Start your own food truck business [electronic resource] : cart; trailer; kiosk; standard and gourmet trucks; mobile catering; bustaurant / The Staff of Entrepreneur Media, Inc. & Rich Mintzer.

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ISBN:

9781613083109

Title:

Start your own food truck business [electronic resource] : cart; trailer; kiosk; standard and gourmet trucks; mobile catering; bustaurant / The Staff of Entrepreneur Media, Inc. & Rich Mintzer.

Author:

Entrepreneur Media, Inc.

Corporate Author:

Entrepreneur Media, Inc.

Edition:

2nd ed.

Publication Information:

New York : Entrepreneur Press, 2015.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (216 p.)

Series:

StartUp Series

General Note:

Description based upon print version of record.

Contents:

Contents; Acknowledgments; Preface; Chapter 1: From Hot Dog Wagons to Bustaurants; Chapter 2: Planning a Business; Chapter 3: What's On the Menu?; Chapter 4: What's Off the Menu?; Chapter 5: Can I Park Here? Licenses, Regulations, and Points of Sales; Chapter 6: The Word Environment. Commercial Kitchens, Cleaning, and Hiring Help; Chapter 7: If You Park It, They Will Come--or Not. Marketing and Promotion; Chapter 8: Mobile Event Catering; Chapter 9: The All-Important Costs; Chapter 10: Finding Funding; Chapter 11: Franchising; Chapter 12: Moving On; Appendix: Food Truck Resources; Glossary

IndexStart Your Own Business, 6th Edition, Excerpt; On Your Mark ...; Part 1: Think; Chapter 1: Introduction; Chapter 2: Taking the Plunge. Get Ready to Be an Entrepreneur; Contents

Subject Term:

Food industry and trade -- United States -- Management.

Food service management -- United States.

Food trucks -- United States.

New business enterprises -- United States.

Added Author:

Mintzer, Richard.

Format:

Electronic Resources

Electronic Access:

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Publication Date:

2015

Publication Information:

New York : Entrepreneur Press, 2015.

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Summary

Start Your Own Food Truck Business and Satisfy Your Hunger for Success

At over a billion dollars, the mobile food industry is enjoying more publicity and notoriety than ever before. Catering to a new generation of foodies looking for quick and unique specialties, the mobile food business is booming with new opportunities for eager entrepreneurs like you.

From gourmet food to all-American basics and hot dog wagons to bustaurants, our experts give you the delicious details behind starting and running a successful mobile food business.

This guide covers:
Six of the hottest mobile food options: food carts, concession trailers, kiosks, standard and gourmet trucks, mobile catering, and bustaurants
Identifying the perfect foodie niche and customer base
Creating menu items that save time, money, and space in the kitchen
Finding a profitable location, time and time again
Attracting new and loyal customers with social media platforms like Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter
Managing daily operations, costs, and setting prices
Licenses, codes, regulations, parking, and other considerations

Plus, gain recipes, shopping lists, favorite equipment buys and more from practicing food truck entrepreneurs.

From choosing a vehicle to franchising and everything in between, learn what you need to know to get your business moving toward success!

Author Notes

For more than 30 years, Entrepreneur Media has been setting the course for small business success. From startup to retirement, millions of entrepreneurs and small business owners trust the Entrepreneur Media family -- Entrepreneur magazine, Entrepreneur.com, Entrepreneur Press, and EntrepreneurEnEspanol.com -- to point them in the right direction. The Entrepreneur Media family is regarded as a beacon within the small to midsized business community, providing outstanding content, fresh opportunities, and innovative ways to push publishing, small business, and entrepreneurship forward.

Rich Mintzer is an expert in making complicated topics reader-friendly, including business, technology and environmental concerns. He has written more than 45 nonfiction books on a wide range of topics. He has also spent 20 years as a magazine journalist and the past several years writing and producing web content.