Real prices, honest checks and selling advice for restaurants, cafés, takeaways, food vans and dealers. Written for the trade, not the showroom.
14 published articles
Pallet delivery for catering equipment: sizes, weight bands, how to wrap it, tail-lifts and fridges. What gets refused at collection and why. CaterBids.
Selling a catering business means a lease, trading history and goodwill transfer too. If none of that moves, you're selling kit. Here's the difference.
Refrigerant type, condenser condition and transport rules decide what your used commercial fridge is worth. A UK seller's guide from 25 years in kitchens.
Your first listing is free, one per account, then from £5 for 30 days. No commission and no final value fee. Here's how selling works.
Selling a catering trailer: gas safety, electrical certification, paperwork checklist, and valuation guide for UK sellers. From CaterBids.uk
What used commercial kitchen equipment is worth in 2026, how to sort a kitchen into sell, spares and scrap, and what it costs to move it. UK seller guide.
Skipping old commercial catering equipment is usually illegal and pays almost nothing. What UK law says, what scrap really pays, and the better option.
Selling used bakery machines in the UK? What a mixer, deck oven or prover is actually worth, the specs buyers ask for, and how to move it. CaterBids.uk
Closing or downsizing a restaurant? How to sell commercial kitchen equipment properly, what sells, and the checklist before the lease ends. CaterBids.uk
Nobody has banned gas in UK commercial kitchens. Here is what is really driving the switch to electric, and what your old gas kit is worth used.
Six photos, the data plate, dimensions and honest condition: how to write a used catering equipment listing that UK buyers actually reply to.
What does it cost to sell commercial catering equipment in the UK? Listing fees, percentage sale fees, and what actually lands in your bank, worked through.
How UK catering equipment auctions really pay sellers: buyer's premium, commission and the hidden hammer-price hit, versus fixed price with zero fees.
Where to sell catering equipment in the UK: dealers, eBay, Facebook and CaterBids compared honestly, and how to get paid with zero final value fees.
