How easy or hard is it to find a pitch for a mobile catering van at festivals, events, boot fairs etc?

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I want to (and am determined to) start up my mobile catering business (burger wagon type thing) but have a few questions to ask. I'd really appreciate any advice, tips and suggestions etc etc. My main concern at the moment is buying the vehicle. Can't decide between a trailer, furnished or unfurnished, a catering van or converting a single decker bus as I was pleasantly surprised at how cheap some are! What do you think? thanks

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hiya, be very careful, as the reason the mobile catering vans are cheap is because the council and the health are closing them down,as they want them of the roads.i had a mobil burger bar,i was i Business for 10yrs,i was sighted at a Industrial est,and had my place permanent.a FEW years ago,the council clapped down on the van's. it know has to have a license to trade with, they are very hard to get.car boot sale,horse shows and things like that, you have to get a license to go on the venue,and if you are lucky to get one they cost about £2/300and you will be lucky if you make that amount that day.the health dept, does spot checks on you a lot,and you can get a heavy fine,or closed down.its not easy at all now a days.they do every think they can to get you of the road,and won't think twice on shutting you down,for some think and nothing.so if i was you would look into the council to get a licences and the health dept to check your van, your house,because the food is stored there,and yourself,apron etc.

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I want to (and am determined to) start up my mobile catering business (burger wagon type thing) but have a few questions to ask. I'd really appreciate any advice, tips and suggestions etc etc. My main concern at the moment is buying the vehicle. Can't decide between a trailer, furnished or...

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Also keep your eyes open for vans being sold with pitch licences effectively taking over a going concern and then putting your unique touch on it (the costs can make your eyes water though). Ditto for the food hygiene requirements. There maybe some opportunity to operate a truly mobile catering business visiting villages without easy access to bricks and mortar operations. I know of a few that are doing quite well. Consider partnering with someone with an option to buy their share you may find someone coming up to retirement (aka fed up!) who is willing to. Finally, if you think outside of the standard menu you might find that show organisers are looking to provide greater choice for their customers and you can get in this way, I got in to local fairs and shows by offering locally produced food and drink for example.

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it costs a lot of money to put a catering van of any sort of site. you might get lucky with a car boot sale but generally a good well attended show will charge several thousand pounds . i mean big shows like the great dorset steam fair. smaller ones will have to charge less but if it rains for your whole event you may well be out of pocket. my local car boot has one burger van on site and it will not allow any others. our council will not allow vans to park in laybys. having said that, some vans make a living. but dont give up your day job until you are well established.

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As you will need a food preparation hygiene certificate for both yourself and the van - I suggest you buy one that is already fitted out and has the certification. Then you need to research the events near to ou and find one that doesn't charge the earth to pitch up. Car boot sales and small shows are often the cheapest.

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