How to Start a Mobile Food Business in Western CO: Menu and Operations Planning (part 4 of 4)

This month’s Foodie Friday is the final session in a four part series covering everything you need to know to start a mobile food business in Western Colorado.

In this session we will follow up on the previous in person demo to further discuss how to create an optimal menu for your business concept that works within the confines of a mobile food unit as well as further considerations for day to day operations.

This online webinar is facilitated by Joseph Kean of Homestead Hut, Callie Koch of the West Central SBDC, and James Lammers of The Business Cultivator. This webinar is open to the public. Cost is $15 or $45 for the full series. Pre-registration is required.

Follow this link to register for the entire series: How to Start a Mobile Food Business in Western Colorado - Four-part series

Not only are food trucks and mobile food units trending in the food industry offering unique and creative concepts and the ability to bring products to target markets rather than waiting for customers to come to a brick and mortar, they also allow startup food businesses to launch an idea with lower overhead costs and test it in a variety of markets.

For this comprehensive workshop series the West Central SBDC is partnering with Joseph Kean, an industry consultant and owner of Homestead Hut, a mobile food unit in Gunnison. Joseph designed his food trailer from the ground up to meet all regulatory requirements and to be a versatile unit that can be utilized by other food businesses and chefs and as an educational tool for helping people understand how to build an optimal mobile food business.

In this four-part series, we will explore all aspects of starting and operating a mobile food business in Western Colorado covering these topics and much more