CULA2060 Food Truck Operations
This course builds upon the skills developed in Food Truck Foundations, with a focus of hands-on food truck operations. Students will develop the full range of skills necessary for operating and sustaining a successful food truck business of their own.
Course Requirements and Evaluation
Refer to Course Syllabus for detailed information regarding the requirements and evaluation standards for this course. The Course Syllabus will be distributed the first week of the course.
Learning Outcomes
The following outcomes will be addressed in the course:
Describe the functions of food truck personnel
Identify the costs of starting, operating, and sustaining a food truck
Identify required licensing and regulatory compliance for food truck operations
Develop a full food truck menu
Analyze purchasing and cost controls to achieve profitability
Explain inter-relationships between commissary kitchens and food truck work flow
Describe procedures for processing guest checks using current technology
Demonstrate acceptable procedures when preparing potentially hazardous foods to include time/temperature principles
Describe sales techniques, including menu knowledge and suggestive selling
Develop human relations skills necessary for operating a food truck
Provide full food-truck service to a targeted consumer base
Demonstrate cleaning and sanitation program in the constraints of a food truck operation
Text and References
A list of textbooks required for this course is available at the
campus store and in eServices.
Course Scheduling
The scheduled hours of instruction include sixteen hours for each lecture credit, thirty two hours for each lab credit and forty hours for each credit of supervised occupational experience (SOE). Lecture credit may include formal or impromptu lectures, demonstrations or discussions with the entire class or with small groups or individuals. Refer to the Course Credits section of this course outline for the credit breakdown.
Accommodations Statement
Access Services - Reasonable accommodations are available to qualified students with documented disabilities. Upon attending an intake meeting with Access Services, qualified students will receive a letter listing the approved accommodations that they may provide to their instructors. If you have a documented disability that may require accommodations, contact HTC Access Services at
AccessServices@hennepintech.edu or
https://hennepintech.edu/current-students/access-services/index.html.
Campus
Brooklyn Park Campus: 952-995-1300
Credit Details