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setting up a mobile catering van

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  • 09-03-2010 12:11pm
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    auditek923
    Registered Users Posts: 313 ✭✭


    myself and my wife are in the thought process of setting up a mobile chip van/ catering van.
    but we dont know where to start at.
    we have priced a few catering units online etc but do not know where to go for the legal side of things etc or how to get the idea up off the ground
    any help or tips please?


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    auditek923
    Registered Users Posts: 313 ✭✭auditek923


    any help at all


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    Southsider1
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    I sent you a PM earlier about it... Did you not get it?


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    auditek923
    Registered Users Posts: 313 ✭✭auditek923


    Southsider1 wrote: »
    I sent you a PM earlier about it... Did you not get it?
    yeah got it after i seen your message , thanks. sent u a reply


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    Southsider1
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    haven't received it


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    Max Power1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,272 ✭✭✭✭Max Power1


    auditek923 wrote: »
    myself and my wife are in the thought process of setting up a mobile chip van/ catering van.
    but we dont know where to start at.
    we have priced a few catering units online etc but do not know where to go for the legal side of things etc or how to get the idea up off the ground
    any help or tips please?

    watch this film... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Van_(1996_film)


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    BlackEdelweiss
    Registered Users Posts: 1,541 ✭✭✭BlackEdelweiss


    Hi,
    Any chance of sharing that information, I am in a similar position myself, not sure where to start.


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    monkey brain
    Registered Users Posts: 37 ✭monkey brain


    Hi there,
    i was wondering could i get that information too please as i am interested.

    Thanks.


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    suey71
    Closed Accounts Posts: 805 ✭✭✭suey71


    I'd recommend anyone thinking of opening a business like this to read a book called The General and I.

    A great insight into what a determined Hot dog vender had to go through on the streets of Dublin in the early 90's.


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    [Deleted User]
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    My advice is if your going to spend your cash on setting up a business, should be thinking a bit harder about it or at least be a bit more resourceful. You need to be extra sharp in irelands current environment to make something work. Otherwise its bye bye cash! Just trying to be realistic for you.
    I typed into google 'setting up a mobile catering business' and on the first page I found this ranked fourth

    www.fsai.ie/assets/0/.../dbdf8853-d2e9-4f1d-9279-7c046f9ad6fc.pdf

    Google is the first place to start for everything.......


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    jenny4an
    Registered Users Posts: 1 ✭jenny4an


    Looking to set up a small catering van any hints anyone


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    Frank McGivney
    Registered Users Posts: 64 ✭✭Frank McGivney


    You nee to register with your local health boar sothat they can come out an inspect your van and they will give you alot of advice about hygene and operational issues. You nee to source suppliers of the products you are going to cook and sell. You need to do research into where you are going to set up your stall. You will need licences from local authorites so you need to contact local county council or corporation. Also you need to contact who controls where you want to put the stall so if you want to stand at a festival then you need to contact the organisers to see what they charge and what conditions they will impose on you and also consider what pitch you will get.
    You then have to get all this together and up plan and budget so that you can determine if you have a hope of making money. Going to where you want to set up your stall an watching foot fall and how much other stalls sell will give you invaluable information.
    The implications of the other posts above should also be considered


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