Trade shows and stands
Food carts for trade shows and stands
At a trade show, every stand competes for the same glance. A popcorn cart on your stand has an advantage: the smell reaches the aisle before your sign does, people stop and, while they wait for their box, your team has a minute to talk to them. We set up carts at Fira de Barcelona, IFEMA and venues across Spain.
Why it works at a trade show
How to draw visitors to your stand with a cart
The popcorn cart is the trade show classic for a reason: it is quick to serve and makes sense from across the hall.
More stand visitors
The smell of freshly made popcorn pulls people in from the aisle. Where there is a queue, more people come over.
Conversations
While visitors wait, your team introduces itself and talks about your product naturally.
A serving for a contact
A sign with a QR code: whoever scans it or leaves a card gets a box. You collect qualified leads.
Your logo all over the venue
Every branded box travels along the aisles in a visitor's hand.
Planning
How to fit the cart into your stand
- Put it by the aisle. At the back of the stand nobody sees it and the queue blocks the entrance.
- Space. The popcorn cart measures 157 x 50 x 94 cm (Height x Width x Depth). Leave a metre in front for the queue.
- Power. A standard 230 V socket is enough. Ask your stand builder or include it in the stand's supply.
- Venue schedules. We coordinate with the show's build-up and your stand builder. We arrive before opening and dismantle at close.
- Several days. We hire for the whole show. The cart can stay set up on the stand overnight.
- Pace. A popcorn cart serves about 60 boxes an hour. If your stand gets heavy footfall, the XXL Cart or a second cart avoids endless queues.
If your hall is full of popcorn, consider candy floss in your brand colour, or a slush cart at summer shows. More tips in how to attract visitors to your stand.
Your brand on the stand
Branding for trade shows
At a trade show, the cart is part of the stand. So we dress it in your identity: full-colour panels on the cart, popcorn boxes or cones with your logo and, if you like, a sign with your message or a QR code. Sweet popcorn can be made in your brand colour.
For a multi-day show, a run of custom popcorn boxes, from around 1,000 units, usually fits well. Order them with several weeks to spare. Cart panels need one working week of printing.
It is a formula used on their stands by sports brands, car rental firms, pharmaceutical and tech companies.
Carts for your stand
Choose the cart for your trade show
Vintage popcorn cart hire: our large XXL popcorn wagon
A red four-wheel wagon with a roof, built for events of 300+ guests
- Dimensions To be confirmed in your quote
- Weight To be confirmed in your quote
- Power To be confirmed in your quote
Popcorn cart and machine hire
The classic fairground cart, with your brand on the cart and the boxes
- Dimensions 157 x 50 x 94 cm (H x W x D)
- Weight About 43-45 kg, on wheels
- Power 1,600 W · standard 230 V socket
Large candy floss cart hire (XXL)
Our red four-wheel wagon with a roof, set up for candy floss
- Dimensions To be confirmed in your quote
- Weight To be confirmed in your quote
- Power To be confirmed in your quote
Candy floss cart hire
Freshly spun candy floss, in your brand colour, made in front of your guests
- Dimensions 87 x 97 x 52 cm without dome (H x W x D) · about 122 cm high with dome
- Weight About 20 kg, on wheels
- Power 1,200 W · standard 230 V socket · 120 cm cable
Slush machine hire
Self-serve slushies in over 30 flavours, on a cart with your branding
- Dimensions 160 x 93 x 40 cm (H x W x D)
- Weight 31 kg
- Power 450 W · standard socket within 2 m
Soft serve ice cream machine hire for events
Creamy machine ice cream, two flavours and a twist, in tubs with your logo
- Dimensions 80 x 77 x 54 cm (H x W x D)
- Power 1,600 W · standard 230 V socket nearby
- Space The cart plus 1 m in front for the queue
Trade show questions
Do you coordinate with our stand builder?
Yes. We work around the show's build-up schedule and your stand builder. We just need to know where the cart goes and that there is a socket.
Is making popcorn allowed on a stand?
At most venues, yes, but each show has its own rules. We recommend telling the organisers; we give you the cart's technical sheet to do so.
Can the cart stay set up for several days?
Yes. We hire for the whole show and the cart stays on your stand overnight.
Can I control who gets a serving?
Yes. You can ask for a business card or a QR scan in exchange for the box. Your team decides.
Do you work at IFEMA and Fira de Barcelona?
Yes, they are the venues where we work most, along with CCIB and conference centres across Spain.
Your stand
Request a quote for your trade show
Tell us the show, the venue, the dates, the stand size and which cart you like.