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Crooked Spoon Reopens as Food Truck
After the Crooked Spoon was one of multiple businesses to burn down during a fire earlier this year, they have recently decided to open a food truck to continue serving their sandwiches, soups and more.
December 23, 2020
GRAND MARAIS, Minn. – As most food trucks have closed their doors for the winter, one restaurant up in Grand Marais has decided to move operations on wheels.
After the Crooked Spoon was one of multiple businesses to burn down during a fire earlier this year, they have recently decided to open a food truck. Co-owner Nathan Hingos said a building wasn’t in their budget but their budget but they still wanted to serve their customers the sandwiches, soups and more they were used to.
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What do you do when a global pandemic rocks your business, causing shutdowns and limiting the number of customers you can serve? You hit the road.
Minneapolis mobile business manufacturer Chameleon Concessions has been building food trucks, concession trailers, and custom mobile enterprises for more than three decades. In the past year, at a time when profits plummeted for many businesses, Chameleon Concessions experienced a 20 percent increase in billable income compared to 2019, says owner Mark Palm.
“People are finding that they can make their businesses much more Covid-friendly this way,” Palm says. He and his team are thrilled to help businesses find a new way of operating that fits with the times, he adds.