Thank you both for the great insight into this business model. I have been contemplating a shift into a small coffee cart business but never had an idea of the day to day running of this business. Thanks again for the great breakdown and inside knowledge.
Just like most people get into UA-cam and other social media platforms thinking they’ll gain traction but don’t. The key to anything is patience, consistency and mental fortitude.
In Australia you need a food licence from the local council and permission to park your business in the location you choose. That isn't always granted. There's a lot of competition. Check that first before you buy anything.
Interesting video. I just lost my favourite barista from my favourite cafe because she’s starting up her own coffee van business. I think she’ll go really well. Hey Jimmy I see a comment complaining about the oks! Ok, cool, yep, cool, ok, yep … Works well if you don’t say anything at all in between questions. I know you’re just being super polite. You seem like a really nice guy but try just being quiet and just asking the questions without responding. Makes the video much better to watch. (Or do whatever you like and say whatever you want - just some friendly advice mate from someone who is experienced in these things)
Hi Jimmy, great first hand information and insight from Tara. I would love it if you could do a follow up from your perspective and experience having seen other set ups prosper and a lot more fail. Maybe highlighting where others have done well and where others have gone wrong. I'm guessing there would be some common mistakes and some common hurdles that people don't fully appreciate, and some common traits that allow others to do well. Cheers
This video has been very helpful. As someone in the process of creating a mobile cafe, this has answered some questions I had while also confirming many things! Thanks for the video!
Great idea for somewhere like Australia or somewhere hot. I'm in England and people don't want to stand in the rain for a coffee...Also my generator was huge to lift in and out everyday. Backbreaking if you are on your own. I could go all day and serve like 3 coffees and it was speciality coffee, not instant rubbish. I'm glad someone is doing really well with it but not everyone has the same experience unfortunately. Our events were so expensive. Some charge up to £3000 for a pitch at a large event 😔
Spot on I live in London and considered this, but, the weather it rains and is windy a lot, Council restrictions, lots of competition, Brits drink tea a lot mainly, getting a pitch is priced at events.
@mariogiraldo3492 Don't get me wrong a mobile pod is great if you have the audience there. I used to go to a business park and did great there, but the weather can hinder. No-one wants to come out of a cosy warm office in the cold for a coffee and considering England gets more cold weather than hot you have to slog to make abit of money in the summer to tide you over... I do have a shop now and it's really busy and although Brits are generally tea drinkers I have found my audience of coffee lovers ❤️
Thank you for this informative interview. This is something that I have considered doing but never dared to try. One of the reason is that I am not comfortable with towing a caravan. Well done Tara.
Great episode! Tara has a great personality and obviously an excellent set of realistic business management skills. On the flip side: Whatever was the fate of that Hillside Coffee trailer project? I recall it seemed after the original owners bowed out (didn't ever seem like the couple was on the same page), the trailer was parked in the Artisti garage being worked on. Sort of assumed Artisti bought it, converted it to a quality coffee trailer and then it disappeared. Sold to another entrepreneur? I think contrasting the great success an astute entrepreneur like Tara has had, lessons learned by coffee trailer failures you mentioned would underscore the harsh realities of operating one.
Interesting to know more about the numbers: How much profit for selling a regular cuppa? For example if you sell for $6 how much is left for you after expenses working solo?
Here in South Africa the market business and coffee trailers are so over traded. Seems markets are everywhere but that is because of the very high unemployment rate
Also, she didn’t mention ice, this can be a big deal. Some mobiles have icemakers, but it is often not viable, so I will have to load ice into my ice bin every day. Also, for Some people in the United States and elsewhere, some states require you to have an agreement with a commissary kitchen, a commercial kitchen Where are you do some prep and storage, and sometimes are technically required to park the unit at night
Tara mentioned this scenario in the interview. With her location being approved by council, this provides some security in that she is the only cart currently approved to be there.
For people trying to work out income. 10 kilo of coffee per week is what she said she averaged. That’s max 80 shots per bag, Ave coffee $6 X 800 =$4,800.00 obviously other things are sold and iced coffees etc cost more. I’d say perhaps $6k pw turnover, less GST and costs, staff, insurance, council, stock . It would still be good as a one man operation.
I'm curious what you do for health insurance while you're running this tiny little trailer which is awesome by the way but what about health insurance? I'm assuming this is your only source of income?
How many days or hours would you need to run to make it viable, eg retiring and running 2-3 days per week for a couple of hours each day with a ready made on site customer flow from a few businesses at the location.
Good question. In a small coffee operation like that you should be able to closely track the stock and number of cups being served by the kilo's of beans you are using and match that to your income. I think you could safely take cash and card.
