Various types of food trucks have emerged with the changes of the times, and in the new consumption era when experience is more important, food trucks that function as single sales have become difficult to meet the needs of new consumers. It can be sa...
Various types of food trucks have emerged with the changes of the times, and in the new consumption era when experience is more important, food trucks that function as single sales have become difficult to meet the needs of new consumers. It can be said that operating food trucks to meet the needs of consumers is more effective in attracting consumers. When the service of a food truck matches the needs of consumers, it can not only effectively improve the purchasing effect of consumers but also promote further development of the food truck industry. Currently, most of the interest in food trucks is focused only on operation and management, so a comprehensive analysis is needed from a design point of view. This study reclassified food trucks on the market from a design point of view in order to analyze the evaluation difference between various food truck exterior types. The research content and method are composed of three parts.
First, it corresponds to a preliminary study, and based on the morphological standard, it was divided into a traditional type and an innovative type, and a consumption attitude standard, it was divided into a practical type and a pleasure type. The food truck was classified into 4 types: entertainment experience type, regional type, fast food type, and urban type by conducting a survey on the food truck images collected on two criteria. For each type, the stimulus selected two images that can most represent the type.
Secondly, the relevant evaluation factors of food trucks were extracted through literature. Using the data collected by the questionnaire survey, the exploratory factor analysis method was used to screen out twelve effective evaluation factors. Finally, it was classified into three upper factors (creative factors, practical experience factors, and emotional factors).
Third, by surveying users who have used the dining cars, a one-way ANOVA was conducted based on the collected data. Three differences were identified in the results of the experiment. (1) in the thematic factor evaluation, there were differences between the regional type, the fast food type, and the urban type. According to the results, the average importance score of thematic elements for regional type food trucks is relatively higher than that of fast food type and urban type food trucks. (2) in the attractiveness factor evaluation, there were differences between the fast food type, the regional type, and the entertainment experience type. According to the results, the average importance score of attractiveness elements for fast food type food trucks is relatively lower than that of regional type and entertainment experience type food trucks. (3) in the friendliness factor evaluation, there was a difference between the regional food truck and the urban type. According to the results, the average importance score of intimacy factors for regional type food trucks is relatively higher than that of urban type food trucks.
This study indicates that a systematic analysis of food truck types and their related evaluation elements from a design perspective helps to better understand consumer preferences and provides a reference for the future design and development of food trucks.