Sandwich Round

[Robbie84]

Evening all,

Firstly I have all liscences required from council. But do I need permission to sell on the site?
I intend to try to sell sandwiches and salads, healthy snacks to a couple of local industrial estates near me. Just a couple of things that I could do with some advice on. Can I just turn up and go into the offices or stay in car Park early morning so that people see me and then hopefully buy something from me for their lunch. If so can I do this from my car, or do I need a Jiffy Van. I would cook the food that morning or night before so that it can be served cold.

The second is if I get a jiffy van to offer the food hot, can I served it there from the road/ land.

Hope this makes sense,
Rob

 

[StevensOnln1]

If you want to trade from a pitch in a car park, industrial estate or any other private land you would need permission from the land owner.

 

[STDFR33]

If you just turn up, you’re going to piss off your customers employers when their employees down tools to go and buy a sandwich without their knowledge.

Do it properly.

 

[Robbie84]

That’s kind of what I’m asking. What is “ properly”

 

[STDFR33]

That’s kind of what I’m asking. What is “ properly”

To approach the businesses and ask for their permission for you to visit and offer their employees food.

 

[Robbie84]

If you want to trade from a pitch in a car park, industrial estate or any other private land you would need permission from the land owner.

Even if I had a sandwich van? So would be there for half Hour or so?

 

[forefoam]

Even if I had a sandwich van? So would be there for half Hour or so?

Sounds quite like 2ufood (google them). Pretty sure they asked the local businesses whether they could pull up outside their offices and serve lunches for 30 minutes before popping onto the next. Don't think they minded too much as the nearest shop was about a 10 minute drive.


Disclaimer: this is entirely observational so I'm not entirely sure how they went about it.

 

[ecommerce84]

Even if I had a sandwich van? So would be there for half Hour or so?

If it’s private land then yes. If someone wanted to sell smoothies from your front garden to passers by for 30 minutes a day, you’d want them to ask you first.

There could be all sorts of reasons why they wouldn’t want you there - their insurance may not cover food vans, they may already have someone serving food everyday that is paying them rent for the pitch etc.

Definitely ask in advance - if you want to build a good business relationship with them, it’s best to start off on the right foot.

 

[Noah]

Multiple businesses on our small estate, multiple butty vans. None have ever asked my permission, though they may have asked the land management co. - but I doubt it.

 

[fisicx]

Even if I had a sandwich van? So would be there for half Hour or so?

Along with every other van already doing this. A place nearby now has 7 different vans throughout the day. None stay longer than a few minutes.