Mobile catering

A food cart is a motorless trailer that can be hauled by automobile, bicycle, or hand to the point of sale, often a public sidewalk or park.

A food truck or mobile kitchen is a modified van with a built-in barbecue grill, deep fryer, or other cooking equipment.

In addition to being operated as private businesses, mobile catering vehicles are also used after natural disasters to feed people in areas with damaged infrastructure.

Mobile catering vehicles have also provided a niche for advertisers to target the working population and general audience.

With a wide variety of display options, lunch truck advertising has exploded into a successful marketing venture for many companies, including Outdoor Ad Systems, LLC and Roaming Hunger.

A van selling waffles in Brussels, Belgium.
Mobile catering for Indian railways
People in Caruthersville, Missouri receiving food and supplies from a Salvation Army disaster relief truck in April 2006