Food trucks in Abu Dhabi
Restaurants that provide services through vehicles will be granted licences |
Food trucks are not allowed to drive around the city and sell food, Dubai Municipality said yesterday. The so-called kitchens-on-wheels are only allowed to be stationed at approved venues and cater at events with prior permission from the municipality’s Food Safety Department.
“People started seeking [permission] to roam around and sell food in streets, but this is the final decision. We are issuing permits to food trucks only for functions and events,” Aisha Ebrahim, principal health officer with the Food Permits Section, told Gulf News yesterday. “They are not allowed to park and sell on the roads, parks or beaches without permission. They can station the trucks only at the venues approved for the organisers of the function.”
Food trucks in Dubai are also not allowed to have on-board kitchens and to prepare food from scratch.
“Food establishments [operating the food trucks] should have their main kitchen in their premises and only the final preparation will be allowed in the food trucks. All raw materials should be prepared in the main kitchen.”
Ebrahim said food trucks are allowed to stay at one particular event for a maximum of one month. The fee for obtaining a permit for operating a food truck for each function is Dh180.