of economic conditions. The established general management structure means you can maintain operations while exploring expansion opportunities in nearby metropolitan markets.
Secure this rare combination of proven profitability, operational stability, and growth potential in a charming destination market that positions you for both immediate returns and long-term wealth building.
Your investment immediately benefits from 50+ years of proven operational excellence under professional restaurant management, ensuring you inherit systems that work and a customer base that returns regularly. The established brand recognition of Valentino's Pizza combined with the popular Grand Italian Buffet concept means you'll capture both loyal locals and destination visitors without the uncertainty of building market presence from scratch.
Strategically positioned in historic Nebraska City, you'll serve a stable population of 7,000 residents while attracting tourists visiting the Home of Arbor Day. Your location advantage extends further - equal distance to Omaha and Lincoln creates additional revenue opportunities from day-trippers and weekend visitors seeking authentic Italian dining experiences.
This opportunity solves key investor pain points: you'll avoid new construction headaches with well-maintained facilities featuring recent high-value improvements and new equipment installations. The business operates with reduced hands-on requirements, making it ideal for passive income generation or active family involvement based on your lifestyle preferences.
You'll enter a recession-resistant food service model where families consistently choose affordable buffet dining, ensuring steady cash flow regardless of economic conditions. The established general management structure means you can maintain operations while exploring expansion opportunities in nearby metropolitan markets.
Secure this rare combination of proven profitability, operational stability, and growth potential in a charming destination market that positions you for both immediate returns and long-term wealth building.
About the Business
- Years in Operation
- 32
- Franchise
- This business is an established franchise
- Facilities & Assets
- Free standing building, brick composition. Well kept end cap to large retail shopping. Built in 1978 as a Godfathers Pizza. Remodeled extensively: New kitchen, installed sloped roof, 2 HVAC units in 2011 ($488K), Party room in 1997 ($85K), Groove-less tile in buffet area for ease of cleaning in 2025 ($15K). FF&E is approximately $265K which includes a new triple stack pizza oven in 2025 ($35K), Chicken Broaster 2015 ($11K), Chicken Broaster 2017 ($12K), Ice Machine 2023($4K). New roof kitchen AC unit 2025 ($9K). Property taxes of $7,813 (2024)
- Website
- https://valentinos.com/locations/
- Market Outlook / Competition
- Valentino's is a very special brand and loyalty of clientele. Fact that they are one of the last locations that offers a full buffet of pizza and many additional items makes for repeat business at a very valued experience. The owner knows he could charge more for the buffet but likes to keep the higher revenue volume while beating alternative brand offerings of fast food that does not compare to value of their full buffet. The location runs parallel to main street off major highway for easy access and great visibility for new traveling traffic/ visitors.
- Opportunities for Growth
- Catering is always a growth opportunity with various corporate meetings in town, bus traffic. Opportunity to sell pizza's regularly to fast food C-Store(s), schools, and surrounding towns with rural farming communities without great (Valentino's) pizza. If purchasing the real estate - the drive through and lot could be built out into additional attached lease bay(s) to increase monthly cash rent(s).
Real Estate
- Owned or Leased
- Owned
- Not included in asking price
About the Sale
- Seller Motivation
- Owner is retiring after 30 years to spend more time with his Family & Grandkids
- Transition Support
- Owner lives in City. Willing to help new owner transition within a set period of time that is negotiable. Added hours above transition would be billed as consultative support. Key Manager of 32 years and Assistant of 3 years each willing to stay on with new owner as fitting.
- Financing Options
- SBA, Cash, FFE fixed to business or real estate negotiable
Listing Info
- ID
- 2402208
- Listing Views
- 144
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