Our Mission

Our mission is to provide you with traditional street food made with love, from ingredients sourced with kindness and care for our planet.

Our aim is to offer a range of delicious, nutritious, plant-based, food to festivals, events and private functions.

We strive to give discerning vegans a great choice, and show our meat-eating friends that they’re not missing out on taste by choosing to eat kindly!

About Us

Emerson Castro

FOUNDER + HEAD CHEF

Emerson Casto, founder/chef, was inspired to start a vegan food trailer after volunteering on board the John Paul De Joria (one of Captain Paul Watson's anti-whaling vessels) as head chef. Emerson's passion for cooking started at a young age and developed over the decades while working at various restaurants around Greater Melbourne.

Michelle Hanger

CO-FOUNDER

Michelle has been a passionate animal advocate since her early teens and is excited about contributing to a kinder world for animals.

We are Proud to Support these Charities ❤️

Castro's Corner Vegan Gold Coast. Black and white skull with an eye patch, pirate hat, and a trident, surrounded by the text 'Navy's Pirates Ship Operations'.

Neptunes Pirates

Neptune's Pirates is a marine conservation charity, a branch of the Captain Paul Watson Foundation, dedicated to direct action against illegal fishing and environmental destruction. Their mission is to defend, conserve, and protect marine life and ecosystems through intervention, investigation, and advocacy. 

Castro's Corner Vegan Gold Coast. Orange background with white text reading 'Animals Australia for a kinder world'.

Animals Australia

Animals Australia is an Australian animal protection and advocacy organisation that works to improve animal welfare through awareness campaigns, legislative changes, and international partnerships. They advocate for the rights of animals in areas like the live export industry, factory farming, and the killing of wildlife.

Castro's Corner Vegan Gold Coast. Logo of AnimalsAsia featuring a stylized bear head integrated into the letter 'A' with the text 'AnimalsAsia' and the slogan 'Kindness in action'.

Animals Asia

Animals Asia is a charity dedicated to ending bear bile farming and improving animal welfare across Asia. They operate bear sanctuaries in China and Vietnam, rescue bears from bile farms, and work to end the trade in dogs and cats for food, while also advocating for better treatment of captive animals in zoos and safari parks.