Crawford Kitchens

What Crawford Kitchens does

Crawford Mobile Commercial Kitchens (trading as Crawford Kitchens or Crawford Kitchen Hire) is an Australian family-owned designer and manufacturer of mobile commercial kitchens, founded in 1996 and headquartered in Mansfield. The company transforms standard 20-foot intermodal ISO containers into fully equipped, HACCP-focused, Food Safe and Energy Safe-compliant kitchens with food-grade stainless steel finishes. Its core product line spans three series: the Premier Kitchen (K Series) with an expandable design delivering 28 square metres of usable workspace and dual galleys, the Essential Kitchen (PK Series) with built-in coolroom and capacity for up to 400 meals per service, and the Classic Kitchen (CK Series). Adjacent offerings include custom builds on truck chassis or engineered trailers, coolroom and dry store units, high-capacity warewashing units, and mobile medical/triage units, complemented by a separate custom stainless steel fabrication service.

The business operates a dual model combining short- and long-term hire (weekly minimum up to year-long deployments, transport and installation included, 24/7 support) and outright sale of bespoke and pre-used units, with in-house finance packages offered to lower purchase barriers. Pricing is quote-based and project-specific, generated through direct sales via phone (1300 751 369) and email enquiries, supported by the corporate website. All delivery and installation are handled in-house using owned side-lifter trucks and the company's own technicians, deployed through seven Australian outlets spanning Melbourne, Sydney, Adelaide, Brisbane, Perth, Hobart, and Darwin.

Crawford serves enterprise and institutional customers across healthcare and aged care, hotels and catering, events and festivals, mining and construction, emergency and disaster relief, government and defence, and education, with named deployments at the Australian Open, Australian Grand Prix, Melbourne Cup Racing Carnival, Rio Tinto, Compass Group, Sodexo, Delaware North, Bolton Clarke, Calvary, and several universities. Operations are primarily Australian with international deployments in New Zealand, Bahrain, and China.

Name

Crawford Kitchens

Legal name

Crawford Mobile Commercial Kitchens

Website

https://crawfordkitchens.com.au

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Crawford Kitchens designs, manufactures, and hires mobile commercial kitchens built from expandable 20-foot ISO containers, supplying enterprise clients across healthcare, events, mining, catering, government, and education in Australia, New Zealand, Bahrain, and China.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Mobile Commercial Kitchens

NAICS

Ventilation, Heating, Air-Conditioning, and Commercial Refrigeration Equipment Manufacturing (33341), Ventilation, Heating, Air-Conditioning, and Commercial Refrigeration Equipment Manufacturing (3334)

SIC

Refrigeration & Service Industry Machinery (3580), Air-Cond & Warm Air Heatg Equip & Comm & Indl Refrig Equip (3585)

akta.pro primary industry

Mobile Catering Trucks (On-Site Service) (THAFAHAJ)

akta.pro secondary industry

Mobile / On-Site Catering (Food Trucks for Events, Pop-Ups) (THAFAIAJ)

Keywords

• Mobile commercial kitchens
• Commercial kitchen hire
• Containerized kitchen design
• Custom kitchen fabrication
• Mobile catering equipment

Headquarters

HQ city

Mansfield

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Mobile Kitchen Hire: Short-term and long-term rental of fully equipped mobile commercial kitchens. Hire periods range from a weekend to a year with minimum one-week charge. Includes transport, installation, and site setup. Also offers coolrooms, dry store units, warewashing containers, and trailer coolrooms for hire.
2. Mobile Kitchen Sales: Sale of purpose-built mobile kitchens including custom builds using truck chassis or specially engineered trailers. Standard designs available as well as fully customised builds. Pre-used/ex-rental kitchens also available for purchase.
3. Finance Packages: Flexible financing options to make mobile commercial kitchens more affordable. Tailored packages with flexible terms and manageable repayments to spread cost over time.
4. Stainless Steel Products: Custom stainless steel fabrication including work benches, display cases, bars, and sinks for commercial use.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Crawford Mobile Commercial Kitchens designs, manufactures, hires, and sells mobile commercial kitchens built by transforming standard 20-foot intermodal ISO containers into fully equipped, HACCP-focused, Food Safe and Energy Safe compliant commercial kitchens with food-grade stainless steel finishes. The company offers a tiered product range (K Series, PK Series, CK Series), custom builds on truck chassis or trailers, and complementary hire units such as coolrooms, dry stores, warewashers, and mobile medical/triage units for events, healthcare, aged care, mining, construction, and emergency relief applications. Sales are quote-based and supported by Australia-wide delivery, installation, and 24/7 service.

