Design a Food Truck | Food Technology Design Task | Stage 4–5 Food Tech | Branding, Menu & Packaging Project

Looking for a high-engagement Food Technology design task that combines creativity, food production, branding and real-world application?
Design a Food Truck is a comprehensive Food Technology project where students become food truck owners and design every aspect of a takeaway food business — from concept to packaging.

This resource guides students through an authentic food service and catering scenario, encouraging them to apply food knowledge, design thinking and entrepreneurial skills while working through a clear, scaffolded design process. 

Perfect for Stage 4–5 Food Technology, this task works well as a major design project, assessment task or end-of-unit activity.

📘 What’s Included

✔ Student Design Workbook – 11 Pages

Students complete a full food truck design challenge, including:

• Food Truck Festival design brief

• Branding board (colour palette, cuisine, logo & inspiration)

• Food truck exterior design (illustrated templates)

• Menu design task (including pricing & allergy/nutrition information)

• Recipe design task (serves 2 – perfect for classroom practicals)

• Justification of recipe choice and suitability for takeaway food

• Meal presentation and garnishing sketches

• Takeaway packaging design with box net template

• Focus on visual communication, branding consistency and customer appeal

🎯 Curriculum & Classroom Use

• Suitable for Stage 4–5 Food Technology

• Strong links to:

  • Food Service & Catering

  • Food Product Development

  • Design & Production

  • Enterprise and marketing skills

• Ideal for:

  • Assessment tasks

  • Project-based learning

  • Cross-curricular design units

  • Relief lessons or creative end-of-term work

💡 Why Teachers Love This Resource

✔ Real-world, student-engaging context
✔ Encourages creativity while maintaining structure
✔ Combines practical food skills with design & marketing
✔ Minimal teacher prep required
✔ Works with hand-drawn or digital design tools (e.g. Canva)

💻 Format

• PDF

• Print-friendly

• Black-and-white friendly

• Suitable for digital or hard-copy submission

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