Google's latest free lunch option is a fleet of 20 fancy food trucks — and the food looks incredible

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The ordering window at New York Delhi, a new food truck at Google. Audrey Rotermund

Google's free food is the stuff of legend. With nearly 30 cafes at its headquarters in Mountain View, California, there's plenty of food to choose from for every meal of the day.

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Believe it or not, Google's food options are about to expand even more. Mobile corporate catering company The Whole Cart announces today that it will be bringing a fleet of 20 food trucks to the Googleplex by the end of the year.

"We've created and branded a bunch of new food concepts just for Google," The Whole Cart founder Matt Cohen said to Business Insider. "We'll have a rotating group of 20 food trucks that all fulfill Google's food standards — responsible sourcing, portion size, and a plant-centric diet — as well as uphold the artisanal culture food trucks are known for." 

Google initially approached Cohen in 2014, when one of its on-campus cafes was being renovated. Cohen runs another food truck company, called Off the Grid, that brings third-party food trucks to special events and markets. He arranged for a few food trucks to serve food outside Google, but without a central system of accountability, it was difficult to ensure that each truck was offering the same quality of food service a Googler might get in one of their cafeterias. 

With The Whole Cart, Cohen had the opportunity to create 20 brand-new concepts in line with the standards Google holds for its food services. That includes food quality as well as behind-the-scenes operations, including purchasing, accounting, and supply chain streamlining. 

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Like many other popular food trucks, The Whole Cart's menus are innovative, with mash-ups between seemingly disparate cultures (Southern food meets Asian food, for example, and a truck that fuses Indian cuisine with a New York deli).

But unlike other food trucks, everything Googlers eat from The Whole Cart will be free. While some of them will be grouped together in a central parking lot, others will be situated closer to employees who work in more remote office buildings at Google. 

The Whole Cart has shared some photos of its trucks and dishes with Business Insider. 

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"The great thing about having a mobile food program is that you can be flexible to corporate needs," Cohen said. "Food trucks tend to group together so that people have diverse choices — we're trying to recreate that experience for Google."

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The Whole Cart is keeping their menu in line with Google's food standards — and that means an emphasis on nutrition and portion size.

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They're sourcing many of their ingredients from organic farms near Silicon Valley.

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Before they're sent to the trucks parked at the Googleplex, all of the ingredients are prepared at a central kitchen.

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The Whole Cart currently has about 65 employees working on the food truck program for Google.

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That includes between two and four employees working in each truck.

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It's close quarters, but some meals are more labor-intensive than others.

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The Whole Cart is currently operating a few of its trucks at the Googleplex, including this one, called New York Delhi. They expect to roll out the full 20-truck program by the end of the year. Cohen describes New York Delhi as a "mash-up of New York City modernism and classic Indian cooking."

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The "everything" naan is a flatbread topped with smoked salmon and dill cream, and seasoned with palak paneer.

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Other dishes include a corned beef biryani: corned beef brisket, fried egg, basmati rice, cashews, and raisins.

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At The Farm Box, Googlers can try some fresh, farm-to-table cuisine.

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Food truck kitchens are flexible, and the culture supports innovation and stunt cooking. Bubba Bing, another truck The Whole Cart is currently operating on Google's campus, fuses Southern cuisine with dishes from the Far East.

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A "Chicken Adobo Gumbo" meal is a Southern twist on a classic Filipino dish. After being marinated in vinegar, soy sauce, and garlic, the chicken is served with gumbo vegetables over rice.

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The dish still comes in a nice bowl, even though it's made in a truck.

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The truck's quirky exterior reflects the influence of both cultures.

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A Googler rides his colorful bike up to the Old World Delicatessen truck.

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They'll have some pretty awesome sandwiches, like the one seen here.

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Not all of the food trucks are mash-ups — Mobile Masala, for example, serves up delicious Indian dishes.

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This rice and meat dish looks fantastic.

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On February 28, Axel Springer, Business Insider's parent company, joined 31 other media groups and filed a $2.3 billion suit against Google in Dutch court, alleging losses suffered due to the company's advertising practices.

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