AC Food Truck Debuted at The Walk Friday, Oct. 28
ATLANTIC CITY, NJ (Oct. 26, 2022) – As its next social enterprise, Ideal Institute of Technology, a career college in Atlantic County, is bringing a new food truck to town in collaboration with Atlantic City Youth Services Division. WE ARE AC FOOD TRUCK is launched Friday, Oct. 28 at The Walk in Atlantic City, with a ribbon cutting at 1 p.m., and is the first of its kind, managed and operated by Atlantic City and County out-of-school youth enrolled at Ideal’s First Step to Career program. Youth involved in the program receive paid entrepreneurship training while learning food truck operations, including opening, closing, cooking, purchasing, marketing, delivery, and bookkeeping. Those that successfully complete the program will have the opportunity to own their own food truck funded by an angel investor group.
“At Ideal, we believe in innovating for the future and providing our students with unique entrepreneurship opportunities,” says Ren Parikh, Founder of Ideal Institute of Technology. “As pioneers in the field of education, we are the first and only school to offer this type of path to entrepreneurship in the food truck industry. We’re excited for our students to develop into their full potential and grateful for the support from the Atlantic City government and Youth Services Division for their partnership.”
Sponsored by El Gran Chalan Peruvian Restaurant and owner Alberto Robalino-Pasmino, and funded through a sub-grant from OCEAN Inc. and CEO Channell Wilkins, WE ARE AC FOOD TRUCK features a variety of breakfast and lunch options from a variety of egg sandwiches to tacos and Brazilian wraps, and will be open daily, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Atlantic City Mayor Marty Small heralded the collaboration as something that benefits Atlantic City in more ways than one.
“Two things that have become a priority of the Small administration include taking care of our residents and providing opportunity for our youth they may not otherwise have,” says Small. “The WE ARE AC FOOD TRUCK checks both of those off the list. The Community gets delicious food and our youth have yet another option for workforce growth and development, a true win-win for the great City of Atlantic City.”
In conjunction with the launch of WE ARE AC FOOD TRUCK, Ideal Institute of Technology is launching 48 Flavas, a showcase of Atlantic City home chefs and their favorite dishes and an homage to the 48 Blocks of AC. The showcase will be filmed for a YouTube show and select participants will be able to sell their food from WE ARE AC FOOD TRUCK.
Ideal Institute of Technology
Ideal Institute of Technology is a career college in Atlantic County, New Jersey, that offers career training and technical skills training for students that are looking for better and more challenging careers in the technical industry. Ideal aims to help people become successful by providing excellent technical and vocational training. Ideal Institute of Technology is located in Suite 2141 in the Hamilton Mall at 4403 East Black Horse Pike, Mays Landing and at 121-123 South Main Street, Pleasantville.
For more information please visit: www.acfoodtruck.com
