Trading With My Catering Van

Now I was fully committed I've brought my catering van to start my small business, but I still was not sure if I had made the right decision. My vehicle still looked unsightly so I decided with some help from my friends to paint my catering van.

We spent a few weeks cleaning and painting it making sure all the equipment was working okay.I had the gas/electric safety checks done to make sure that all the safety cut offs were working on my vehicle which is very important.

Amazing, what a difference a bit of paint makes it looks like a totally different catering vehicle.It was still old looking but it stood out from the crowd and not in a bad way either...see for yourself...

Practice Cooking, Food & Hygiene

Everyone was excited for me but I still had to practice the cooking side of the business so I invited around some friends and family...brought some food and started COOKING in the catering van.It took me a while to get use to the equipment but I soon grasped the basics and was really starting to enjoy the experience of cooking.I managed to get the hang of cooking burgers, sausages, onions and some chicken. People were really enjoying my cooking and It gave me great satisfaction to see this.

I was nearly ready to start my small catering business and all that was left to do was to purchase some insurance (public liability insurance )and take the food and hygiene test which was not at all difficult. The test was a series of multiple choice questions and answers where you would have to know the temperature for reheating food, food rotation, and fridge temperatures etc.Most of the questions were common sense and easy enough to remember.

Finding a Site to Trade From

The time was getting nearer for me to actually start my own small business it was fine cooking for my children, family and friends but now I was going to be cooking for a living and the reality of this to be honest with you was daunting to me.

I Really didn't have a site/location to trade from or a specific place to go but I did have a place in mind that I could try out and gain more experience from. It was a remote location with no other Food Service providers locally.I anticipated that my customers would be mainly from the huge truck depot opposite where I was planing to park and also their were other Industrial Warehouses located within the immediate area.

It may not be perfect location but I needed to get this started and besides how would I know unless I gave it a try.Stay with me and go through to the next chapter to see what happened next.

My first day of trading and What a start!

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