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Mobile Food Services
NAICS 722330 · United States · 2022 edition
This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in preparing and serving meals and snacks for immediate consumption from motorized vehicles or nonmotorized carts. The establishment is the central location from which the caterer route is serviced, not each vehicle or cart. Included in this industry are establishments primarily engaged in providing food services from vehicles, such as hot dog carts and ice cream trucks.
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For Mobile Food Services, the saved research highlights commercial auto, products liability and food-borne illness, premises/operations liability. Confirm how these arise in the actual operation, what controls are used and whether additional services change the proposed coverage.
Questions to ask
- How many vehicles or carts are in operation, and are they owned, leased, or hired?
- Is the vehicle a motorized truck/trailer, a nonmotorized cart, or a mix?
- Where does the operator primarily serve — street locations, private events, festivals, office parks, or a combination?
- Is any alcohol served, and if so, does the operator hold the required liquor license?
- What cooking equipment is on board — deep fryers, open-flame grills, propane systems?
- Is there a central commissary or base of operations, and is it owned or leased?
- How many employees or part-time workers operate the vehicle(s), and do any employees drive the truck?
- Has the operator had any prior commercial auto losses, food safety incidents, or health department actions?
Activities described by this code
- Ice cream truck vendors
- Mobile food concession stands
- Mobile canteens
- Mobile refreshment stands
- Mobile food carts and trucks
- Mobile snack stands
Other activities to examine
- Selling a specialty snack (e.g., ice cream, frozen yogurt, cookies, popcorn) or nonalcoholic beverages, except from mobile vehicles, for consumption on or near the premises: 722515 — Snack and Nonalcoholic Beverage Bars
- Operating as street vendors (except food) or retailing food (except food prepared and served for immediate consumption): 44-45 — Retail Trade
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Compare another operationInsurance operations research — draft
Mobile food service operators prepare and serve food or snacks for immediate consumption from motorized trucks, trailers, or nonmotorized carts — including food trucks, hot dog carts, ice cream trucks, and mobile canteens. Operations typically involve a commissary or central kitchen for prep, followed by travel to event sites, fixed street locations, private events, or scheduled routes. The insured location of record is generally the central commissary or base of operations, not each individual vehicle stop.
Questions to investigate
- How many vehicles or carts are in operation, and are they owned, leased, or hired?
- Is the vehicle a motorized truck/trailer, a nonmotorized cart, or a mix?
- Where does the operator primarily serve — street locations, private events, festivals, office parks, or a combination?
- Is any alcohol served, and if so, does the operator hold the required liquor license?
This insurance research was generated in April 2026. It has not received a complete human review. The October 12, 2026 audit checked codes and titles only, not descriptions or coverage assertions.