A mobile kitchen gives food businesses the freedom to operate without being tied to a specific location. Catering, events, festivals or daily street trading. Thousands of operators in the US already use mobile kitchens as their primary operating format.
The mobile kitchen configurator helps you understand the available formats, think through a convenient layout and choose a platform for your concept.
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A mobile kitchen is a fully-fledged commercial kitchen. It is assembled in a trailer or other mobile platform. The same equipment is installed inside as in stationary establishments. Namely, a thermal line, refrigeration equipment, sanitary areas, ventilation and safety systems.
The main difference from a restaurant is that it is not tied to a specific location. A mobile kitchen can operate at different sites, travel to events and serve customers where there is demand, without renting premises.
In practice, such kitchens are used:
Mobile kitchens must comply with health and fire safety regulations. This is the only way to operate legally in most US markets. Start building your own food trailer today in 3D Builder.
There are several ways to implement a mobile kitchen. The format directly affects the layout, choice of equipment, load capacity and scalability.
A food trailer is a mobile kitchen trailer that offers the largest interior volume and freedom of layout among mobile formats. Trailers are most often used for full-fledged food service with a hot line, refrigeration equipment, and complete sanitation.
Since the kitchen is not connected to the driver’s cab in a trailer:
Food trailers are suitable for daily work, catering, festivals, and businesses planning to scale up. Click on 3D Builder to design a kitchen in a food trailer.
A food truck combines transportation and a kitchen in one body. It is a convenient format for urban conditions and compact menus, but it has strict restrictions on weight, space and load.
Compared to a trailer, a food truck:
This format is usually chosen for simple menus and short preparation cycles.
A food cart is a compact mobile format for a single product or a limited menu. It is most often used for coffee, beverages or simple street food without a full hot line.
Due to the limited space in food carts:
Food cards work as a starter or auxiliary format, but do not replace a full-fledged commercial kitchen.
The choice of platform starts not with the format, but with the menu, workload, and how the business is expected to grow. These three things determine how much space is needed, what equipment will fit and how the kitchen will pass inspections.
A food trailer is the best choice when a business needs a full-fledged commercial kitchen because it provides:
In our 3D Builder, you can design a commercial kitchen trailer for your menu and processes.
The Golden State Trailers 3D configurator allows you to see your future mobile kitchen before production begins. You choose the size of the trailer, check the layout and immediately understand how much actual working space you will get.
In the configurator you can:
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Yes. Provided that it is properly designed, equipped and licensed a mobile kitchen will meet commercial requirements.
Yes. Food trailers are easier to adapt or upgrade than compact formats.
Yes. Requirements vary by city and state, so we check local rules and standards before finalizing the project.
If you need a practical and flexible way to get into the mobile food business, start by designing your kitchen in the Golden State Trailers 3D Builder. This will allow you to evaluate the layout, space and format before production begins.
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