A food truck located just off M-22 has a fresh look going into the new year that’s more vibrant than ever and impossible to miss.
Raphael Foods debuted via social media its new truck paint design by Grand Rapids based Anishinaabe artist Alan Compo in December. Painted images like a jingle dress, bear, birch tree bark, and floral designs coated in bright reds, greens, blues, and purples help depict the family that’s been running the small business for so long.
While Tanya Raphael and her family have only been operating the food truck in Peshawbestown for the last two years, they’ve been traveling with it and making food for at least 13. When Raphael first started more than a decade ago, they were using a smaller trailer that wasn’t equipped with much, but they managed with what they had through at least two powwows. Since then, they found a bigger food truck that’s worked for their family business.
