Electrical
Coffee Trailer Electrical Planning: What to Know Before You Buy Equipment
The espresso machine is not the problem. Everything running at once is.
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Free advice from inside the industry
Real answers to the questions every new mobile business owner asks, from permitting to pricing to picking your trailer.
Startup costs
Coffee Trailer Cost: What a Complete Build Actually Runs
A complete build runs $58,000 to $75,000. Equipment is what moves it, and here is why.
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Inspections
How to Prepare for a Food Truck Health Inspection
The problems that hold up a mobile food unit are mostly settled at the design stage, and they are far cheaper to fix there.
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Licensing
Do You Need a Liquor License for a Mobile Bar?
Most mobile bars never sell a drink. Here is when a license is actually required, and how dry hire works.
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Startup costs
Mobile Bar Business Cost: The Real Startup Numbers
From the trailer to insurance to permits, plus the hidden costs nobody budgets for.
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Buying guide
Before You Buy a Coffee Trailer: 7 Decisions to Make First
Decide how the business needs to operate first. Then choose a trailer that can support it.
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Equipment
What Equipment Do You Actually Need in a Coffee Trailer?
The equipment you need depends on the business you are trying to operate, not on somebody else's list.
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Pricing
How to Price a Mobile Bar Without Copying Your Competitors
Two identical prices can represent completely different businesses. Your pricing needs to start with yours.
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Layout
Coffee Trailer Layout: How to Design for Better Workflow
A floor plan can look beautiful on a computer and still be terrible to work in.
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Locations
How to Find Good Locations for a Mobile Coffee Trailer
A location with lots of people is not automatically a good coffee location.
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Getting started
How to Start a Mobile Bar: The Order the Decisions Go In
The trailer is the last decision, not the first.
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Power
What Size Generator Does a Coffee Trailer Need?
Sized for the worst minute of the day, not the average one.
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Plumbing
Coffee Trailer Water Tank Requirements: What Decides the Size
The waste tank is bigger than the fresh tank, and that surprises people.
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Equipment
Mobile Bar Equipment: What You Need Depends on What You Sell
A dry hire bar and a full service bar are not the same vehicle.
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Insurance
Mobile Bar Insurance: The Cover Venues Ask For
The certificate is not paperwork. It is whether you can take the booking.
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Business plan
Mobile Coffee Business Plan: What a Lender Actually Reads
Generic templates ask a coffee trailer the wrong questions.
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Business plan
Mobile Bar Business Plan: The Version That Survives a Season
A mobile bar has bookings, not daily revenue. That changes the plan.
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