This food truck project ties into the Hospitality & Tourism career cluster, as it focuses on business planning, marketing/advertising, menu planning, food costing, equipment sourcing, floor planning, packaging, cooking, and food presentation. Students who are considering entering into a hospitality or tourism career will greatly benefit from the skills and knowleged gained through this project, as well as from taking the courses in the Family & Consumer Sciences department. This project also provides students with opportunities to practice teamwork, cooperation, problem-solving skills, math skills, and creativity. This project provides a unique, hands-on learning experience that reinforces skills that will be useful in many different types of careers.

This lesson will allow students to think about and understand the route that a food service product takes in order to get to the customer from start (customer ordering) to finish (delivery to customer). Students will also brainstorm and research the different departments/specific careers that are needed in order to accomplish this goal of food service distribution. ServSafe will also be explored since we are discussing products that are food related.