THE Department of Business Development (DBD) is eyeing a new tourism trend – food trucks.
DBD director-general Thosapone Dansuputra said food trucks can be seen as “destinations” that stimulate the economy and boost awareness of Thai cuisine.
“Food trucks may encourage tourists to visit Thailand just to taste food or beverages that cannot be found anywhere else,” he said.
Many Thais and foreigners showed interest in DBD’s event promoting food trucks and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) at Bangkok’s IconSiam shopping complex from Feb 22-26, he said.
DBD also cooperated with financial institutions to provide advice on requesting loans, said Dansuputra.
“This move was aimed at making it easier for SMEs to gain loans,” he said, adding that some had already applied for loans at a special interest rate to expand their businesses.
Nawarat Mingchareonsuk, the operator of Food Truck Team Chang, said DBD’s event helped expand the market for food truck operators and also helped them witness consumer behaviour.
This way, she said, they could improve their products to meet demand. — The Nation/ANN
