New equipment for Caveman Truck
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My name is Shelby Malaterre, and I run Caveman Truck in Indianapolis. Caveman Truck is a gluten-free / paleo food truck on a mission to spread the real food message.
As I start my fourth year in the truck I would really like to upgrade some equipment to increase capacity. I simply have not had the reserve cash to purchase these items yet, and am turning to you for help.
The first item is a new propane fryer. When I first started out I did not even use the tiny electric fryer that came with the truck. I really wanted to focus on the healthiest foods possible. But being in Central Indiana, I was missing out on quite a large customer base by not offering fried items. So, I decided to fill that little fryer with coconut oil and drop some pasture raised chicken wings and organic sweet potatoes in. I coated the wings in a seasoning of my own that is all spices and no fillers or stabilizers. The result was some of the best wings I have ever had. I came to grips with the idea that providing a healthier alternative to factory farmed wings fried in omega 6 laden oils was a big step in the right direction for the market I serve. What quickly became apparent was how much people liked these items! So much so that I had to take them off of the menu at large events, because our little fryer could not come close to keeping up.
I have found a brand new fryer with great reviews from a locally owned shop for ~$750 with tax. Although used equipment may be slightly cheaper, new equipment is great because I don't have to worry about cross contamination with gluten as the entire truck is gluten free. I will have to make some modifications inside to fit this new equipment which will cost ~$200.
The second item upgrade is our food processor. One of the many things we use our processor for is shredding sweet potatoes for "bacon hash". This is the original dish I began selling at a farmers market when I was testing the Caveman Truck concept. I have gone through several small processors putting them through the paces and I know that we simply need a more robust unit. The Robot Coupe R2N is such a unit. This processor has continuous feed which will allow for making larger batches in less time. A new R2N is ~$950 with tax.
With these upgrades we will be able to offer more to our customers.
Thanks again for your time in reading this. If you can contribute, great! If you cannot contribute financially please consider sharing with your network.
In Health,
Shelby
https://twitter.com/cavemantruck
http://instagram.com/cavemantruck
http://mkt.com/caveman-truck (store)
Please note rewards will be available after completion of the project (expected May 2015). Make sure I have your contact info for rewards.
Thank you for checking out my gofundme!
My name is Shelby Malaterre, and I run Caveman Truck in Indianapolis. Caveman Truck is a gluten-free / paleo food truck on a mission to spread the real food message.
As I start my fourth year in the truck I would really like to upgrade some equipment to increase capacity. I simply have not had the reserve cash to purchase these items yet, and am turning to you for help.
The first item is a new propane fryer. When I first started out I did not even use the tiny electric fryer that came with the truck. I really wanted to focus on the healthiest foods possible. But being in Central Indiana, I was missing out on quite a large customer base by not offering fried items. So, I decided to fill that little fryer with coconut oil and drop some pasture raised chicken wings and organic sweet potatoes in. I coated the wings in a seasoning of my own that is all spices and no fillers or stabilizers. The result was some of the best wings I have ever had. I came to grips with the idea that providing a healthier alternative to factory farmed wings fried in omega 6 laden oils was a big step in the right direction for the market I serve. What quickly became apparent was how much people liked these items! So much so that I had to take them off of the menu at large events, because our little fryer could not come close to keeping up.
I have found a brand new fryer with great reviews from a locally owned shop for ~$750 with tax. Although used equipment may be slightly cheaper, new equipment is great because I don't have to worry about cross contamination with gluten as the entire truck is gluten free. I will have to make some modifications inside to fit this new equipment which will cost ~$200.
The second item upgrade is our food processor. One of the many things we use our processor for is shredding sweet potatoes for "bacon hash". This is the original dish I began selling at a farmers market when I was testing the Caveman Truck concept. I have gone through several small processors putting them through the paces and I know that we simply need a more robust unit. The Robot Coupe R2N is such a unit. This processor has continuous feed which will allow for making larger batches in less time. A new R2N is ~$950 with tax.
With these upgrades we will be able to offer more to our customers.
Thanks again for your time in reading this. If you can contribute, great! If you cannot contribute financially please consider sharing with your network.
In Health,
Shelby
https://twitter.com/cavemantruck
http://instagram.com/cavemantruck
http://mkt.com/caveman-truck (store)
Please note rewards will be available after completion of the project (expected May 2015). Make sure I have your contact info for rewards.
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Shelby Malaterre
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Fortville, IN
