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A food carts ( English food truck , French Camion-restaurant ) is a mobile form of the snack stand and serves as the public preparation and sale of hot and cold food and drinks.
General
Food trucks are mostly used in urban street shops as well as at weekly and annual markets ; However, they can also be rented for private events or - with prior approval - set up in much-visited (tourist) locations. They must be self-sufficient in terms of energy and water, because existing connections can only rarely be used. The smaller versions, e.g. B. hot dog carts are open on all sides and must be pulled or pushed; the larger ones are usually motorized and usually only open on one side. Since most of the food is largely prepared, it usually only takes a few minutes to serve it.
The ice cream truck is a specialized special form of the food truck .
history
Sometimes the first preparation and sale of food and fruit juices on mobile carts is settled in Greco-Roman antiquity ; others place the first mobile kitchens in the street kitchen tradition of Asia. All over the world, the field kitchens could be found in the train of armies. In the USA , the tradition of cattle tracks also plays a role, and when railway lines were built, track workers far from the cities had to be supplied with food every day. At the beginning of the 20th century, discarded trams were converted into snack vehicles in some places.
Since the 1980s in particular, they have flourished in many cities around the world - for example in New York City , where they now represent serious competition for restaurants because of the time and money they save .
While fast food such as bratwurst , grilled chicken , hot dogs and french fries was mainly offered up into the 20th century , parts of mobile catering have also adapted to the general trend towards healthier food and are increasingly specializing in higher-quality, lower-fat, often meat-free and unusual dishes or simple regional dishes Specialties. Some of these trend followers have sophisticated marketing strategies and are often referred to as food trucks in German-speaking countries to distinguish them from conventional food trucks .
Legal regulations
For the operation of mobile snack bars, food and trade law as well as any other regulations that differ in the individual countries must be observed. The general rules of the respective road traffic regulations apply to larger food trucks, both trailers and self-propelled. The approval of the property owner and / or the authorities is required for the short-term or long-term installation of food trucks.
In Germany, the relevant catering law is a matter for the federal states; nationwide, among other things, a trade license is required. A mobile facility may not be converted into a permanently installed snack bar . Numerous cities and municipalities have issued additional rules for the operation of food trucks.
In the Swiss canton of Friborg , unlike stationary restaurateurs, food trucks are not subject to the law on public restaurants.
literature
- Toby Binder, Gabriela Herpell, Birthe Steinbeck, Nicola von Velsen: Food Trucks: Creative kitchens on wheels . Prestel Verlag, Munich 2015, ISBN 978-3-7913-8124-4 .
- James David Rockefeller: Food Truck Business: Guide for Beginners. (Audiobook) Author's Republic 2017, ISBN 978-1-5189-8264-4 .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Stephanie Butler: From Chuck Wagons to Pushcarts: The History of the Food Truck. History, August 8, 2014, accessed March 6, 2019 .
- ↑ Christina Rietz: Mobile snack bars. Always make a nice truck. In: Spiegel Online . March 17, 2015, accessed March 16, 2019 .
- ↑ Trend food trucks: The food comes on wheels. Bilanz.ch, June 23, 2017, accessed on March 16, 2019 .