The newer version of the Weng was designed to be shareable and interactive as well as energy efficient. Gires also had previous experience in vehicle design, having helped to build a 1000 mpg car in France.Īfter graduation, Stanfield and Gires worked together to build a second low-speed electric vehicle as part of the Lemnos Labs hardware incubator program in San Francisco.
As his master's thesis project for the Joint Program in Design, he and several classmates designed and built a low-speed electric vehicle, which they called the Weng (short for "Where Everyone Needs to Go"). Stanfield previously co-founded two small businesses, Perfect Shine and Veggie Wheels. Aside from getting instant feedback from customers, they are also able to reach those in offices that have restrictions in accessing social media.Co-founders John Stanfield and Clément Gires met at Stanford University in 2010 while pursuing master's degrees. The truck has also recently launched an app for mobile users and this has helped them tremendously. Local Motion has adopted certain items from the Pine Tree menu and gave it a food truck twist, like a Berkshire pork burger, confit duck & chicken spring roll, smoked ham grilled cheese sandwich, and even a veggie burger. “We can make our food fresh on-site and after the sit down meal we could come up with a late-night food truck menu once the people start drinking and dancing”. They are also able to do special catering events, such as weddings at remote locations because of the truck. Since the caterings tagline is “You dream it…we’ll cater it”, they have a wide range and selection of food choices (see it here). Nikos takes pride in sourcing his products and ingredients locally while infusing the Northern flavor to the world’s best food traditions. Through this they have been able to create new dining spaces in the area. Though there are certain restrictions in operating near restaurants and schools, Local Motion have still been able to find good spots to operate in. Local Motion was the first food truck in the area so getting licensed and permitted took a couple of months since this was new to both Nikos and the city. They were even personally visited by Eat St. I got it from Florida and drove it across the US to Ontario.” So I followed Used Vending for probably three months, before I finally found the truck that was in line with what I was looking for. I did have an idea in mind on what I wanted with regards to equipment and lay-out, as well as price range. “It took quite a process on my end on finding a truck. Nikos shares how Used Vending helped in purchasing the truck. “I wanted more flexibility in managing my time as well as less stress.” But isn’t this contrary to why one decides to be self-employed in the first place, which is to have more time for other important things in life? Well this is exactly why young chef Nikos Mantis started Pine Tree catering and the Local Motion food truck in Thunder Bay, Ontario simultaneously with planning to start a family.Ĭhef Nikos operates the truck daily and also does events and catering. People are sometimes hesitant to get into the food business because of the long hours and hectic lifestyle that comes with managing and operating it.
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