Start your own food truck business cart, trailer, kiosk, standard and gourmet trucks, mobile catering
"Catering to a new generation of foodies looking for quick and unique specialties, the mobile food business is booming with new opportunities. This book covers everything about how to start a gourmet food truck business"--
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Irvine, CA :
Entrepreneur Press,
[2021]
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| 245 | 0 | 0 | |a Start your own food truck business : |b cart, trailer, kiosk, standard and gourmet trucks, mobile catering / |c Entrepreneur Press and Rich Mintzer. |
| 246 | 3 | 0 | |a Food truck business |
| 246 | 1 | 4 | |a Start your own food truck business : |b your step-by-step guide to succcess |
| 246 | 3 | |a Entrepreneur magazine's Startup: |b start your own food truck business | |
| 250 | |a Third edition. | ||
| 264 | 1 | |a Irvine, CA : |b Entrepreneur Press, |c [2021] | |
| 264 | 4 | |c Ã2021 | |
| 300 | |a xvi, 181 pages : |b illustrations ; |c 23 cm | ||
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| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references and index. | ||
| 520 | |a "Catering to a new generation of foodies looking for quick and unique specialties, the mobile food business is booming with new opportunities. This book covers everything about how to start a gourmet food truck business"-- |c Provided by publisher. | ||
| 505 | 0 | 0 | |g Acknowledgments -- |g Preface. -- |g Chapter 1. |t From "grub" to gourmet: |t The history of mobile food -- |t The industry is booming -- |t The benefits of mobile food -- |t The increase in jumping into the mobile home business -- |t Food trucks in the time of COVID-19 -- |t Goin' mobile : your options: |t Food kiosks ; |t Food carts and concession trailers ; |t Food trucks ; |t Gourmet food trucks ; |t Vegan food trucks ; |t The mobile catering business -- |t Your customers: |t The breakfast club ; |t The lunch bunch ; |t Tastes for tourists and attendees ; |t The later nighters. -- |g Chapter 2. |t Planning a business: |t Are you hungry? ; |t Do you have the drive? ; |t Do you have the skills?: |t Marketing ; |t Customer service ; |t Multitasking ; |t Food knowledge ; |t The ability to try new things (and be creative) ; |t Repair skills ; t New media skills ; |t Stamina ; |t Number skills -- |t Can you compete? -- |t Business goals -- |t Part-time business -- |t Full-time business -- |t Extension of a current business -- |t The business plan. -- |
| 505 | 8 | 0 | |g Chapter 3. |t Whats on the menu?: |t Planning your mobile menu -- |t The next step -- |t Menu ideas: |t The basics ; |t Gourmet delights ; |t Ethnic favorites ; |t Desserts ; |t Beverages -- |t Buying your foods and ingredients: |t Wholesale food distributors ; |t Manufacturers ; |t Local and regional suppliers ; |t Greenmarkets and farmers markets ; |t Food cooperatives ; |t Shopping clubs. -- |g Chapter 4. |t What's off the menu?: |t Carts: |t Used carts ; |t Kiosks -- |t Food trucks -- |t Mobile catering trucks -- |t Retrofitting: |t Plan carefully : have a design in mind -- |t Where do food trucks and carts sleep? -- |t Taking care of your vehicle. -- |g Chapter 5. |t Solving the permits and parking puzzle: |t Licenses and permits: |t Take New York City -- |t Playing it safe -- |t Application process prerequisites -- |t Business permits -- |t Vehicle licensing -- |t Zoning, parking, and other considerations -- |t Location, location, location -- |t Scouting around and staging -- |t Lending a helping hand. -- |
| 505 | 8 | 0 | |g Chapter 6. |t Commercial kitchens: |t The commissary or commercial kitchen -- |t Finding a commercial kitchen: |t What you need to know about commercial kitchens ; |t Other options -- |t Health and safety first -- |t Become dedicated to cleaning: |t Establish a plan -- |t Vehicle presentation -- |t Hiring help: |t Hiring a chef ; |t Finding good help ; |t Finding applicants -- |t Interviews: |t Job description ; |t You're hired ; |t Rules and policies -- |t Taxes: |t FICA. -- |g Chapter 7. |t Spreading the word: |t What's in name?: |t Searching for business names ; |t Registering your business name -- |t The concept: |t Vehicle design ; |t Vehicle wraps ; |t Your logo ; |t Menu design -- |t Social media: |t Twitter ; |t Facebook ; |t Instagram -- |t Your website: |t Designing your website ; |t Web layout and design -- |t Establishing an online presence -- |t Marketing and promotional ideas: |t Giveaways ; |t Contests ; |t Word-of-mouth marketing ; |t Attending or staging local events ; |t Advertising and sponsorships ; |t Customer relations : service with a smile ; |t Public relations. -- |
| 505 | 8 | 0 | |g Chapter 8. |t Mobile event catering: |t Catering business fundamentals -- |t Know your market -- |t Setting up your menu -- |t Marketing ideas -- |t Professionalism: |t Catering contracts -- |t From setup to cleanup -- |t Food transport -- |t Catering from your vehicle -- |t Specialty services. -- |g Chapter 9. |t The all-important |t Dollars and sense -- |t Business startup costs: |t Insurance needs ; |t Legal and financial -- |t Operating costs -- |t Growing pains -- |t Volume -- |t Pricing -- |t Pricing principles: |t What a customer will pay ; |t Competitive pricing ; |t Higher or prestige pricing -- |t Your profit margin -- |t Making money. -- |g Chapter 10. |t Finding funding: |t First do the math -- |t Funding: |t Personal savings ; |t Friends and relatives ; |t Assets ; |t Banks or credit unions ; |t Outside investors : angels and venture capitalists ; |t Your presentation : make it mouthwatering. -- |
| 505 | 8 | 0 | |g Chapter 11. |t Franchising: |t The pros and cons of franchising -- |t Finding a franchise: |t Franchise brokers ; |t Do your homework ; |t Some possibilities -- |t Licensing : adding your own personal touches -- |t Franchising your business -- |t The savvy entrepreneur. -- |g Chapter 12. |t Moving on: |t Selling your business -- |t Getting a proper valuation -- |t Setting a sales prics -- |t Finding buyers -- |t Staying involved, or not -- |t And finally. -- |g Appendix: |t Food truck resources: |t Agencies and business associations: |t Cart, truck, kiosk, and trailer designers and manufacturers ; |t Vehicle wraps ; |t Commercial kitchens for rent or lease ; |t Equipment and supplies ; |t Franchising ; |t Funding ; |t Mobile food industry information ; |t National food suppliers and food clubs ; |t Catering supplies -- |t Other business websites: |t Business plans ; |t Credit bureaus ; |t Incorporation and legal -- |t Business books -- |t Small business software -- |t Internet business resources -- |t Additional online resources and recipe websites. -- |g Glossary -- |g About the author -- |g Index. |
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