The food trolley has seen quite the resurgence recently, with restaurants making ever greater use of the food trolley. Once limited to large establishments like hospitals and hotels, the food trolley has pervaded into small mainstream business too.

The food trolley can be used to set up engaging and interactive cooking or enthrall guests with creative displays.

The food trolley has been used in catering for a while now, in a limited role, used simply as food transportation. However, caterers have been slow to catch on to the innovation revolving around the food trolley. Perhaps the business is unaware of the advances that have been made in food trolley use and design, or apprehension about fiddling with the long established catering model; regardless, the food trolley continues to serve a singular purpose mundanely.

Let’s begin with the basic elements that must be fulfilled by a food trolley in catering: it must be effective and efficient food transport, which means plenty of space to store the food and minimizing spills from movement; keeping food at the desired temperature, which is achieved by actively or passively regulating the temperature inside the trolley; and, finally, hygiene is a top priority.

Whereas the three requirements above can be met by a utilitarian food trolley, the opportunity for adding a bit of creativity and giving your clientele a truly unique offering is tremendous. With the bottom part of the food trolley a temperature controlled unit, the upper surface (the worktop) can be topped off with some other material, like glass, wood or metal. In fact, with multiple tiers, the food trolley can become an attractive display for the food.

Alternatively, the worktop can be used to engage guests with interactive cooking or enthrall them with creative food displays. In essence, then, the food trolley is much more than a food delivery device, it can be used to create an experience.

This is all in addition to the fact that with a custom designed worktop your food trolley will lend an air of sophistication to the event, adding to the character of the occasion. What’s more, aesthetically pleasing food carts can be interspersed throughout the gathering, making it easier for guests to find snacks and drinks.

At Hitek Milan we custom design and build high quality food trolleys for our clients. We use high grade materials and sturdy building trolleys, so you have the peace of mind that they are durable enough to handle life on the road and brush off the occasional knock.