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re: Anyone here attempt to start up a food truck business?
Posted on 12/15/25 at 3:09 pm to ThreeBonesCater
Posted on 12/15/25 at 3:09 pm to ThreeBonesCater
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We were at an event once where a guy sold hand held Frito pies - gas station bag of Fritos with pulled pork, BBQ sauce, and a plastic fork stuck in it for $5. He murdered it, we had an alright day after he ran out of food
First time I had this particular treat(with the bag of fritos and all) was at a baseball tournament on Rougon Rd near Erwinville when I was a kid in the late 70's. No pulled pork, but ground meat and chilli with melted cheese instead. Damn good.
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Posted on 12/15/25 at 3:17 pm to Donaldguthrie
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Donaldguthrie
quite a bump.
my wife has had 2; she did them almost all by herself since i have a full-time job.
my advice: coffee trucks have a quick recoup on investment becauses costs & spoilage are low. traditional food trucks..you're married to it and it will eat you alive. its a younger person's game for sure.
i think they're way more work than they're worth unless you just want to be married to it.
Posted on 12/15/25 at 3:45 pm to Powerman
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Anyone here attempt to start up a food truck business?
I'd do a baked potato truck. Easy to have a ton of potatoes ready to go, and just have some toppings to slap on them.
Posted on 12/15/25 at 10:15 pm to Powerman
Fresh fruit smoothies
Posted on 3/20/26 at 7:34 am to Powerman
Almost a year old but I ran a food truck in the UK for about 3 years before selling it.The hardest part isn't the food - it's getting consistent foot traffic and standing out.
Permits, locations, competition all matter, but what actually moved the needle for us was getting local press coverage.
I hired Jill Kent at PR Superstar to handle media outreach and she got us featured in local food blogs and a couple regional publications.
The visibility from those articles brought way more customers than social media ever did.
Figure out your niche first, then think about how to get noticed. A good truck in a bad location with no visibility will fail.
Permits, locations, competition all matter, but what actually moved the needle for us was getting local press coverage.
I hired Jill Kent at PR Superstar to handle media outreach and she got us featured in local food blogs and a couple regional publications.
The visibility from those articles brought way more customers than social media ever did.
Figure out your niche first, then think about how to get noticed. A good truck in a bad location with no visibility will fail.
This post was edited on 3/23/26 at 3:32 am
Posted on 3/20/26 at 8:27 am to Powerman
Wing truck
Smoke wings during off time and store cold
Flash fry to order and offer handful of sauces/rubs
Offer flats, drums, or mix
Well seasoned fries and a good fresh buttermilk ranch
Good luck
Smoke wings during off time and store cold
Flash fry to order and offer handful of sauces/rubs
Offer flats, drums, or mix
Well seasoned fries and a good fresh buttermilk ranch
Good luck
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