Mobile Food Challenge 2021

The Mobile Food Challenge is a national business pitch competition providing financial investment and mentorship to mobile food startups. The "Five to Fifty" Mobile Food Challenge is a virtual event culminating in an online summit where three finalists will make their pitch to a panel of angel investors on April 7th, 2021 for anywhere from $5,000 - $50,000 in investment, plus on-going training and mentorship.

Here are the finalists for the Mobile Food Challenge 2021. Sign up here if you would like to watch the finals or stay up-to-date with this challenge.

At Scroggins Smokehouse BBQ, we wake up early before the sunrise and do what we love to do everyday based on Longbeach, California. Our life is BBQ and “slow & low” Texas style is our method. We cook real pit barbecue, slow smoked with our own rub and sauce until the meat is grilled to perfection. With our choice of wood, we flavor into everything we do.   

Selah Bakery is a plant-based bakery located in Los Angeles, California. Started in 2019 by conscious chef and baker Rochelle Tyler, Selah aims to provide the best vegan baked goods to the community. We specialize in cookies and custom cakes, all made from organic and sustainably sourced ingredients. 

Dre's Water Ice and Ice Cream is located in Philadelphia and Atlanta. Dre's is a dessert company that manufactures nostalgic Southern Style Ice Cream (Banana Pudding, Sweet Potato Pie, Peach Cobbler, and Apple Pie) and  real fruit Philly water ice for our ice cream truck and wholesale customers. Investing in Dre’s will help us gain market share in Philadelphia and Atlanta while servicing residents our authentic unconventional flavors.

Once Upon A Potato is a potato themed food truck located in Baltimore County, Maryland specializing in customizable potato bowls. We also aim to feed the homeless community through support from customers, local churches and organizations.

Bubbe’s Blintzes brings handmade cheese blintzes to the masses. Everyone knows what a crepe is but not everyone knows what a blintz is. We are changing that with our superior recipe handed down to me from my Bubbe as she taught me how to produce them almost 50 years ago. 

On The Go LA (based out of Los Angeles) is a service founded by Gabriel Gamez and Enrique Loyola that helps local food entrepreneurs easily & affordably formalize their business and grow their customer base by offering full-service, short-term food truck rentals.

The Shell Shack based in Washington DC serves seafood with a Caribbean twist. We take pleasure in serving items like salmon and stuffing it with curried jumbo lump crab meat or even adding a mango and pineapple salsa to our shrimp lollipops.

No cost to apply or participate. U.S. residents eligible to apply. New or existing businesses may apply.