Mobile espresso trike catering business
A business that mounts an espresso bar on an electric-assist cargo trike, sells coffee at events, festivals, offices, and pop-ups, and additionally sells or leases out trike units to other operators.
The idea, in plain language
The business puts an espresso bar on an electric-assist cargo trike to serve coffee at events, festivals, offices, and pop-ups, capturing cafe-style margins without a lease or staff. A second revenue line in the example is building and selling (or leasing) the trike units themselves to other operators. The cited operator has run it for eight years, sold over one million cups, passed $3 million in revenue, and built 42 trike units for resale after pitching on Dragon's Den.
Where the sources agree
- An espresso trike can reach coffee-shop margins without a fixed lease or full staff
- Selling or leasing the trike units to other operators is a real second revenue line
- Success here took eight years and a public pitch (Dragon's Den) to scale
What each source says
Side Hustle NationHow a Mobile Espresso Bike Built a $3 Million Coffee Empire
Side Hustle Nation profile of Vlad Priadko's Coffee Bike, an 8-year journey that passed $3M in revenue, sold 1M+ cups, and added a second business line of building and selling 42 trike units to other operators.
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