You want to become a food truck owner and you fancy yourself a chef; but you’re not quite sure what to look for in a food truck.
Spoiler alert: When it comes to food truck businesses, every owner has different wants and needs. Keeping those differences in mind, we’re dishing out some tips that will help you build the ideal food truck business.
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What To Look For In A Food Truck Business
- The Quality Of The Truck
- The Size Of The Truck
- The Wrapping (Name/Logo)
- What’s In The Kitchen?
- Special Features
The Quality Of The Truck
If you’re buying a new food truck, then it should be flooding with quality (you still, of course, need to look into brands, generators and things of that nature).
If you’re going the used route, then it gets a bit tricky … if you don’t have warranties in play. You will need to look at miles, if the tires are used up or not and if the truck, in general, is a rust bucket.
While used trucks tend to be cheaper, it’s important to understand the added risks (and expenses) associated with an older vehicle. Ensuring manufacturer or dealer warranties help to protect your investment. It also goes a long way if the builder is willing to make enhancements to the truck and move around the kitchen to fit your wants and needs.
The food truck is the foundation of your business, so it’s important to make sure you purchase a quality truck.
The Size Of The Truck
The size of the truck depends on how big of a business you’re wanting to operate. It might also come down to how much money you’re willing to spend. You might go as small as a mobile food van or as big as a full-sized food truck step van. Or you might just go with a food truck, which is still a big vehicle to drive and operate.
What are you trying to achieve with your food truck business? What size of an operation do you want to run? How many employees do you want working at one time? How big of a kitchen do you need to make your food truck dream come true?
Those are just some of the questions you will have to ask yourself when deciding on how big of a food truck you will buy.
The Wrapping (Name/Logo)
The vinyl wrapping is one of the most important parts when it comes to the appearance of your truck because it will go on the outside of your truck and ideally show off your brand, logo and business.
You want a wrap that’s going to last and also a wrap that’s, as stated earlier, flooding with quality.
Your food truck is going to act like a mobile billboard. When your truck is out on the road or parked in a downtown hotspot, people will associate what they see with your food, which is why it’s so important to not skip any steps in the vinyl wrapping department.
You also need to pick a name and logo that stands out and that also represents your company — just as a friendly reminder.
What’s In The Kitchen?
This is yet another invaluable ingredient when it comes to what to look for in a food truck business.
After all, this is where you’re going to put in a lot of work, it’s your passion area and you also want a kitchen that fits your wants and needs (and is also easy to move around in).
Not sure how to set up your kitchen? Prestige Food Trucks can help you out in that department, and make sure your food truck business passes all local health and fire codes.
You need the right kitchen equipment to cook your food to perfection, which is why it’s so important to check off this section when purchasing your food truck business.
Special Features
While the actual quality of your truck and what’s inside is invaluable, adding special features can make your business stand out even more and also make it more efficient.
Special features could include flat-screen TVs for your menus, iPads for your cashier systems, speakers so you can play music for your customers, etc.
You don’t have to have all of the bells and whistles when it comes to special features, but it’s still an area to look into when it comes to building and perfecting your food truck business.
There are many different things and areas to look into when starting a food truck business, and we hope the above information can help you out along the way.
Looking for out-of-the-box things to consider when starting your food truck business? Make sure to check out the article below (preview included).
Out-Of-The-Box Things To Consider When Starting A Food Truck
Preview:
This is a question that many restaurant owners are likely pondering.
Are you going to run your food truck like a normal truck in the sense that you travel from location to location on a weekly basis, or do you plan on only treating your truck like a catering service?
Spoiler alert: You can do both, and many food truck owners do.
Why did you plan on opening a food truck in the first place? Yes, you want to make more money and a food truck provides a great opportunity to do exactly that — especially if you own restaurants and already know what you’re doing — but what was your main goal with a food truck?”
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