Start a Food Truck / Food Van / Cart in India — with One Partner
A food truck, van or cart is restaurant-quality food at a fraction of the rent — with the wheels to move to a better spot if one fails. Aidwish sets up the whole thing: vehicle build compliance, FSSAI, the tricky municipal permissions, and a location circuit that actually earns.
Everything to open your food truck / food van / cart — end to end
Aidwish runs the complete food truck business setup as one accountable programme — feasibility to launch to profitability.
- Vehicle/fabrication coordination and RTO alteration compliance
- FSSAI (mobile food unit), GST, commercial LPG, fire safety
- Municipal / private-property location permissions and event permits
- Menu engineering for throughput; unit economics per spot
- Branding (wrap, uniforms), circuit strategy and launch
- Catering-order pipeline for premium-margin bookings
Food Truck / Food Van / Cart licences you'll need
- FSSAI registration/licence (mobile food unit)
- GST registration
- Municipal / hawker-vending permission or private-property arrangement
- Commercial LPG connection, fire extinguishers
- Vehicle commercial registration & fitness
Typical cost & timeline
| Format | Investment | Setup time |
|---|---|---|
| Food cart / small setup | ₹1.5 – 5 lakh | 2–4 weeks |
| Food van / mid truck | ₹5 – 12 lakh | 4–8 weeks |
| Full food truck (fabricated LCV) | ₹8 – 18 lakh | 6–10 weeks |
Indicative ranges — your exact plan comes from the free consultation.
Food Truck / Food Van / Cart setup in your city
Headquartered in Lucknow, Aidwish sets up food truck / food van / cart businesses across the 250 km belt and pan-India — with doorstep support and on-site help for licences and premises.
Guides for your food truck / food van / cart
Food Truck / Food Van / Cart setup — questions answered
Is a food truck legal on Indian roads?
Selling from public roads sits in a patchy municipal zone; the reliable model runs on private-property spots, campuses, venues and events — with FSSAI (mobile food unit), LPG, fire and vehicle compliances always in place. Aidwish sets up the exact stack for your city.
How much does a food truck cost to start?
A cart runs ₹1.5–5 lakh, a food van ₹5–12 lakh, a fully fabricated food truck ₹8–18 lakh — financeable through used-vehicle loans and Mudra.
What FSSAI licence does a food van need?
Registration or licence per turnover, with the vehicle registered as a mobile food unit. Schedule 4 hygiene — water storage, waste handling — applies on wheels too.
Ready to start your food truck / food van / cart?
Book a free consultation — get a clear, step-by-step plan with every licence, cost and subsidy for your food truck business.
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