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GordonJ January 2, 2017 01:28 PM

10 food truck posted one day early
 
Here is tomorrow's card from the 52 Scattered Cards report, available complete until I reach number 15, then it goes off the market. 10 bux via paypal to [email protected]e is NOT a download, report sent by return email within 12 hours, usually. OK.

FOOD Truck from the report:
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  1. Build your own TACO and Pizza trucks, or any food truck. There is a lot of info out there, I have direct hands on experience with this, if interested in food trucks, give me a an email, make sure it has FOOD TRUCK in the subject header. [email protected]
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Some resources, one, your local library, you can get a copy via Interlibrary loan of Running a Food Truck for Dummies, or visit the author Richard Myrick's website:


http://mobile-cuisine.com/ You'll find a lot of information.



Most profit? Flavored Ice.

Most popular? TACO.


Easiest to start: PREPACKAGED Ice Cream. I talked to a guy who ran a 1.00 dollar ice cream truck route in FL. Actually covered a small part of Palm Beach County. Simple van with window and van covered in stickers of ice cream, a yellow light and the mandatory ice cream music.

Here is an example of what his product was.



In his case, he used Costco and GFS Marketplace which was new to S. FL.

Sam's club or any of those might work.
My local Sam's club has KLONDIKE BARS:
http://www.samsclub.com/sams/klondik...oc:product:1:3 at this price he gets them for .38 each, sells for 1.00 for a GROSS of .62



He claims to have netted .50 per dollar transactions, some products like ice cream sandwiches can be had for as low as .15 each.



He had a big freezer, and a small generator, although he said the freezer would be plugged in overnight and kept thing frozen most of the day. His "warehouse" was his garage, where he had another huge freezer, family style he picked up cheap.



He was able to pick up an older but nice looking van cheap too.


Good Humor is well known and is a good source of name brand product:

http://www.goodhumor.com/


Current eBay offers on food trucks:
http://www.ebay.com/bhp/used-food-truck


http://foodtrucks.net/?gclid=COy4t96HpNECFci1wAodCpQBUA Food truck specialist.



FL guy: http://www.trailerfactory.com/custom...FQO4wAodWz4HHQ


MUST READ ARTICLE, from the horse's mouths:
http://foodtruckr.com/2013/10/what-i...my-food-truck/


https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/220060 Article.


Amazon resources:
https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_s...=3CR4T4SLFBHLW



Product source: http://www.berlinerfoods.com/


More product sources:
https://www.vendingconnection.com/ye...s/yp-icecream/


Now I've focused on the EASIEST way to get started, one reason, you mostly don't need a food PREP license when selling pre packaged products, but part of YOUR research is to make sure you know all the licensing requirements in the area's you are going to work.



If interested in doing a traveling food truck, at fairs, carnivals and special events, then here are some resources to get you started:


http://smallbusiness.chron.com/food-...irs-14200.html


http://www.fairsandfestivals.net/art..._festivals/106


https://thebillfold.com/the-cost-of-...ead#.1mq6rrijp


http://mobile-cuisine.com/business/e...stivals-fairs/



Which ends where I started at Mobile Cuisine, if interested, I'd suggest you spend some time there, and having had one (my family, a Mr. Softee) I can shed some light on this.


Several years ago, I worked part time as a demo guy for GFS Marketplace and in the archives, somewhere, is a lot of information about 'DAVE" who had ice cream trucks (several) and had a Gyro truck set up in downtown Kent, OH, for many years and worked from about 10 to 3 on the weekends, he was different from the fast food and had lines in decent weather.



Weather is a big factor in Food Trucks, but for a small one or two person operation, a fun way to travel and see the country or to establish a local route and make a nice little income giving people what they want.



Any questions?


Gordon Jay Alexander

Dien Rice January 3, 2017 05:25 PM

Standard food trucks... and the not-so-standard...
 
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Originally Posted by GordonJ (Post 37602)
Here is tomorrow's card from the 52 Scattered Cards report, available complete until I reach number 15, then it goes off the market. 10 bux via paypal to [email protected]e is NOT a download, report sent by return email within 12 hours, usually. OK.

FOOD Truck from the report:

Hi Gordon,

Great ideas on food trucks!

When I think of food trucks, I think of the "standard" ones, like those selling...
  • hot dogs
  • hamburgers
  • french fries
  • tacos
  • hot coffee
  • ice cream
(which are all delicious!)

But if you want to be different, you could try a

Mac 'n cheese food truck!

These guys in Philly run a restaurant, but they also have a food truck

Who doesn't like Macaroni and cheese?

Yummm...

They've got 19 varieties of Mac 'n cheese (with different toppings)...

Mac Mart
http://macmartcart.com

(Check out their menu...)

Here's another Mac 'n cheese food truck in Georgia...

Mac the Cheese Truck
http://www.macthecheesetruck.com

Best wishes,

Dien

P.S. These are amazing ideas from Gordon... I've got Gordon's report, and at 10 smackers, it's a steal...!

Robert J. January 3, 2017 08:04 PM

Re: 10 food truck posted one day early
 
Gordon, I figure you won't have any more info on the Food Truck idea in the 52 pick up set, but what the heck.

I loved this info enough to pay $10 for it anyway!

Thanks!

Really looking forward to reading the "whole deck!"

GordonJ January 3, 2017 08:12 PM

Hopefully it will fire off a few biz idea neurons.
 
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Originally Posted by Robert J. (Post 37605)
Gordon, I figure you won't have any more info on the Food Truck idea in the 52 pick up set, but what the heck.

I loved this info enough to pay $10 for it anyway!

Thanks!

Really looking forward to reading the "whole deck!"


It is just an idea generator, and I do answer questions, but so far, it has been well rec'd. Many in the deck were standards, but with the new drummers in the Parade of Life, it as new to them.

Gordon

PS. You should have your copy by now. Thanks.


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