Hi there, I am preparing and working on for long time now on my truck, but I am trying to figure out what's the best way to solve the water resource? My bezzera duo I can plug directly to a home waterpipe system but here I would love to have a big 60l tank where I would love a pump that pushes constantly water to not worry ever about refilling the tank. How did you solve your water source situation and would you have a pompe recommendation? Thanks so much !
I'm a boat fit-out technician. What you wanting is really easy to do. You should be able to get everything you need from marine chandlery or RV store. You can buy 60l tanks ready made up, you just need a space to install it. Then you need a 12v pressure pump(Johnson, Jabsco, Sureflo, etc)11LPH+, and an accumulator tank (sized according to how much water you use at one time). Do yourself a big favour and use 'John Guest' fittings and hoses, much better than farting around with PVC hoses and hose clamps on pressurized system.
I’m jealous, in California you can’t have a completely open window like that. I’m going to have a big glass window, but the two serving openings can only be about 15in.²
@@CatVo1971 The actual serving opening can only be approximately 14 in.² per health department regulations. But check with your local health department, look at their website
California is the most over regulated state. Dumb government overlords control everything aspect of your life. Hopefully the Democrats are on their way out !
Hi Tara ,thank you for your information I am thinking to do the same i am working in coffee shop in london and I am barista I like you small trailer where did you buy please.
Hey there I just watched this video and would like to point out that smaller trailer is not a spit fire it's a CFC trailers from Barry in Brisbane. If anyone would like to no more about his Coffee, Food, or Catering trailer . Feel free to call Barry .
Beware.. some councils won’t let you operate on their property ie: City of Gold Coast won’t also not able to operate within a 5km radius of another food source
So many at markets here don't have great coffee at all but there is no choice so people buy it. Also st the airport they pay a fortune for the space and it was putrid
America doesn't sell coffee, but brew the Robusta bean, that is less tasty and has more caffeine. Real coffee is made of caffea arabica beans, which taste better. Arabica is indigenous to Ethiopia and Yemen.
If only there were a way to make the music LOUDER! Also, I could only make it a few minutes in due to the constant yeps and okays. JFC let your guest talk without the constant interrupting!
Tara needs to tie her hair back or contain it for food hygiene purposes. It is a legal requirement when preparing food that proper food hygiene protocols be followed! Notice that her long hair falls over the open cup of coffee as she handles it!
Thank you both for the great insight into this business model. I have been contemplating a shift into a small coffee cart business but never had an idea of the day to day running of this business. Thanks again for the great breakdown and inside knowledge.
Glad it was helpful. We're going to launch another video in the coming weeks diving into the pros and cons that we've seen. Keep an eye out.
One minute into the video - my first comment..............what a FABULOUS view to have while waiting for a customer !
Sure is!
Tara is smart. Most people get into this business thinking it will instantly make them a great income but have no idea of the realities
Totally agree.
Just like most people get into UA-cam and other social media platforms thinking they’ll gain traction but don’t. The key to anything is patience, consistency and mental fortitude.
In Australia you need a food licence from the local council and permission to park your business in the location you choose. That isn't always granted. There's a lot of competition. Check that first before you buy anything.
What if it’s a bicycle?
@@randallgoulet1550Yes, anytime food is sold to the public in a public space and on private property, you need the appropriate licence!
Just like everywhere on earth.
Australia 🇦🇺 is easier. New Zealand is way too much bs
I’m looking to open a mobile coffee trailer/cart and I found this to be extremely informative. Thanks for making this video.
Interesting video. I just lost my favourite barista from my favourite cafe because she’s starting up her own coffee van business. I think she’ll go really well.
Hey Jimmy I see a comment complaining about the oks! Ok, cool, yep, cool, ok, yep …
Works well if you don’t say anything at all in between questions. I know you’re just being super polite. You seem like a really nice guy but try just being quiet and just asking the questions without responding. Makes the video much better to watch.
(Or do whatever you like and say whatever you want - just some friendly advice mate from someone who is experienced in these things)
Hi Jimmy, great first hand information and insight from Tara. I would love it if you could do a follow up from your perspective and experience having seen other set ups prosper and a lot more fail. Maybe highlighting where others have done well and where others have gone wrong. I'm guessing there would be some common mistakes and some common hurdles that people don't fully appreciate, and some common traits that allow others to do well. Cheers
We have already shot half of the exact video your talking about so keep an eye out for it coming soon.
Count the costs and good preparation are a must. I always appreciate business'that think outside the box :)
This video has been very helpful. As someone in the process of creating a mobile cafe, this has answered some questions I had while also confirming many things! Thanks for the video!
Keep en eye out for our next trailer video. It’ll be even more helpful.
