Turn-Key Kona Ice Cream Business — Debt-Free, Verified, $185k Rev

Asking Price$75,000

Cash Flow
$38,000
(Seller's Discretionary Earnings)
EBITDANot Disclosed

Gross Revenue$186,906

Inventory$3,000
Included in asking price
FF&E$69,014
Included in asking price
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Turn-Key Kona Ice Cream Business — Debt-Free, Verified, $185k Rev


Asking Price$75,000

Cash Flow
$38,000
(Seller's Discretionary Earnings)
EBITDANot Disclosed

Gross Revenue$186,906

Inventory$3,000
Included in asking price
FF&E$69,014
Included in asking price
Business Description
Priced below the replacement cost of the equipment alone. Verified revenue above $185,000 last calendar year, debt free, training included, and a location anchored by weekly cruise ship traffic in the heart of Kailua-Kona.

We built the only real fruit ice cream business in Kona. Customers pick their fruit, we blend it to order into premium ice cream or vegan coconut gelato using a specialty machine imported from New Zealand, and they watch it happen. The fruit is 100% island grown, sourced from a network of local farmers that transfers with the business. It is a simple, single-product operation with documented recipes and a short menu that tourists photograph and locals return for.

Revenue comes from three channels. The kiosk sits in an oceanfront tourist center a short walk from where cruise passengers come ashore, and our daily logs show cruise days average 65 percent more revenue than other days, tips excluded. A mobile cart works the island festival circuit and averaged $1,702 in revenue per event day last year, with a best single day above $4,800. And we hold an active wholesale account with a state hospital, in a state where the law sets local sourcing targets for public institutions.

The numbers are the strongest part of this listing. Point of sale exports, nightly bank deposits, daily cash logs, and state excise filings all reconcile, and you will receive all of them. Discretionary earnings run about $38,000 as currently staffed, with the owners working roughly four hours a week since February while staff run the operation. An owner who works the window personally earns roughly $68,000 or more, plus tips that our logs show average about $10 per hour at the register. Both figures come from the same verified records, and every adjustment from the books is documented line by line for your accountant.

Everything you need is included: about $69,000 in equipment at replacement value, including backup blenders and spare parts, a mobile cart, a titled trailer, generators, commercial freezers, and signage, plus the brand, website, review base, optimized ad account, socials, wholesale account, and all inventory on hand. The business carries no debt and no liabilities transfer.

We currently open four days a week, about 25 hours, and every number above reflects that schedule. Buyers who add cruise ship days, expand to run the cart and kiosk at the same time, or grow the institutional channel have clear, tested room to do more. Timing favors a fall buyer as well. October begins our strongest stretch of the year, and the winter high season historically runs through April, so a new owner steps into the best months first.

The center that houses the kiosk has county approval for a five million dollar renovation. Permits and design review are still in process, which realistically means a year or more of runway, and the approved plans include two purpose built food vendor kiosks. As the incumbent vendor, the new owner is the natural candidate for one, and the cart and commissary model keep the business earning through any construction.

You will not be left to figure this out alone. The sale includes two weeks of owner training, sixty days of phone support, a written operations binder, training videos, and supplier introductions. The kitchen team member who handles fruit production is staying, and the kiosk role is documented well enough to work yourself or hire out.

After building this from scratch, we are ready to focus on new ventures. We want a local owner who keeps buying island fruit, because that was the point from the beginning. Financials and full records are available after a signed confidentiality agreement. Serious inquiries receive a response within one business day.
About the Business
Years in Operation
2
Employees
2 Part-time
Facilities & Assets
The business runs from a leased oceanfront kiosk in a busy Kailua-Kona tourist center. Production and dishwashing happen at a licensed commissary kitchen rented by the hour, so there is no kitchen lease to carry. Equipment replaces at about $69,000 new and includes a specialty blending machine imported from New Zealand, two backup blenders with spare parts, commercial freezers at four sites, a mobile event cart, a titled trailer, two Honda generators, POS hardware, and exterior signage. Everything is owned outright and conveys free and clear. Inventory on hand is included in the price (final inventory value TBD at time of sale).
Market Outlook / Competition
Kailua-Kona sees steady visitor traffic year round, anchored by a weekly cruise ship that tenders passengers a short walk from the kiosk. Our daily logs show cruise days average 64 percent more revenue than other days. We are the only real fruit ice cream operation in Kona, blending whole island grown fruit to order into premium ice cream or vegan coconut gelato. Shave ice and standard scoop shops exist nearby, but nothing else offers this product, and visitors seek it out. Revenue above $185,000 last calendar year is verifiable through point of sale records, bank deposits, and state tax filings.
Opportunities for Growth
We run four days a week, about 25 open hours, and every number in this listing reflects that limited schedule. A buyer who opens on more cruise ship days has clear upside, and our tested extra days already gross around $490 each. The mobile cart earns an average of $1,702 per event day at island festivals, with a best single day above $4,800, and the spare blenders mean a second cart could work events while the kiosk stays open. We also hold an active wholesale account with a state institution. Hawaii law sets local sourcing targets for state institutions, and schools and other facilities remain untouched.
Real Estate
Owned or Leased
Leased
Building Sq. Ft.
100
Rent
$860 per month
About the Sale
Seller Motivation
Time for new ventures. Healthy, debt free, seeking a local owner.
Transition Support
You will not be left to figure this out alone. The sale includes two weeks of hands-on training from the owners plus sixty days of phone support. The kiosk role is fully documented with a written operations binder, recipes and batch specs, and a library of short training videos, and our kitchen team member who handles fruit processing and dishwashing is staying with the business. You can run the window yourself, which is how the strongest owner earnings are made, or hire into the documented role. Our current attendant helps train you or your hire during the handover. Supplier introductions are included, along with our island fruit growers
Listing Info
ID
2544562
Listing Views
12

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