Brian Bacher | Bakery & Café Business Advisor and Broker
Your Bakery or Café Deserves Specialized Guidance
Brian Bacher brings 27 years of bakery and café industry experience, progressing from hands-on operations to ownership of multiple locations. He later transitioned into business advisory and brokerage and now has more than eight years of experience helping bakery and café owners and buyers evaluate businesses, prepare for transactions, and navigate important decisions.
Flour & Finance provides advisory services to owners and prospective owners regardless of location. Brian is licensed to conduct business brokerage in California, with licensed California transactions conducted through Accel Business Advisors.
Advisory tools
Advisory and brokerage services for bakery and café owners
From strengthening your business to navigating a sale or acquisition, every service is designed around the realities of running a food-service operation.
Questions Bakery and Café Owners Need Answered
Each question below links to the advisory service or page most relevant to it.
The process
How the advisory process works
Every engagement begins with a confidential conversation and a clear understanding of where the business stands today.
Confidential conversation
We discuss the business, the current situation, and what you are trying to accomplish — with no obligation.
Information review
Relevant financial and operating information is reviewed to build a clear, accurate picture of the business.
Practical next steps
You receive a written summary with prioritized recommendations and a clear path forward.
Operator-led
bakery & café advisory
Why Brian
Industry knowledge that only comes from doing the work.
- 27 years in the bakery and café industry
- Progressed from hands-on operations to multi-unit ownership
- More than eight years in advisory and brokerage
- Experience across dozens of represented transactions
- Approximately 65% closing rate based on internal transaction records
- Serves brokerage clients throughout California
- Advisory services are available to bakery and café owners and prospective owners throughout the United States — advisory work does not require a state license
Featured authority
Recognized in the Pastry Arts community
Brian Bacher has been featured as a subject-matter expert on bakery and café business topics, bringing an operator's perspective to financial and strategic questions that matter most to owners.
Brokerage services
Sell a Bakery or Café
Selling a bakery or café is a complex process that requires industry knowledge, confidentiality, and a clear understanding of what buyers are looking for. Brian guides sellers through every stage — from preparation and pricing to negotiation and close.
Licensed listing, marketing, negotiation, and transaction services are conducted through Accel Business Advisors.
Brokerage services
Buy a Bakery or Café
Evaluating a bakery or café acquisition requires more than reviewing financials. Brian brings direct operating experience to the buyer's side — helping you understand what the numbers mean, what questions to ask, and what risks to weigh before committing.
Licensed buyer representation, negotiation, and transaction services are conducted through Accel Business Advisors.
Ready to talk?
Whether you are evaluating your business, preparing to sell, considering an acquisition, or facing an important operating decision, the first step is a confidential introductory conversation.
Advisory services are provided through Flour & Finance and may be available regardless of location. Licensed California business brokerage services are conducted through Accel Business Advisors. Website information is not legal, tax, accounting, lending, or immigration advice.