Mobile frozen yoghurt cart or trailer

Event organisers, market visitors, schools and families, and hosts of weddings, birthdays and corporate days.

Pay per cup or tub at public events, or a fixed fee or minimum spend for private hire. Summer weekends are usually the busiest.

• Customer service
• Food hygiene
• Event planning and booking
• Driving and setting up kit

• Register your food business with your local council (check with your council)
• Street trading may need a council licence or consent, and rules differ between areas, so check each one
• Event and market pitches often ask for public liability insurance and a food hygiene rating
• Safe storage and transport of dairy and frozen stock
• Gas or electrical safety checks for any equipment you power
• Income depends heavily on weather and the event calendar

Startup costs are typically around £5,000 to £20,000, depending on the cart or trailer, the frozen yoghurt machine, toppings station and storage. Income depends heavily on weather and the event calendar, so budget with care.

Monthly revenue is typically around £1,000 to £5,000, depending on how many events, markets and private bookings you take and the weather. This is revenue before stock, pitch fees and other costs.

Check food business registration with your local council, and whether street trading needs a council licence or consent, as rules differ between areas. Event and market organisers often ask for public liability insurance and a food hygiene rating.