As compared to other small businesses, food businesses are more prevalent in different parts of the world. If you are aspiring to start a food business and finding difficulty in starting a fancy restaurant, you can opt to start a mobile food business. Mobile food business comparatively requires low investment. At present, you can see a lot of food trucks and food carts offering a wide variety of food that people greatly relish. Moreover, you can have various options to choose from as to how and what you are going to sell and cater to people.

Here are 3 mobile food business options that you can choose from.

Food Truck

As compared to carts, food trucks are bigger in size. However, trucks are difficult to maintain and need more space for parking. You can store your cooking and serving preparing tools and equipment inside the truck. A food truck can be best used for serving traditional lunch meals during office hours. You can start a food truck nearby corporate offices or parks where people usually have limited access to dining places.

You should note that you can have different types of food trucks. The first one is MFPV or Mobile Food Preparation Vehicle where you need to prepare the food while the customers wait for them to be served. The second one is ICV or Industrial Catering Vehicle where you need to serve your customers with pre-packaged food. Remember that ICV is a costlier option as compared to MFPV. The third one is Gourmet Food Truck or GFT. With this food truck, you can serve your customers with special crepes and foreign cuisines.

Kiosk

A kiosk indicates a stand or a booth that you can temporarily use for preparing and selling items like hot-dog, ice cream, pretzels, etc. Kiosk can be a very good option for you if you want to have a low operating cost. The best thing about kiosk is that you can easily open or close them. Besides, kiosks have also got more flexibility. You can operate a kiosk food business in malls, theaters, stadiums, etc. However, you may need to sign a license agreement with the management of places where you are planning to place your booth.

Food Cart

This is one of the popular forms of mobile food business. Although it looks small, it is a million dollar industry in the US. As a food cart owner, you need to prepare your food beforehand. You just need to heat the foodstuff at the time of selling. In case of food items like ice-cream cones and bars, you just need to pull them out from you freezer and serve them to your customers. However, food carts nowadays also offer items like kebabs, salads too. You have to usually stay inside the cart and serve the orders via a window. Carts are less expensive as compared to food trucks. Depending on the size, you can also store your cooking equipment and food supplies inside the cart.

Apart from the above mentioned options, you can also go for a concession trailer. However, you should remember that concession trailers require bigger outdoor space. Inside the trailer, you should have sufficient space for cooking your food items, as well as to accommodate at least 2 – 3 persons.

Author's Bio: 

Robin Clark holds advanced degrees in financial management and corporate finance. He is very well-versed with the nuances of modern day business financing including SBA restaurant loans. He holds immense expertise in writing articles and blogs on restaurant business loans.