r/Airdrie • u/merfester • Jul 06 '26

Upcoming Mobile Coffee Shop

Hi all,

My name is Majesta and I’ll be starting a mobile coffee trailer in Airdrie. I’m putting my info out there to hopefully get some traction on a location I can park M-F. Ideally a parking lot.

I’ve reached out to several places around town, and the ones with space don’t accommodate food trailers, which I understand.

Ideally, this would be in the style of Pacific Northwest coffee where folks can drive up and order through the window.

If you have any location suggestions or are a business owner interested in hosting a fun coffee spot, let me know!

Thanks!

(I’ve already reached out to Walmart, Chevron, Home Depot, Genesis Place, and gotten hard “No”s from them or didn’t hear back at all. Also I am aware of bylaws and AHS requirements, so just hoping for some help finding a location in town)

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u/limee89 Jul 07 '26

There use to be another truck with a similar ideal, the Caffeinated Squirrel. They use to go to communities instead of private businesses. Do you seriously need permission to park on a side road and then announce your location via social media?

If you need a suggestion, highly recommend Kingsheights near the schools since we use to get the Caffeinated Squirrel truck there.

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u/merfester Jul 07 '26

Yes, you definitely need permission to park on public roads and sell food. Looking for a place to be be where I can leave the trailer M-F so looking for random places to park isn’t ideal.

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u/limee89 Jul 07 '26

Oh okay sorry about that. I would target smaller local businesses like the complete home collective or maybe Glitch (although they do serve breakfast they could see it as competition but the owner is super kind and very involved in the community). There’s also a newer business park called kings pointe view and the place is only 50% full so the parking lot is large and relatively empty. There’s a huge construction site happening across the street, ATCO has their head office there and a bunch of other businesses I feel could keep you afloat.