Upon reaching the end of our working life, we all want to retire and leave work behind, even if it is our own business. But sometimes, retirement twists by not finding anyone who takes the business that has been run for years. This is what happens to Roseline and Alain removes, 71 and 66 respectively, which for more than a year tries to sell their restaurant In Roye, in the Somme department, in France. The retiree couple, who opened the business 13 years ago, looks for someone who wants run your restaurant to be able to retire. Even so, it seems that no one is interested in buying the business, which has caused them to delay their retirement.
As explained to the half Francetvinfo, every morning, Alain gets up at 5:00 to prepare the dishes of the day, while Roseline attends the bar and the room service. “When I returned on vacation, I told my husband that if I wanted me to stay, we had to close Mondays to endure”, Says Roseline, who, after a 30 -year career in La Redoute, learned the office of hospitality on the march.
The restaurant, which Open all noon from Monday to Sunday And it already has a fixed clientele and that goes every weeks. “It is a pity for us”, Says Régine, a neighbor of Roye who frequents the place. “We have come at least once a month for three years. There is a lot of homemade food and a friendly treatment. That’s all we are looking for” Another client, Hervé, also regrets that this restlessness can disappear. “It is a shame. They have to find someone who does it so well. They need to rest”
Although they already want to retire, they claim with nostalgia that their business only brings them good memories. “It was 13 years of happiness. We have worked a lot, but 13 years of happiness”, Smile excited Alain, evoking music festivals, the celebration of Beaujolais Nouveau and the Valentine’s dinners. Now, your priority is to sell the business and enjoy your retirement.
Does not find anyone who wants to carry their business
He Restaurant is for sale for 170,000 eurosalthough, as they say, the price is negotiable. The place belongs to the municipality and It has an apartment at the topso those who are interested in the house have that appearance solved. Also, apparently, It is a profitable business according to its latest billingthey explain for this medium. Despite the affordable rent, financing difficulties have prevented the sale.
“Two Amianses wanted him, they had even left their job, but they were not successful with their bank”, Regrets Alain. His wife, with rage, adds: “It is because of the banks. Today young people are asked to contribute 30%” Since the beginning of 2024, a real estate agency has assumed the task of finding buyers. “I published an advertisement in March 2024. Since then, I have received calls, but no visit”, Says Timothée Lemaire, the agent in charge of the sale of the business.
His daughter Sylvie, who has been helping in the service for three years, shares her parents’ concern: “I would like it to be sold soon taking into account my mother’s age. So she can enjoy life a bit”
Fixed and free work
Roye City Council has expressed its intention to Maintain the activity of the restaurant and is willing to perform works to facilitate the transition. It also contemplates the possibility of installing a food store in the premises if a buyer is not located.
For its part, Alain says that he is willing to Help future owners in the transfer. “I will stay with the buyer for a while to accompany it if you wish, if we get along well”, He says. While waiting for an offer, Roseline and Alain continue at the head of the restaurant with the hope that they can soon leave the bar and stove behind to start their deserved retirement.