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Mohit Ahmed is the proprietor of a push cart business that works in partnership with various cart food vendors in New York City by providing them with the vehicles necessary for them to make their company run. His business also ensures a safe, healthy, and sanitary environment guaranteed for the cart food vendors and their customers.
Ahmed was initially inspired by the drive of hard work and motivation that food cart vendors in New York City have, especially throughout the busiest days in areas that thrive with eager customers. After several years of experience in the airline industry, Ahmed was able to observe the work ethic of others that inspired him to pay it forward with his own business. This conclusion came to him from a high point in his life which "actually happened when I was very down. You can say it was a low point in my life, but I take it as a high point," he said. "When I was 22 back in 2000, I was being furloughed from an airline company I had started my career with. After witnessing a slew of my older co-workers, who were already laid off once from the great Pan Am, get axed once again, it made me realize that I needed to do something where I can't let failures of others affect my life. I think in some ways it gave me a sense of purpose to do something and/or create something myself where I can control the destiny of the business part of the company." Today at age 39, Ahmed says that experience "gave me a drive that still burns inside of me. Every time I help a new owner/operator of a food serving cart/truck roll out onto the street of New York City, it makes me feel gratified in many ways."
Ahmed believes that "in 10 years, this business will be thriving with new solar power instead of the conventional generators. Newer carts are being introduced to be efficient and environment friendly," he noted. The proper cleaning and maintaining of these carts will need to be provided and Ahmed plans to jump at the opportunity to reduce costs, emissions, and provide a cheaper alternative to the gas driven generators currently running the food carts. Providing a safer environment for the next generation is important to him and serves as another inspiration.
The company's mission is to provide clean and safe carts for vendors and to advise them on how important it is to maintain a clean environment even throughout their busiest days. To prove his point, Ahmed said, "We've never had any of our vendors receive a health violation from the New York City Department of Health for failure to maintain a clean vendor cart/truck. All of our food vendor partners have a clean track record for safety. In some ways I feel that we have a hand in providing clean safe food that everyday New Yorkers and tourists consume every day."
Push Cart Garage's partners have established an excellent business reputation, especially with the guaranteed upkeep of a healthy, sanitary, and safe environment, as well as quality maintenance of the spaces provided by Push Cart Garage itself.
Push Cart Garage works in partnership with cart food vendors to ensure a safe, healthy, and sanitary environment guaranteed for cart food vendors and their customers. The company has never experienced any of its partnering vendors receiving a health violation from the New York City Department of Health, as all of the company's food vendor partners have a clean track record for safety and sanitary upkeep. The company holds a crucial role in providing safe to serve, quality carted food that everyday New Yorkers as well as visiting tourists consume daily.
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Mohit Ahmed, Owner
