For Food Truck Operators
Running a food truck is hard enough.
Chasing bookings shouldn't be.
South Island Food Trucks is a dedicated platform built for operators like you — helping you get discovered, take bookings, collect deposits, and manage your business, all in one place.
Free to list. No credit card required. Takes 5 minutes.
Sound familiar?
Most food truck operators in the South Island are managing their bookings the hard way. Here's what we hear all the time:
Managing enquiries through Instagram DMs, Facebook messages, and back-and-forth texts
No paper trail — verbal agreements, missed deposits, and last-minute cancellations
Hard to get discovered — customers who want you can't find you
Answering the same questions over and over while you're trying to cook
There's no paper trail, no deposit system, and no way for customers to self-serve. If someone in Queenstown wants a food truck for their wedding, they have to hope they stumble across the right Facebook group.
We built this platform to fix all of that.
What you get on the platform
Everything you need to run your bookings professionally — without the admin headache.
Online bookings that work while you cook
Customers find your profile, review your menu, and submit a booking request — no phone tag, no DMs. You confirm when it suits you.
Deposits collected automatically
Customers pay a 25% deposit when you confirm — processed securely via Stripe. No more chasing payments or no-shows.
A clear view of your business
Revenue, booking trends, completion rates, and customer demographics — all in one dashboard. Know what's working and where to focus.
Get discovered by people actively looking
Customers search by location, cuisine, date, and guest count. Your profile appears when the match is right — not buried in a Facebook group.
Live map — show up where you're cooking
Tap Go Live when you're at a market or pop-up. You appear instantly on the public map so locals can find you right now. Available free on every plan.
In-app messaging — keep everything in one place
Chat with customers directly inside each booking. No more lost messages across three different apps. Every conversation is attached to the booking it belongs to.
Built for the South Island. Not bolted on.
This isn't an Australian product with New Zealand added as an afterthought. South Island Food Trucks is built specifically for operators across Christchurch, Queenstown, Nelson, Dunedin, and everywhere in between.
That means NZD pricing, NZ English, and a platform that understands the local market — the seasons, the events, the distances, and the community.
100%
South Island operators
NZD
All pricing in New Zealand dollars
Free
To get listed and discovered
Fair pricing. Commission only when you earn.
Start for free and upgrade when you're ready. There's no risk in getting listed.
Free
No online bookings
Get listed and be discoverable. Customers can contact you directly — great for operators who manage bookings manually.
Start for freePlus
Popular8% on deposit
Full online booking system, calendar, messaging, reviews, and analytics. Everything a solo operator or part-time truck needs.
Get started with PlusPro
4% on deposit
Unlimited bookings, advanced analytics, custom booking forms, team access, email templates, and priority support. Built for full-time operators.
Get started with ProCommission applies to the deposit amount only (25% of the booking total) — not the full booking value. A separate $4.99 booking fee is charged to customers per booking and goes to the platform.
How bookings work
From first enquiry to payout — here's what the process looks like for you as an operator.
Customer finds your profile
They search by location, cuisine, date, or guest count. Your listing appears. They read your menu, review your photos, and decide to book.
They submit a booking request
Customer fills in their event details — date, location, guest count, menu choice. No payment yet. You get a notification.
You review and confirm
Check the details, message the customer if needed, then confirm when you're ready. You're always in control.
Customer pays the deposit
On confirmation the customer pays 25% of the estimated total plus a $4.99 booking fee. Processed securely via Stripe.
Deposit lands in your Stripe account
The deposit (minus your plan's commission) is automatically transferred to your connected Stripe account.
Do the event, then request the balance
After the event, mark the booking as completed and send the customer a final payment request for the remaining balance.
More bookings. Less admin.
A community that works together.
Getting listed is free and takes about 5 minutes. You can complete your profile, upload photos, and configure your settings before your listing even goes live.
Questions? Get in touch at support@sifoodtrucks.nz