Great idea for somewhere like Australia or somewhere hot. I'm in England and people don't want to stand in the rain for a coffee...Also my generator was huge to lift in and out everyday. Backbreaking if you are on your own. I could go all day and serve like 3 coffees and it was speciality coffee, not instant rubbish. I'm glad someone is doing really well with it but not everyone has the same experience unfortunately. Our events were so expensive. Some charge up to £3000 for a pitch at a large event 😔
England basically sucks all around these days so I’m not surprised to hear your experience.
Spot on I live in London and considered this, but, the weather it rains and is windy a lot, Council restrictions, lots of competition, Brits drink tea a lot mainly, getting a pitch is priced at events.
@mariogiraldo3492 Don't get me wrong a mobile pod is great if you have the audience there. I used to go to a business park and did great there, but the weather can hinder. No-one wants to come out of a cosy warm office in the cold for a coffee and considering England gets more cold weather than hot you have to slog to make abit of money in the summer to tide you over...
I do have a shop now and it's really busy and although Brits are generally tea drinkers I have found my audience of coffee lovers ❤️
Thank you for this informative interview. This is something that I have considered doing but never dared to try. One of the reason is that I am not comfortable with towing a caravan. Well done Tara.
Glad it was helpful. We're going to launch another video in the coming weeks diving into the pros and cons that we've seen. Keep an eye out.
The good thing about towing a van is it follows you
Great episode! Tara has a great personality and obviously an excellent set of realistic business management skills.
On the flip side: Whatever was the fate of that Hillside Coffee trailer project? I recall it seemed after the original owners bowed out (didn't ever seem like the couple was on the same page), the trailer was parked in the Artisti garage being worked on. Sort of assumed Artisti bought it, converted it to a quality coffee trailer and then it disappeared. Sold to another entrepreneur? I think contrasting the great success an astute entrepreneur like Tara has had, lessons learned by coffee trailer failures you mentioned would underscore the harsh realities of operating one.
Stay tuned for our next coffee trailer video where we’ll answer this much asked question. Spoiler alert, it’s not a happy ending.
@@ArtistiCoffeeRoasters Looking forward to that one! So glad to see Tara's success with one. Very exceptional!
Tara is an amazing person and does such a great job
Definitely!
Extremely helpful information
for us burgeoning coffeemeisters.
Thank you!
Interesting to know more about the numbers:
How much profit for selling a regular cuppa?
For example if you sell for $6 how much is left for you after expenses working solo?
Here in South Africa the market business and coffee trailers are so over traded. Seems markets are everywhere but that is because of the very high unemployment rate
Also, she didn’t mention ice, this can be a big deal. Some mobiles have icemakers, but it is often not viable, so I will have to load ice into my ice bin every day. Also, for Some people in the United States and elsewhere, some states require you to have an agreement with a commissary kitchen, a commercial kitchen Where are you do some prep and storage, and sometimes are technically required to park the unit at night
Yep, they don’t serve ice which limits their menu for sure.
What is the brand name of the trailer itself?
This is absolutely my dream job!
It is for many.
Awesome! One question though. Is a generator running constantly? The noise kind of kills the vibe for me.
Yes it does, you can put them a
Bit further away or put them in a box, but it’s just a bit quieter
So whats to stop someone else setting up a coffee trailer next to yours and stuffing things up
Tara mentioned this scenario in the interview. With her location being approved by council, this provides some security in that she is the only cart currently approved to be there.
Great Tara I look forward another episodes from Tara ❤, I recommend daily set up and how's Tara serving to the customer
This is a great drinking video, every time you hear the word “yeah” you have to take a shot 😂
For my drinking game we take a shot when we hear, "to be honest...". To her credit she didn't say that once.
For people trying to work out income. 10 kilo of coffee per week is what she said she averaged. That’s max 80 shots per bag, Ave coffee $6 X 800 =$4,800.00 obviously other things are sold and iced coffees etc cost more. I’d say perhaps $6k pw turnover, less GST and costs, staff, insurance, council, stock . It would still be good as a one man operation.
assuming average 20g per cup @$5.5 that's $2750 revenue
Aaaand you gotta have Good coffee & A Great personality....if Not...Forget it.plain n simple.
I'm curious what you do for health insurance while you're running this tiny little trailer which is awesome by the way but what about health insurance? I'm assuming this is your only source of income?
We don't need health insurance in Australia. We have free public health care available :)
@@ArtistiCoffeeRoasters same in South Africa, except for upper middle class and beyond
How many days or hours would you need to run to make it viable, eg retiring and running 2-3 days per week for a couple of hours each day with a ready made on site customer flow from a few businesses at the location.
I recommend checking out Green joe coffee truck, the top coffee mobile consultant online
Totally depends on your market, location and income needs. It would be hard to have regular customers if you’re not there most days.
