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How to Own Your Own Restaurant, Pack It in a Shipping Container, and Take It with You

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MUV BOX. Source: http://www.muvboxconcept.com/en/gallery.htmlA restaurant in a shipping container

Ever dreamed of owning your own restaurant? How about a restaurant that you can pack up and take with you across the country, or even across the sea? There is a new type of restaurant platform that has been popping up in different locations around the world, known as the MUV BOX.

Built out of a recycled shipping container, the MUV BOX restaurant platform includes amenities such as solar power, a kitchen, an HDTV flat screen and speaker system, a lighting system, and exterior seating. All of this can also be unpacked in only a matter of minutes. I find this pretty interesting; for those of you interested in travel, here is an easy way to take your business with you!

The main downside of the MUV BOX is the cost; a fully-featured MUV BOX is going to set you back about $225 000. This is a hefty chunk of change for a recycled shipping container restaurant, but if you can locate in a tourist area and sell a novel type of food, you could probably still generate a very healthy return on investment.

You can learn more about the MUV BOX concept by reading the design specifications.

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Since it’s in the middle of the week and I haven’t posted anything heavy this week, here are some interesting links for your mid-week reading:

So, reader, what do you think about this concept? I think it would be interesting, but you’d have to know your market and set up in a touristic location where people are willing to pay a decent amount of change for a meal!

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  1. The restaurant in a container reminded of the data center in a box concept that was marketed by Sun Microsystems several years ago. Sun used railroad shipping containers. This looks very similar.

  2. These units look like Restaurants in a box (hehe)

    I’ve always heard that the profit margin in the restaurant business is pretty tight! I wonder how competative these using are…

    Thanks for the mention!

  3. Woo that’s a cool idea for a restaurant….. I’m sure it would be hard work getting your investment back but the idea of a recycled green restaurant could bring in the crowds too.

  4. The ‘restaurant in a box’ reminded me of these disgusting ‘pools in a box’ that used to pull up to our community growing up. That water was always such an odd color, absolutely disgusting.

    Anyway, that does seem like a pretty hefty price to pay for a restaurant in a box. I am curious to see how successful this concept becomes.

  6. @The Biz of Life

    I hadn’t heard about that before… interesting!

    @Money Reasons

    I see it working in touristy areas where people are willing to shell out the bucks for something novel and unique, but otherwise, it might be pretty tough!

    @Forest

    That’s right; it is a pretty novel idea and fits in well with the “green” meme.

    @Everyday Tips

    That sounds disgusting… I’ve never heard of a pool in a box! For some reason, your story reminds me of these “fish massage” places in Cambodia: You basically pay to stick your feet in an aquarium!

    @youngandthrifty

    I agree, it is steep. The materials don’t seem like they should cost anywhere near that much (though I could be wrong); you’re basically paying for the novelty of the idea!

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