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How to Retrofit a School Bus Into a Mobile Cafeteria

School Meals on the Move


Speaker Slide

Paul R. Rodgers, MS, SNS

Child Nutrition Supervisor

Caesar Rodney School District

Colleen Carter, MS, RDN, SNS

School Nutrition Specialist

Brandywine School District


Caesar Rodney School District The “Lunch Bus”


• School Bus Criteria….must have’s

⎻ Air Conditioning

⎻ Interior / Exterior / Running Condition

⎻ Reasonable Price

• Hilton Bus Company

⎻ Current Bus Contractor for the District

⎻ Positive Relationship with District Transportation Supervisor

⎻ Willingness to Conduct Routine Maintenance

The “Lunch Bus”


• Blue Bird Bus⎻ Air Conditioning

⎻ Air Brake Control System

⎻ Diesel Fuel

⎻ Handicap Bus / Lift

⎻ Bus Seats

⎻ Three Feet Shorter

⎻ 150,000 Miles

⎻ $4,900.00

The “Lunch Bus”


• Wrap Company / Quotes

⎻ Mimesis

• $9,600….Custom Art Design, Wrap above/ on the Windows

⎻ Brandywine Graphics

• No Bid…..Scope of the Project to Large

⎻ Extreme Graphics

• $10,000….No wrap on the Windows

⎻ JD Sign Company

• $9,000….Art Concept was a Copy & Paste

The “Lunch Bus”


• Interior Equipment

⎻ Cafeteria Tables

• Virco Mobile Table

• Converts into a Bench

• Eight (8) Feet Long

• Four (4) Tables

• $3,400

The “Lunch Bus”



⎻ Cambro Insulated Carts

• Seven Full Sheet Trays

• Removable Cutting Board

• Cambro Chill Packs

• Four (4) Carts

• $2,000

The “Lunch Bus”


• Interior of the Bus

⎻ Air Conditioning

⎻ Every Seat is a Window Seat

⎻ Library Books

⎻ Tablets…..Paint by Numbers

⎻ Music

• Loading Meals on the Bus

The “Lunch Bus”


• Con’s

⎻ Limited Cold Holding

⎻ No Hot Holding Capabilities

⎻ No Cooking Capabilities

• Learning Experiences

⎻ CN Employee / CDL

⎻ Wrap Installation

• Pro’s

⎻ Relatively Inexpensive

⎻ Indoor Dining

• Air Conditioning

• Free of Bugs

• Free of Weather

⎻ Mobile Learning Center

⎻ Limited Utilities, Limited Risk

The “Lunch Bus”


• Total Cost: $20,000

• Paid for in Three to Five Years

• Seats Roughly 25 to 30 Students

• Great Way to Market Summer Meals Program

• Pro’s Outweigh many of the Con’s

• Life Expectancy is Five to Seven Years

The “Lunch Bus” Summary


Brandywine School District “BrandyDine”


• Goals

⎻ Extend Reach of Summer Feeding

- Bring Fresh Meals to Communities

⎻ Increase our Total Summer Meals Served

⎻ Expand into School Year for Service

- Serve High School one day per week

- Serve Field Trips

- Provide for Special Events

BSD “BrandyDine”


• School Bus Criteria….must have’s

⎻ Low Miles

⎻ Running Condition

⎻ Interior / Exterior in Good Condition

⎻ Full Size Bus

⎻ No Cost to BSD School Nutrition



• Retrofit / Quotes

⎻ Local DE Food Truck Company

• $78,500… Incomplete Bid; Had never converted a bus, only

prefab cabinets/tables/equipment and wrap would be additional

⎻ NJ Food Truck Company

• $152,460… Had worked with buses, custom option available,

and wrap included

⎻ VA Food Truck Company

• $278,400…Had worked with buses and wrap included




⎻ Cooking Equipment

• Flat Top Grill

• Conveyor Pizza Oven


⎻ Holding Equipment

• Hot Holding Cabinets (3)

• Refrigerated Cabinets (2)

• Insulated Cooler (1)

• Hot Serving Line (1) – shared

• Cold Hold Table for prep area


• Unforseen Problems⎻ Formal Bid Process

⎻ Lengthy Build Time

⎻ Body Work

• $5,000 in body work costs

⎻ Brake Line Issues

• $2,000 in brake repairs

plus towing

















• High Tech Options⎻ Tablet PCs (2)

• Used for POS at the bus

⎻ Music Sound System

• 2 indoor / 2 outdoor speakers

⎻ Flat screen TV Display

• 1 Outdoor display



• Marketing & Social Media Campaign⎻ Official Launch 2 end of May

• Served Lunch at Two High Schools

⎻ Backpack Flyers

• Distributed the Last Week of School

⎻ Posters in All Buildings

⎻ Social Media Campaign

• @BSDBrandyDine And Facebook

• Advertise Dates/Times for Bus Locations


• Con’s⎻ More Expensive than Standard

Food Truck

⎻ Very Large & Difficult to Drive into smaller parking lots

⎻ No Shelter for Students Beyond the Window

• Learning Experiences⎻ Bid Process

⎻ Timeline Stretch (1 year late)

⎻ Created new SN Position (driver)

⎻ CDL License

• Pro’s

⎻ Full Cooking Capability (40 ft)

⎻ Hot Holding (cabinet and

serving line)

⎻ Cold Holding (insulated box,

cold top, and refrigerator)

⎻ Health Department Approval

Hand Washing Sinks

3 Compartment Sink



• Total Cost: $156,280

• Serves 50 meals per window in 15 minutes

• Ability to Cook Onsite / Greater Use Options

• Life Expectancy is 15 Years or Greater

The BSD “BrandyDine” Summary


Affiliation or Financial Disclosure

• Paul Rodgers

⎻ Employee: State of Delaware, Caesar Rodney School District

No Disclosures

• Colleen Carter

⎻ Employee: State of Delaware, Brandywine School District

No Disclosures


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• This session provides one (1) CEU

⎻ Key Area: Operations - 200

⎻ Key Topic: How to retrofit a bus into a mobile cafeteria/kitchen

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