Everything you need to help start your own mobile event catering business for free.
Useful business advice, help, ideas and tips
to get your new mobile outdoor event catering business started.
There is a fantastic range of mobile catering
trailers, van conversions, carts and tricycles manufactured in this country by a
range of specialist companies who have had many years experience of building top
quality catering units. From purpose built showmans catering trailers, replica
vintage vehicle conversions to hand built carts and bespoke kiosk there's a
catering unit to suit all requirements. All of our advertisers (Suppliers
Directory) will be able to provide you with all the information you need to help
with your purchase.
Catering trailers
From the new start up
mobile caterer to the established professional mobile event caterer looking to
tender for catering concessions and attend high profile events there's a
catering trailer to suit all requirements. Catering trailers can be themed and
fitted out with a wide variety of equipment to suit most menus from burgers,
chips to fried chicken, noodles, donuts etc. Considerations: Catering
trailers will need to be towed and depending upon the size and weight may
require a substantial suitable towing vehicle.
Catering van
conversions offer an alternative to trailers eliminating the need for a towing
vehicle and providing the owner with the flexibility to easily move between and
attend several trading positions over a short period of time. Catering van
conversions are well suited to lunchtime sandwich rounds, rural fish and chip
rounds to events and country shows. Considerations: If your catering van conversion is used as the only form
of transport, once sited at an event getting out for supplies may be difficult.
Catering carts and
mobile catering kiosks provide a great opportunity to provide indoor and outdoor
catering in places where catering trailers and vans are not well suited. From
savoury crepes, hot dogs, jacket potatoes to hot chestnuts, espresso coffees,
candyfloss and ice creams, catering carts are easily adapted to suit many
catering menus, themes and concepts. Considerations: Most catering carts and mobile catering kiosk units will
need to be transported rather than towed to your trading destination.
Catering tricycles make
a great focal point vending unit that can be adapted to suit a variety of snacks
and refreshments including ice creams and soft drinks. Suitable for all types of
events, shopping malls and high streets and if used and themed to match an
existing mobile catering business, tricycles can add additional trading
opportunities. Considerations: Catering tricycles are best suited to
being transported along with any related accessories to your trading destination
to ensure a ready to work pristine appearance.
Prices will vary
depending mainly upon the type of unit you choose and the amount of catering
equipment you choose to have installed. If you have limited funds for your
purchase its better to cut down on the amount of catering equipment than the
overall size of the unit, you can always add more specialist catering equipment
as and when funds become available. Important note: Do not cut out
equipment required by law for compliance with hygiene regulations such as hand
washing, refrigeration etc.
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