Product overview

Crawford Mobile Commercial Kitchens offers a portfolio of mobile commercial kitchen solutions built from 20-foot ISO containers, available for both hire and sale. The core product line consists of three distinct mobile kitchen series: The Premier Kitchen (K Series) as the flagship model with 28 square metres of workspace and dual galleys; The Essential Kitchen (PK Series) as a mid-range option; and The Classic Kitchen (CK Series) as a practical solution with built-in coolroom. Custom Builds extend the offering with purpose-built truck and trailer kitchens tailored to customer specifications. Supporting infrastructure includes coolroom/dry store units, warewashing units, and mobile medical triage units. All kitchens are built to Food Safe and Energy Safe standards with HACCP-focused design and can serve up to 500 meals per service period.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Essential Kitchen (PK Series): Mobile kitchen series designed for professional catering teams and chefs, offering excellent productivity, generous usable space, and outstanding flexibility with a built-in coolroom.
• Premier Kitchen (K Series)
• Classic Kitchen (CK Series)

Products and services

• The Premier Kitchen (K Series) Flagship mobile commercial kitchen built from a 20-foot ISO container with the company's proprietary expandable design, providing 28 square metres of usable workspace, dual galleys, and a central island bench. Capable of producing up to 500 meals in a single service period and intended for high-volume catering teams.
• The Essential Kitchen (PK Series) Reliable mid-range mobile commercial kitchen designed for professional catering teams and chefs across a range of environments. Offers generous usable workspace, built-in coolroom, HACCP-aligned design, and capacity to produce up to 400 meals per service period.
• The Classic Kitchen (CK Series) Practical mobile commercial kitchen offering reliable, high-performing workspace for professional catering teams, including built-in coolroom, a comprehensive commercial cooking equipment range, and food-grade stainless steel finishes.
• Custom Builds Purpose-built mobile kitchens and food trucks designed using truck chassis or specially engineered trailers and fully tailored to customer specifications, from layout to equipment selection.
• Coolroom and Dry Store Units Temperature-controlled coolrooms and spacious dry storage units for maintaining ingredient freshness and secure stock management in any environment, available as part of the mobile kitchen hire fleet.
• Dishwashing / Warewashing Units High-capacity dishwashing and warewashing container units built to handle continuous use and maintain peak hygiene standards, supporting uninterrupted catering service operations.
• Mobile Medical Centre / Triage Unit Portable medical facility unit built to support on-site medical triage at motor racing and sporting events, leveraging the same container-based engineering used for mobile kitchens.
• Finance Packages Flexible finance options offered alongside kitchen purchases, with tailored terms and manageable repayments to spread the cost of acquiring a mobile commercial kitchen over time.

Quantifiable outcome

• K Series can produce up to 500 meals per service period
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers17 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Others

• Compass Group: Global contract foodservice major and a Crawford customer. Adjacent rather than competing because Compass operates fixed-site kitchens, but its scale makes it both a recurring buyer and a potential self-supply threat in the catering segment.
• Sodexo: Global contract foodservice and facilities management major and a Crawford customer. Operates fixed-site kitchens across healthcare, education, and corporate segments, making it both a buyer of temporary kitchen capacity and an adjacent competitor in catering.

Broad incumbents

• Sunbelt Rentals: North American equipment rental major with industrial and events solutions including temporary facilities. Comparable broad-line rental competitor with potential to enter mobile kitchen categories at scale.
• Coates Hire: Australia's largest equipment rental company with a broad site-solutions portfolio including temporary kitchens, site sheds, and event infrastructure. Competes in adjacent categories with materially greater fleet depth and balance sheet.
• United Rentals: Largest equipment rental company in the world with a Site Solutions segment that includes temporary kitchen and facilities offerings. Represents the scale-incumbent competitive threat in mobile commercial kitchen rental.
• Aggreko: Global provider of temporary power, heating, and cooling solutions to events, utilities, and industrial customers. Comparable B2B rental model for high-stakes temporary infrastructure with similar deployment-to-customer-site mechanics.

Direct peers

• PKL Group: UK-originated manufacturer and hirer of temporary modular kitchens using container-based construction. Closest international analogue to Crawford's expandable container design and rental-plus-sale model for events and infrastructure replacement.
• Mobile Kitchen Hire (formerly PKL Hire Australia): Australian mobile kitchen hire specialist offering temporary commercial kitchen facilities to events, healthcare, and industrial customers. Operates a similar container-based rental model targeting overlapping customer segments in Australia.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/crawfordkitchen
• Facebookfacebook.com/crawfordkitchens
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/crawford-containers

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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