The food truck and trailer phenomenon has swept across Australia, you can find these meals on wheels just about everywhere, from coast to coast and way Outback, the chances of being hungry and looking for a place to eat are slim to none now that the food comes to you!

This is an excellent way for an up-and-coming chef to break into the restaurant business, it’s easy to find a food trailer for sale in Australia and get cooking! You can hit the road with your delicious offerings, setting up shop just about anywhere, and then when everybody there is stuffed, move on to the next stop full of hungry people!

If starting your own food trailer business in Australia sounds like a great idea to you, then here are a few tips to help you make it happen!

• Business Plan – I know, they always say to make one, but there’s a good reason for it, without a business plan you are doomed to wander aimlessly until you run out of money. Stay focused, set your goals, make your plan, and then go for it! The business plan is your map to success, now if only we could figure out how to fold them back up…
• Licenses And Permits – Yes, our loving government wants to know what you are up to, they just like to get in on the fun by telling you how to have it! Considering that serving food really is a serious business with health risks for your customers if you do it wrong, it’s in your best interests to have all the papers in order before you take anyone’s order.
• Create Your Menu – OK, here is the fun part! What are you going to make those hungry souls you find on the road? This is the time to think about what you do best, is it your awesome burger or your crispy fried chicken? What about ethnic cuisine, do you have the world’s greatest won ton recipe, or know how to make an enchilada in the old Mexico way? This is your chance to wow them, so make it good! Do it right and you won’t have just a food trailer, you will have a food train of happy customers following you to the next stop!
• Name Your Brand – Now that you know what you are serving up, it’s time to give your venture a name. There are no hard and fast rules here, but there are some guidelines- Keep it short and sweet, people have a hard time remembering anything that’s more than a few syllables long, and more than three words in the name is way too many! Simplicity is your friend here, something that’s fun fits the food and trips off the tongue.

Well, there are a few thoughts to get you started. Once you have your trailer packed up and ready to roll you just have to go find the hungry people!