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The latest innovation in food delivery has arrived, and it was born out of one man&rsquo;s refusal to serve soggy french fries. <a href="https://waybackburgers.com/franchising/?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=wayback-burgers-turns-to-electric-mini-food-trucks-as-delivery-solution-2708861" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" style="text-decoration-line:none" target="_blank">Wayback Burgers</a> president and CEO John Eucalitto was dissatisfied with what he was hearing from major players in third-party delivery, so he and his team decided to partner with a vehicle manufacturer to develop and pilot a mini food truck delivery solution, <a href="https://www.qsrmagazine.com/exclusives/wayback-about-disrupt-delivery-we-know-it?utm_campaign=20190114&amp%3Butm_medium=email&amp%3Butm_source=jolt&utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=wayback-burgers-turns-to-electric-mini-food-trucks-as-delivery-solution-2708861" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" style="text-decoration-line:none" target="_blank">according to an article in QSR Magazine</a>.

The 161-unit burger franchise found a vendor that develops 5-foot-6 by 9-foot electric, mini food trucks complete with refrigerators, freezers, griddles, fryers and whatever else is needed, and run on electric and propane with a battery that lasts about 80 miles per charge. The trucks cost $35,000&ndash;$50,000 apiece, a significantly lower cost than that of a standard food truck, and they don&rsquo;t take cash, so customers can&rsquo;t walk up and place an&nbsp;order. 

A small pilot launched in New York City determined the vehicles were able to push a ton of volume out of a very narrow space, prompting the brand to dive in. 

Eucalitto says the mini-food truck idea was so novel that it required the brand to develop its own marketplace technology in the form of an app called Viddl-it. It works similar to other platforms like DoorDash, UberEats, and GrubHub, but in this case, the guest is connected to a driver who accepts the order and is dispatched to the scene to make the meal. The app is a central part of the operation for the trucks; according to the article, the technology is designed so if the truck operator receives and accepts an order 3 miles away, then two minutes later receives another order from one mile away, it will redirect the driver to the closer order. 

&ldquo;The most important part is the consumer will get a quality of product that they can&rsquo;t get in any other delivery service,&rdquo; Eucalitto said, according to the article.

While still in&nbsp;its early stages of rollout, the vehicle has the potential to shake up the rapidly evolving delivery space. Read the full QSR Magazine article <a href="https://www.qsrmagazine.com/exclusives/wayback-about-disrupt-delivery-we-know-it?utm_campaign=20190114&amp%3Butm_medium=email&amp%3Butm_source=jolt&utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=wayback-burgers-turns-to-electric-mini-food-trucks-as-delivery-solution-2708861" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" style="text-decoration-line:none" target="_blank">here</a>. 

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Wayback Burgers Turns to Electric Mini Food Trucks As Delivery Solution

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