Shumacher Restaurant Brokers
The Shumacher Group, Inc. is an Atlanta-based restaurant real estate company focused on restaurant and retail site selection and the sale of existing restaurants and retail businesses. Its stated services also include evaluations, lease renegotiation, expert-witness testimony, consulting, and related leasing and brokerage work.
What stands out about Shumacher Restaurant Brokers
Shumacher Restaurant Brokers presents a restaurant- and retail-focused brokerage practice centered on business sales, site selection, leasing, evaluations, and consulting. Its cited official pages identify metro Atlanta as the primary area of work, with additional Georgia, Southeastern U.S., and nationwide real estate capabilities through a network affiliation.[1][2][3][6]
What does Shumacher Restaurant Brokers do?
The Shumacher Group, Inc. describes itself as an Atlanta-based restaurant real estate company specializing in restaurant and retail site selection and the sale of existing restaurants and retail businesses. The firm states that it was founded in 1987 and has successfully negotiated several thousand transactions.[1][2]
Publicly stated services include site selection; sales of existing restaurants and retail businesses; surplus-property and selected-sublease listings; business evaluations; lease renegotiation; expert-witness testimony; and consulting. Steven Josovitz is identified as President & Broker and is described as handling the buying, selling, and leasing of businesses, restaurants, retail, commercial real estate, surplus properties, and investment properties.[1][2]
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Published criteria: The firm states that it was founded in 1987 and has successfully negotiated several thousand transactions. Cited listing examples include a $325,000 Alpharetta restaurant and bar opportunity and a $195,000 Summerhill restaurant and bar opportunity.[2]
What should a business owner evaluate before hiring Shumacher Restaurant Brokers?
An owner evaluating the firm should clarify the proposed commission structure and engagement terms, including any minimum fee, tail period, termination provisions, and whether the engagement would be exclusive. The cited FAQ page does not publish those standardized terms.
The owner should also define whether the assignment covers the operating business, lease rights, furniture and equipment, real estate, or a combination. The firm’s public services span business sales, leasing, site selection, and related evaluations, while the closed-deals page does not provide consideration amounts, buyer identities, closing dates, or detailed financial metrics for each listed transaction.
For a transaction-specific discussion, an owner may also ask how the business would be valued, how confidentiality and buyer screening would be handled, which financial records would be requested, and which operating entity and individual broker would sign the engagement.[1][2][3][6]
What commission percentage, minimum fee, tail period, and termination provisions would apply, and would the engagement be exclusive
How would confidentiality and buyer screening be handled when requesting information about a listing
What size transactions does Shumacher Restaurant Brokers handle?
The official closed-deals page identifies representative transactions involving Baraonda in Sandy Springs, Republic Social House in Grant Park, Chicken on Fire in Grant Park, Boca in Summerhill, Alma Cocina in Buckhead, LURE in Midtown Atlanta, Raging Burrito in Decatur, Deep Roots in Woodstock, New York Butcher Shoppe in Johns Creek, and Uncle Jack’s Meat House in Peachtree Corners.[3]
The firm publicly presents a transaction focus spanning business sales, restaurant and retail leasing, site selection, evaluations, lease renegotiation, and consulting. Its listings include restaurant and bar opportunities with business and lease-related characteristics, including an Alpharetta Avalon opportunity priced at $325,000 and a Summerhill opportunity priced at $195,000.[1][4][5]
The firm’s stated market focus includes restaurants, retail stores, restaurant real estate, commercial real estate, franchises, surplus properties, investment properties, and other businesses. The cited materials also identify work involving restaurant and food-service businesses and selected retail or service businesses.[2]
What does Shumacher Restaurant Brokers publicly disclose about fees and engagement terms?
The cited FAQ page states that deals generally include a commission and that the commission is generally split with the listing agent, but it does not publish a universal commission percentage, minimum fee, tail period, termination schedule, or standardized seller engagement terms. The cited closed-deals page lists representative transaction names and transaction types but does not provide consideration amounts, buyer identities, closing dates, or detailed financial metrics for each listed transaction.[3][6]
The official team page identifies the operating entity as The Shumacher Group, Inc. and states that Steven Josovitz serves as the firm’s Qualifying Broker. The same page identifies him as President & Broker.[2]
An official listing page directs interested parties to complete an electronic CA/NDA to obtain more information about the listing.[4]
Questions to ask before hiring Shumacher Restaurant Brokers
What commission percentage, minimum fee, tail period, and termination provisions would apply, and would the engagement be exclusive?
How would the business be valued, and which financial records would be required?
How would confidentiality and buyer screening be handled when requesting information about a listing?
Would the engagement cover the operating business, lease assignment, furniture and equipment, real estate, or a combination?
Which entity and individual broker would sign the engagement and conduct the transaction?
Sources & research notes
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