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If you have someone working for you on the trailer would you take cash payments or only card payments ? Thanks in advance
Good question. In a small coffee operation like that you should be able to closely track the stock and number of cups being served by the kilo's of beans you are using and match that to your income. I think you could safely take cash and card.
Hi there, I am preparing and working on for long time now on my truck, but I am trying to figure out what's the best way to solve the water resource? My bezzera duo I can plug directly to a home waterpipe system but here I would love to have a big 60l tank where I would love a pump that pushes constantly water to not worry ever about refilling the tank. How did you solve your water source situation and would you have a pompe recommendation?
Thanks so much !
I'm a boat fit-out technician. What you wanting is really easy to do. You should be able to get everything you need from marine chandlery or RV store. You can buy 60l tanks ready made up, you just need a space to install it. Then you need a 12v pressure pump(Johnson, Jabsco, Sureflo, etc)11LPH+, and an accumulator tank (sized according to how much water you use at one time).
Do yourself a big favour and use 'John Guest' fittings and hoses, much better than farting around with PVC hoses and hose clamps on pressurized system.
Water and power ..how much is the traier
All different prices so you’d have to talk to suppliers for that.
I’m jealous, in California you can’t have a completely open window like that. I’m going to have a big glass window, but the two serving openings can only be about 15in.²
Dam
That’s wild. I never knew that about California food trucks.
Hi pls tell me why you cannot open it up like that in Cali?
@@CatVo1971 The actual serving opening can only be approximately 14 in.² per health department regulations. But check with your local health department, look at their website
California is the most over regulated state. Dumb government overlords control everything aspect of your life. Hopefully the Democrats are on their way out !
What generator does she use?
I'm not sure sorry. You could DM them on the Kind Brew insta page and ask: instagram.com/kind.brew.woopi/
how do you control the insects?
Hi Tara ,thank you for your information I am thinking to do the same i am working in coffee shop in london and I am barista I like you small trailer where did you buy please.
Where did you get the trailer from?
It was made by Spitfire Caravans in Victoria.
Do they ship to the United States?
Green caravan built by us
Where did you buy a small trailer like that?
That one was made by Spitfire Caravans in Victoria
CFC trailers built this caravan
Hey there I just watched this video and would like to point out that smaller trailer is not a spit fire it's a CFC trailers from Barry in Brisbane. If anyone would like to no more about his Coffee, Food, or Catering trailer . Feel free to call Barry .
Thanks for the correction there! I've just added a link to CFC Trailers Facebook page in the video description for anyone interested :)
Speaking from personal experience, make sure the person that has the idea to BUY the Coffee Van or trailer is the person that will OPERATE the van.
A huge part of the recipe to success.
Any explanation on this?
@ it’s Torge owner/operator will care more about the quality and product than some part time in between jobs type person that has no vested interest.
Beware.. some councils won’t let you operate on their property ie: City of Gold Coast won’t also not able to operate within a 5km radius of another food source
So many at markets here don't have great coffee at all but there is no choice so people buy it.
Also st the airport they pay a fortune for the space and it was putrid
America doesn't sell coffee, but brew the Robusta bean, that is less tasty and has more caffeine. Real coffee is made of caffea arabica beans, which taste better. Arabica is indigenous to Ethiopia and Yemen.
Robusta.
What kind of generator is that?
It looks like a Yamaha generator.
Is she an American that moved to Australia? I noticed her accent is blended. 😊
Like good quality blended coffee beans😅
This was as informative as a pamphlet would have been.
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should have talked more about economy and how much something like this makes in income.
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So she says smaller is better!
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You’re in luck peewee!
If only there were a way to make the music LOUDER! Also, I could only make it a few minutes in due to the constant yeps and okays. JFC let your guest talk without the constant interrupting!
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Wow,such a beautiful lady,i like her,
More grace pretty
His OK killed my interest
😂 ok.
It certainly helps that she’s a babe
Can this "business" give you a decent living? I doubt it.
How much do people make with a business like this?
How long is a piece of string?🇳🇿
Thought it was illegal to use public space like beach car parks?? Imagine how chaotic if every beach carpark had a coffee addiction vendor in it
Pretty sure she has had to get a permit for it
You obviously didn't listen
Tara needs to tie her hair back or contain it for food hygiene purposes. It is a legal requirement when preparing food that proper food hygiene protocols be followed! Notice that her long hair falls over the open cup of coffee as she handles it!
Oh shut up..... There's always 1🙄
That's awesome because even if it is hard work it's still better than working 9 to 5 making someone else rich
Yes, it's a great option for people to get out and start their own coffee business.
Not everyone gets rich when owning a business come on..
coffee, caffeine is a drug though
I power my horsebox with my Ioniq 5. @bocsabeancoffee and you can see how it’s done