London,UK: CoolKit has teamed-up with London-based cupcake business, Lola’s Cupcakes, to create an industry-first van conversion. The van will showcase Lola’s Cupcakes as it delivers, maintain temperatures to meet food hygiene regulations, and comply with low-emission zones.
Lola’s Cupcakes bakes and delivers with 31 vehicles some 20,000 cupcakes and more than 1,200 large celebration cakes daily, many of which are transported in CoolKit refrigerated van conversions.
CoolKit has worked with Lola’s Cupcakes since 2018, when it first provided two converted Ford Connect vans. The latest order marks vehicle number 17 from CoolKit.
The new concept build is a refrigerated conversion of a Maxus E-Deliver 3, believed to be the first-of-its-kind in the confectionery delivery sector. CoolKit designed the electrically powered body which has large display windows at the rear and a viewing panel down each side to show the cakes onboard.
The viewing panels required bespoke bodywork to ensure that the temperatures required could still be maintained when using an alternative material to a standard conversion.
Lola’s Cupcakes managing director Asher Budwig said: “Lola’s transport manager finds that people are always asking if we have cupcakes on board our vans, so we thought that finding a way to showcase the product as it’s heading to its destination would be a clever way to advertise.
“We also attend a number of events. In the past we have set up tables but with this vehicle we can sell directly out of the van. And we can carry extra stock so that our drivers can sell to the public as they are out on deliveries as an additional revenue creator.
“I’m excited to get the vehicle out on the road.”
This year, CoolKit has supplied Lola’s Cupcakes with two larger electric converted Maxus E-Deliver 9 vehicles with battery options and battery cooling that reduce charging time, extend battery life and increase operating range.
Asher said: “I’ve enjoyed the relationship with CoolKit’s sales account manager, Mark Beaton and the wider team. Communication has been fantastic. I’ve enjoyed visiting the factory and developing ideas together.
