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Coffee to go

Family creates food truck business

Sentinel photo by JOSH YODER
Proprietors of the Callie’s Kitchen food truck are, from left, Molly Burkholder, Becky Arnold and Maribeth Herr. Maggie Fuller is the fourth partner.

Editor’s note: Due to a technical error, a portion of this story was not included when it was published in our Sept. 10 edition. It is being reprinted today in full.

MIFFLINTOWN — Ever wish you could get your gourmet coffee could come to you?

Well, now that is a possibility thanks to Callie’s Kitchen food truck. Formed on July 4 by the Arnold family — mother Becky Arnold along with daughters Molly Burkholder, Maggie Fuller and Maribeth Herr.

The inspiration behind creating the food truck business, Arnold said, was driven by her daughters and wanting to help bring something for the community.

“Well, actually it was my girls — their idea. They are very entrepreneurial and they were wanting to start something we can do together,” Arnold said. “I shared with you earlier about all their different hobbies and talents so between all of us we brought it all together.”

For most people, when they try to create a business like a restaurant, it usually involves finding a building. But not the case this time as during one shopping day, the group was looking for one item only to find something else.

“We were out back looking for a horse trailer, actually a pig trailer, and Molly said, ‘Why don’t we turn this into a coffee cart,'” Arnold said. “They refurbished it and that’s what they did and here we are.”

When it came to making a name for this new business, Arnold looked back to the past. She remembered her husband Steve’s grandfather who originally had a shop in Richfield, also named Callie’s, which had been torn down in the 1950s or ’60s.

Though Arnold does admit that the process took a long time coming but according to the group, it was all worth it and they are ready to get the wheels turning.

“It wasn’t simple, it was very hard and complicated and it took a long time to build this,” Arnold said. “We drew a plan out and their husbands worked together to build it and it was a year and a half process until we got inspected with the state and all.”

Overall Arnold has big plans for Callie’s Kitchen food truck with the biggest one being making an impact for the people of Juniata County.

“We’re just excited to take it and maybe serve at different events, especially local,” Arnold said. “We really like to be in the Juniata County area, for weddings or any kind of events, so we’re open to do these.”

If you like to learn more about Callie’s Kitchen food truck, you can find them online at callies-kitchen-109953.square.site.

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