Ultimate Mobile Coffee Crash Course

Understanding the Code and Regulations for a Mobile Coffee Shop

1. Finding your Regulations
2. Commissaries
3. The Health Department
4. The Fire Department
5.  Crash Course Lecture: Code & Regulations
6. Case Study Regulation Breakdown: Los Angeles County
7. Video: Permits and Menu

Calculating the Cost of a Mobile Coffee Shop

1. Video: Purchasing a Trailer (Pros, Cons, Tips)
2. Equipment Overview
3. Labor Cost | Electricians, Plumbers & Contractors (+Materials) 
4. Crash Course Video: Labor 1 & Labor 2
5. Permits and Miscellaneous
6. Spreadsheet 1: My first coffee trailer cost breakdown
7. Spreadsheet 2: My 3rd coffee trailer cost breakdown
8. Spreadsheet 3: Worksheet with prefilled categories
9. List of Projected Expenses

Guide to Equipment for a Mobile Coffee Shop

1. Crash Course Equipment Lecture 1 & 2 (1 Hour each) 
2. Video & Spreadsheet: Espresso Machines
3. Video & Spreadsheet: Espresso Grinders
4. Video: Commercial Coffee Brewers
5. Video: Refrigerators
6. Video: Water Filter, Water Pump and Water Heater
7. Video: Blenders
8. Video: HVAC
9. Video & Spreadsheet: Generators

Electrical for a Coffee Truck

1. Panels (Recommended Amps, Placement)
2. Outlets (Types)
3. Circuits
4. Wires
5. Spreadsheet: Calculating Wattage for a Generator
6. Hiring an Electrician
7. Video: Crash Course Electrical & Plumbing Lecture
8. Video: Calculating Wattage Hours for a Coffee Truck
9. Video: Picking a Generator for a Mobile Coffee Truck
10. Video: Damping Sound for a Generator
11. Video: Answering Generator Questions
12. Video: Electrician to Electrician Conversation

Plumbing for a Coffee Truck

1. Tanks (Size, Location)
2. Pumps (Pressure recommendations) 
3. Filters (Types and Placement)
4. Sinks (Sizes, Material)
5. Fresh Water Diagram
6. Grey Water Diagram
7. How to Hire a Plumber
8. Video: Electrical & Plumbing Lecture
9. Video: DIY Coffee Cart to Horse Trailer Conversion
   
   

Floor Plan Design

1. Weight Distribution
2. Workflow
3. Winterization
4. Electrical Distribution
5. Generators
6. Sample Floor Plan

Building a Profitable Business

Picking a Location

• Traffic Counts
• Car Quality
• Competition

Finding a Route

• Approaching Businesses
• Peak Hours

Booking Events

• Setting up
• Sponsorship
• Profits
• List of Events to Approach

Catering (

• Booking
• Upselling & Downselling
• Setting up,
• How to Charge

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Digital

• Google Ads
• Email Marketing

Print

• Flyers
• Posters
• Magazines
• Direct Mail

Social Media

• Facebook

• Instagram

• YouTube