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In order to bring you the finest hand made baked goods The Rolling Bean proudly uses Whimsy's Kitchen at 5602 S Washington St in Tacoma as our Commissary Kitchen.

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They offer a package specifically designed for food trucks, below is a graphic with the details of that package.

Our chose Point of Sale system is Toast. Toast works with restaurants and food trucks alike to provide a stream lined POS that is easy to use and reliable for a fair monthly price that includes payment processing, customer care, and a point of sale and restaurant operations suite (Order management, digital menus).

Toast will also provide a standard POS terminal and payment device, as well as a handheld payment device all with the ability to run debit and credit cards.

Below you will find a comprehensive list of the small wares used in our trailer, as well as their average pricing.

  1. Estella Caffe ECEM1 One Group Automatic Espresso Machine - 120V - 2,799.00
  2. Estella Caffe ECEG26 Espresso Grinder - 120V - 639.00
  3. Waring Commercial MX1000XTX XTREME Bar Blender - 455.00
  4. Refrigerator included in trailer
  5. Marchia SA50 22" Dry Glass Countertop Bakery Display Case - 280.00
  6. Point of Sale - TOAST - 69.00/mo - https://pos.toasttab.com/
  7. Cash Register included in trailer
  8. Coffee Pro Three-Burner Low Profile Institutional Coffee Maker - 317.26
  9. Nespresso Cappuccinatore CS20 Milk Frother - 120V - 274.99
  10. Hot Water included in trailer
  11. Freezer included in trailer
  12. Storage and cabinets included in trailer
  13. Utensils (US Foods Chef Store) - 100.00
  14. Knives and cutting boards (US Foods Chef Store) - 150.00
  15. Measuring cups and spoons (US Foods Chef Store) - 30.00
  16. Mixing bowls (US Foods Chef Store) - 50.00
  17. Sinks and Handwashing stations included in trailer
  18. Disposable cups, lids, and straws (US Foods Chef Store) - 250.00
  19. Cleaning Supplies (Costco, online) - 100.00
  20. 8000-Watt Electric Start Gas-Powered Portable Generator with Idle Control, GFCI Outlets and CO Protect - 1,119.00
  21. Gasoline for Generator - 7.5 Gal (11 hrs runtime) - Current Average 4.63/gallon - 35.10

The grand total for all of this comes to $7,298.35. (not including monthly after initial payment.)

For our food items we will need to order specifically for our baking needs. The following list will detail the food items needed to bake our pastries

  1. Flour (25 to 50 lbs) - $20
  2. Sugar (10 lbs) - $15
  3. Butter (20 lbs) - $100
  4. Eggs (120) - $24
  5. Yeast (2 jars) - $16
  6. Baking Powder (13.5 lb bag) - $16
  7. Baking Soda (10.8 lb bag) - $10.54
  8. Salt (25 lb bag) - $10.49
  9. Other ingredients (chocolate chips, fresh fruit, syrup, heavy cream, etc.) $100

The Grand Total for all of these food items is $312.03. This list is subject to change but will maintain for about a month.

Monthly maintenance of the trailer will vary, therefore a recurrent budget of $1,000 will be created in case of an emergency.

The City of Tacoma requires that Food Truck operators have an annual business license with the city, an annual Health Department Mobile Unit Permit and a City Regulatory License. The fees are as follow:

Annual License $37
Mobile Food Unit-Low risk $347
Sales - Food Truck Vendor $225

Were I to choose to operate outside of Tacoma/Pierce County there would be different licensing and fees that I would need to apply for.