It all started when our founder Ed Farrell was a plucky 5 year old and his parents bought a pet duck. They named it ‘Quackers’…what else would you name it? At such a young age Ed wasn’t to know of his destiny, but if there was ever an explanation of fate it could be this story.

Ed worked with some of the UK's top chefs, developing cooking techniques, recipes and finding inventive ways of preparing duck. He literally ate duck every day and didn't get bored. In fact it just made him love it more and more - he still eats from his own truck whenever he can!

So being an excitable, young, wannabe entrepreneur, Ed knew he had to do something ducky. Streetfood was only just a rumour in the UK back in those early days, but Ed drew inspiration from the U.S.A where the streetfood scene had started. The concept of easy access to restaurant quality food, at low prices was what initially attracted him. It didn't take long to think of a name and hey, The Duck Truck was born! 

Today we still do festivals and events as well having our airstream Food Truck and restaurant in London. Watch this space because we're not finished yet… 

Ed started his journey by getting a degree in Food Science & Nutrition and went on to have a successful career in the food industry where he wound up working on a duck farm. It was here his love of duck truly blossomed. He saw how well they are reared, the health benefits (read more on our menu page) of duck products, how different they are to (the inferior) chicken, and of course, just how good they tasted.