# Shipping Container Food Trucks This Company Sells Wood Oven Pizza from a Converted Truck By Katherine Pendrill | Published 2015-10-11 | Autos Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/converted-truck References: [behance.net](https://www.behance.net/gallery/27963207/Happy-As-Larry) & [sydneyfoodtrucks.au](http://www.sydneyfoodtrucks.com.au/trucks/happy-as-larry/) 'Happy As Larry' is an Australian pizza company that sells fresh pizza pies from a converted truck. While food trucks are designed to operate as fully functional kitchens, they are not equipped to support wood fire ovens. This company devised a clever way to turn a conventional food truck into a Italian-style eatery. Happy As Larry is a mobile restaurant that specializes in selling [Napoli](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sourdough-pizza-range)-style wood fired pizza. In order to accommodate the enormous oven, the company created a food truck out of an old shipping container and other recycled materials. The converted truck features a fully stocked commercial kitchen and a wood fire oven that can be used to make Napoli-style pizzas. The impressive interior is visible to customers via six enormous glass windows built into the side of the truck. The super-sized food truck demonstrates how restaurants can utilize unconventional materials to accommodate their needs. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 6.7/10 - Popularity: 96% | Activity: 96% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Gen Z, Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Autos](https://www.trendhunter.com/autos) ## Key Themes ### What Makes This Trend Stand Out - **Shipping Container Restaurants:** Restaurants are using shipping containers to create mobile eateries that can accommodate special equipment or large cooking spaces. - **Wood Fired Pizza Trucks:** Food trucks are specializing in wood fired pizza, which requires unique equipment and design considerations. - **Eco-friendly Food Trucks:** Companies are using recycled materials to create food trucks that reduce waste and promote sustainability. ### Sectors Adopting This - **Food Truck & Catering:** Companies in the food truck industry can explore unique ways to design and build their mobile kitchens using unconventional materials. - **Restaurant & Hospitality:** Restaurants can use shipping containers to create mobile extensions of their brick and mortar locations to expand their reach and experiment with new designs and layouts. - **Sustainable & Green Technology:** Using recycled materials to build food trucks creates opportunities to reduce waste and promote sustainability in the food service industry. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Artisan-Grade Pizza Ovens](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/portable-pizza-ovens.md) - [Metallic Open-Concept Pizza Ovens](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/breeo-livefire-pizza-oven.md) - [Portable Wood-Fired Pizza Ovens](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/nuo-pizza-oven.md) - [Portable Wood-Powered Pizza Ovens](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-pi.md) - [Omni-Fuel Personal Pizza Ovens](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ooni-karu-16.md) - [Inaugural Pizza Food Trucks](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/via-313-food-truck.md) - [Robot-Operated Pizza Restaurants](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/hyperrobotics.md) - [Portable Camping-Friendly Pizza Ovens](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/gozney-tread.md) - [High-Power Insulated Pizza Ovens](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/gas-pizza-oven.md)