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Very interesting article. I just bought a food truck (literally 24 hours ago) and while I am as new as it gets in the industry what I have learned so far is in
by tonyb 14y ago
Very interesting article.
I just bought a food truck (literally 24 hours ago) and while I am as new as it gets in the industry what I have learned so far is in line with this article.
We looked into starting a restaurant or event just a commercial kitchen to do catering out of. After much research and searching for a location we changed direction and went with a food truck.
The food truck has several advantages to us. Overall the cost is much cheaper. Also if we were to buy or rent a building and put money into building a kitchen that would be a sunk cost that we could never get back. If we outgrow the truck or decide this isn't the business for us we can sell the truck and get our money back.
A lot of the work does go into figuring out the health department stuff. Ohio is a lot more friendly than some other states but is still an area we have to dedicate a significant amount of attention to.
- xhrpost 14y agoWhere in Ohio are you serving? Edit: probably could have just checked your profile, looks like Lebanon/Cinci area. Cool.
- tonyb 14y agoYep, we are in Lebanon. We have full time "real" jobs so this is just a weekend gig. Our primary focus is going to be local events (Blues fest, country feat, etc.) but we will also be selling on non-event weekends too. We will also be doing BBQ Competitions. The first of the season will be the VOA BBQ Bash in West Chester (http://www.voabbqbash.org/ http://www.voabbqbash.org/). If you like BBQ you should come check it out. As we get closer to "Going Live" we'll update our website, facebook, and twitter. http://historicbbq.com http://historicbbq.com http://twitter.com/HistoricBBQ http://twitter.com/HistoricBBQ
- lifeformed 14y agoCool, I live right by VOA in West Chester, I'll keep an eye out for your truck!
- cjy 14y agoAre you operating yet? (hard to tell from your facebook page) I'm in Cincinnati and would give you a try.
- tonyb 14y agoThanks for the interest! Not quite yet. We just got the truck and are making some minor changes and getting a full wrap on it. We also have ordered a custom smoker so we are waiting for that to finish up. We hope to be up and running in early April.