{"id":469,"date":"2020-08-09T19:57:08","date_gmt":"2020-08-10T00:57:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.usedvending.com\/blog\/?p=469"},"modified":"2020-10-20T01:54:07","modified_gmt":"2020-10-20T06:54:07","slug":"covid-19-creates-food-truck-boom-2-0","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.usedvending.com\/blog\/covid-19-creates-food-truck-boom-2-0\/","title":{"rendered":"Covid-19 Creates Food Truck Boom 2.0"},"content":{"rendered":"

Changing to the Wheels you Need<\/strong><\/p>\n

Covid-19 has brought many changes to the food business world.\u00a0The need for space between people, the need for outside dining, the need for windows or plexiglass to separate customers from servers\u2014 all new and different things we are dealing with as mandated necessities in the new Covid-19 restaurant universe.\u00a0 And while it has played havoc on the brick and mortar world, there has never been a better time to be a mobile food vendor!<\/p>\n

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Food Truck versus Food Trailer<\/strong><\/p>\n

The differences between food trucks and trailers have a lot to do with space and maneuverability.\u00a0 For instance, with a food trailer there is typically a much larger space for food service windows.\u00a0 That can give the business greater flexibility regarding size of menu, amount of food that can be stored on the trailer, and number of people served simultaneously.\u00a0 With a trailer, because it is pulled by another vehicle, business continuity is better. If the truck that pulls the trailer breaks down, another can step in.\u00a0 The downside of a trailer is that it is more difficult to maneuver into tight spots and it is difficult to slide a trailer into a neat line of food trucks.\u00a0 Even if you fit when you arrive, you will be the last one out as you may get boxed in from both sides from other trucks.<\/p>\n

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Now let\u2019s look at pros and cons of food trucks.\u00a0 Food trucks are trucks so they can go where they need to be, when they need to be there without waiting on or being attached to another vehicle.\u00a0 They can jet from engagement to engagement with their shiny commercial kitchens inside just waiting to cook and serve tasty bites to customers.\u00a0 Modern food trucks, with their shiny and professionally designed graphic wraps, have been the hottest thing since sliced bread since they started taking over the country in the early 2000\u2019s.\u00a0 The good side-who doesn\u2019t get excited to see a food truck pull up?\u00a0 Most trucks have tightly designed, specialized menus that have people lined up around the block. The downside? If your truck breaks down, so does your business for that day too.\u00a0 Other downsides-food trucks are usually a bigger up front investment than food trailers.<\/p>\n

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Now is a great time<\/strong><\/p>\n

When Covid-19 hit this spring, the country seemed to grind to a stand still. Restaurants closed, grocery stores struggled to keep shelves filled.\u00a0 The mobile food industry started to sweat.\u00a0 What would happen to all those summer fairs and festivals where mobile vendors make bank every year?\u00a0 When most of us saw the cancellations roll out it seemed like a dark day for the mobile food kingdoms of this country.<\/p>\n

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But then, innovators started popping up.\u00a0 If the people aren\u2019t coming out to events, maybe my truck or trailer should go to the people!\u00a0 Trucks and trailers started popping up in commercial and residential neighborhoods where they\u2019d never been seen before.\u00a0 Some states even started issuing permits to food trucks and trailers to set up at rest stops so long haul truckers would have safe and outside options to grab a bite to eat.\u00a0 Farmers Markets started up again with Covid Rules and trucks and trailers rolled into markets.\u00a0 States across the country said that dining outside was safe and actually encouraged.\u00a0 Mobile dining is an outside business!\u00a0 There has never been a better time to be in a kitchen on wheels that can drive to exactly where people are to serve them delicious food, outside, safely. The growth of the food truck industry during these uncertain months has been amazing to watch.<\/p>\n

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Your needs<\/strong><\/p>\n

Maybe you are a restaurant and it makes sense for you to get a food trailer to serve guests from your very own parking lot without forcing them into your brick and mortar to grab to-go food.\u00a0 Perhaps you could serve a larger menu and more people if you had either a larger truck or got into a large food trailer instead.\u00a0 You might have also discovered that your cash cow is a niche food (think crepes or burgers) and you could actually switch from your large truck or trailer into something smaller.<\/p>\n

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Whatever you think your next move is, used food trucks and trailers are exactly what Usedvending.com<\/a> specializes in.\u00a0 Check out our site and see our huge inventory from all over the US.\u00a0 Maybe it doesn’t make sense for you to buy a food truck in Minnesota when you live in Southern Florida.\u00a0 Just do a local search and find the gems that are available within the distance you are willing to drive.\u00a0 Whatever your thoughts about your current needs, our professional service reps are well versed in the used food truck and trailer\u00a0 business and ready for real conversations about the nearly endless options in front of you.\u00a0 We have been involved with mobile food business sales for over 20 years, long before food trucks were super cool and in such high demand.\u00a0 We can help your business keep moving towards success and staying mobile even in these challenging times.<\/p>\n

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Changing to the Wheels you Need Covid-19 has brought many changes to the food business world.\u00a0The need for space between people, the need for outside dining, the need for windows or plexiglass to separate customers from servers\u2014 all new and different things we are dealing with as mandated necessities in […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":571,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3,4],"tags":[107,20],"class_list":["post-469","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-concession-trailers","category-food-trucks","tag-business-opportunities","tag-food-truck-business"],"modified_by":"Titus Asher","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.usedvending.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/469","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.usedvending.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.usedvending.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.usedvending.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.usedvending.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=469"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.usedvending.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/469\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":470,"href":"https:\/\/www.usedvending.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/469\/revisions\/470"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.usedvending.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/571"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.usedvending.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=469"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.usedvending.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=469"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.usedvending.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=469"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}