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How buyers put a value on food and drink businesses, what they take off it, and how they structure what is left. Written from the side of the table most owners never see.

October 1, 2026

Somebody valued your business. Now ask them this.

What to ask anyone who puts a number on your business, and what a good answer and a thin answer sound like.

Before you take anyone’s number at face value

Sixteen questions to ask anyone who puts a valuation on your business. One page, free, nothing to fill in.

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