Hiring Multiple Food Trucks for an Event: What Organisers Need to Know

One food truck often covers smaller gatherings. Sometimes the plans call for more.

Guests may want the option of wood-fired pizza or gourmet burgers. At a larger event, several vans can simply fit the serving schedule better — particularly when a lot of people need feeding within a short window.

Food Truck Catering operates a fleet of pizza and gourmet burger vans and can supply multiple vehicles when the event calls for them. When you’re arranging food truck catering, think first about how the food needs to work on the day. The number of vans follows from that, not the other way round.

When more than one food truck makes sense

Guest numbers are the obvious factor, but how the event runs often matters just as much.

An open afternoon lets people eat at their own pace. The same group given a fixed break will all arrive at once, concentrating demand.

Offering choice is another common reason for a second van. Pizza and gourmet burgers deliver two clear, distinct menus without overwhelming guests with options.

There are events where another food van isn’t the most useful addition. Food Truck Catering also offers mobile bar hire, which means you could pair a pizza or burger van with a mobile cocktail bar. That often suits events where one food option is enough, but a proper drinks service would add more for guests than a second kitchen would.

Pizza and burger vans at the same event

Food Truck Catering can run wood-fired pizza vans and gourmet burger vans side by side.

Demand rarely splits evenly between the two, so if you expect one menu to be more popular — or if different groups will be eating at different points in the day — let us know in advance..

Guests then face a straightforward choice, and both vans are organised through the same company.

Planning space for several food vans

Multiple vans need enough room to operate without creating a crowded serving area. Guests should be able to see both food options easily, and queues need space to form without blocking busy routes through the event. Placing vans too far apart creates the opposite problem: people may never discover the second option. Positions should support the overall site layout rather than simply filling leftover space.

Vehicle access shapes the final arrangement too, so flag early on if the catering area is restricted or awkward to reach.

Working with a fixed serving time

A long open window allows guests to arrive steadily. A short fixed break can send a large share of the crowd to the vans at the same moment.

Tell us how long you’ve allowed for food and roughly when service needs to start — we’ll factor that in alongside your expected attendance when discussing how many vans, and which types, make sense. At bigger events, multiple vans also make it possible to serve different menus at once.

Giving guests a useful choice

Adding a second van should solve something specific for the event — usually pizza alongside gourmet burgers, or food alongside drinks. In plenty of cases, one van covers everything comfortably and a second wouldn’t add much.

Dietary requirements need to be considered when the menus are agreed. Dietary requirements are worth settling when the menus are agreed: vegan and gluten-free options are available across our vans, so let us know what’s needed in advance and it’ll be built into the plan from the start.

A clear, focused selection is almost always easier for guests than an oversized menu.

Multiple food trucks for larger events

Food Truck Catering runs a fleet of 20 vans and covers events from 20 to 500 guests.

There’s no fixed guest-to-van formula within that range — a large crowd with a short serving window needs a different setup from one where food is available for longer, and the type of food on offer affects it too.

For large crowds, send the expected attendance and the serving schedule. We will then recommend how many vans make sense and which menus to include.

Coordinating several vans

Booking multiple vans through one catering company keeps everything under a single arrangement rather than several separate suppliers.

Arrival times can be aligned with the venue. The vans can also be positioned with the overall catering area in mind rather than being treated as unrelated suppliers.

This proves especially helpful at sites with restricted supplier access or events that must stick to a strict timetable.

If you’re considering a mobile bar alongside the food vans, mention it in the same conversation, so its position and service get planned in alongside everything else rather than added on afterwards.

What we need to know

When you get in touch, supply the event date and location together with expected attendance.

Let us know when you want food served and how much time you’ve allowed. If you’ve already decided on pizza and burgers, say so. Mention whether you are comparing one van with several, or considering a food van plus a mobile bar.

Share any venue rules that affect catering vehicles before the day. You don’t need to work out the number of vans yourself — give us the practical details and we’ll talk through a setup that fits them.

FAQs about hiring multiple food trucks

Can I hire pizza and burger vans together?

Yes. Food Truck Catering can provide both a pizza van and a gourmet burger van at the same event, arranged through one team.

Do I need more than one food truck for 200 guests?

There is no automatic answer based on 200 guests alone. The length of the serving window and the menus you choose both influence the decision. Share your event details with us and we’ll talk through what’s appropriate.

Can I hire a food van with a mobile bar?

Yes. Food Truck Catering also offers mobile bar hire, allowing food and drink to be planned together.

How should multiple food trucks be positioned?

Guests need to locate each option quickly and move freely without blocking main routes. The space available and vehicle access at your venue determine what actually works.

How many food trucks should I hire for a large event? It depends on the specific event. Expected attendance gives us a starting point, and your serving schedule tells us how quickly people need to be fed. Get in touch with those details and we’ll help you decide.