For the last few years, food trucks have been the next big thing in the restaurant industry. Once considered the workhorses of food preparation, many people would never have considered getting food from a food truck. However, food trucks have become upscale. Serious chefs use food trucks to bring high-quality food to customers. The pros of a food truck are mobility, allowing chefs to reach a greater audience, lower overhead because of no location rent, a casual atmosphere that might encourage new customers to try a restaurant, and not having to pay to maintain a restaurant or hire wait staff.
Of course, there are challenges to having a food truck. The lack of a fixed location can make it difficult for loyal customers to locate your business, though many successful food trucks pick semi-permanent locations or offer apps to help their customers locate them. Another challenge is that some customers may actually be intimidated by the food truck approach, which may make them hesitant to try high-end cuisine in a casual environment. However, the food truck revolution is changing the minds of even some of the pickiest consumers.
Equipping a Food Truck
For chefs, the main challenge of a food truck may be the confined space. How do you have a fully equipped kitchen in the confines of a food truck’s space? The first thing you need to do is plan your menu. Because your kitchen will be small, you need to know what you are going to serve and what type of equipment you need to prepare that food. For most food trucks, the basic equipment needed is: commercial refrigeration, commercial oven, and a range. If you plan on offering fried food choices, you will also need a commercial fryer. If the truck will offer a specialized food like pizzas, you might need a specialized oven.
Are you still puzzled about how you are going to fit an entire kitchen into the space of a food truck? Bring in your menu and your current plans and consult with one of the sales experts at Automatic Ice Maker. Our sales staff does not just know about our equipment, they also know about the restaurant industry, so they can give you more than technical specs about equipment; they can also help you pick the appropriate equipment to outfit any kitchen and show you a range of new and used products to keep your new kitchen within your budget.
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