How do you create a positive vibe in your Food Truck?

Posted on 09/16/2021 by Redactie

No matter how passionate you are about food and how well your Food Truck business is running, you should always maintain a positive vibe in your Truck. This positive vibe in turn radiates to your customers! Everyone has a different way of always putting a smile on their own face, however, we have written down four steps for you to take to always maintain a positive vibe in your Food Truck.

IT STARTS WITH YOU

If the boss is angry, unmotivated, or happy, this will trickle down to the employees. If you want a happy environment and atmosphere in your business, you have to remember that it all starts with you. If you have a positive mindset at work, your employees will want to work for you. Of course, the opposite is also true; if you bring a negative mentality to work, it will have a negative impact on your employees.
TRAIN YOUR EMPLOYEES & PROVIDE FEEDBACK

If you use the right training strategies, your employees will learn more and also see how things are supposed to go. This ensures that you will not have to call your employees out on these mistakes in the future. In addition, feedback, good or bad, can create a great atmosphere. Feedback, in a form of constructive criticism, ensures that operations run smoothly and tasks are done correctly. Of course, you should not forget to give your employees positive feedback when they deserve it.
CREATE AN UPBEAT ENVIRONMENT

Did you know that there are techniques you can add that can directly impact the mood of your food truck and create a positive vibe? A few examples are: playing upbeat music, celebrating holidays, bright colors in your Food Truck, team outings, encouraging laughter, and people enjoying their work, etc.
STAY ORGANIZED

Staying organized is essential for an infinite number of reasons. It can even have an effect on the atmosphere in your Truck. Good organization can ensure that operations run smoothly and that everyone knows everyone's business. It can also lead to you and your employees not feeling stressed or rushed from things you can control. Sure, it will be busy in line and the food needs to be ready as soon as possible (without losing sight of quality!) but a good organization can lead to everyone being on the same page.
As mentioned above, your employees will feed off of you. If you are in a bad mood, it does not only affect yourself, it also influences your employees. However, the same is true if you are in a good mood.

Do your best to remain cheerful and grateful, and your employees will follow you.