How to Start a Food Truck 

I personally enjoy the seminar . I believe it was educational, informative .and I would like to thank the people that prepared it and also the food truck owners that came forward and share their own experience.

How to start begins at 6:00

I'm working on getting my own food truck. I have been doing lots of research!!!!! I am still having problem starting. I've been saving for this business for a while! I'm finally ready to quit my job.

I've eaten at food carts in many cities, never had a problem. They get fresh deliveries throughout the day. I have seen more dirty food trucks than carts. Just because someone has a $60K mobile kitchen truck does not guarantee high sanitary standards. I wish you could experience one of the little potato carts in Mazatlan, Mexico. They fire roast large potatoes and have many great topping and grill fresh meats & fish too. They operate all night and sell hundreds of meals each night.

I was at this event!!! So funny I was just thinking about this just this week and I found it on YT!

I've been racking my brain for months trying to find a new business, change of direction. I love cooking and I'm known for it in family circles, however I guess I'll need more than that. I'm based in Paris, France so I know the dynamics will be hugely different. Thanks for this video which gives me hope. And reality!

this is awesome, thanks for making this and thanks for all the business owners who participated.

I absolutely love y’all!! I love this video 🖤

I absolutely love this video!!! I am also interested in starting a food truck. I really appreciate you all for taking the time to share this information. I wish you much more success!!!

Thanks for addressing the bathroom issue. I was wondering if this was an issue and I will definitely include a bathroom if I build my food truck/trailer

Very useful info, hope to cross the bridge of owning my food truck SOON!

This was really great and educational. Now i have a brighter outlook on starting my own food truck business...

Same with Big Wheel guy....but they did bring up some really great points.

Thanks…. a lot of great information

Thank you for the video very helpful!

Great panel and information!I'm inspired!

Here in Texas it's about $2000.00 for the different licenses, insurance and fees. That does not include inventory.

This is really useful. Thanks!!!

great vid, great info. Thanks!

I completely agree with your statement. I refuse to purchase food in my country from food carts, due to lack of food safety issues (hygiene, conservation etc), food trucks usually offer less risks. For example, in a food truck, cooks and food itself are more isolated from customers than compared to a food cart on a sidewalk, where anyone with a flu or any other air-transmissible disease can contaminate the entire food. A food truck also offers more storaging room than a cart.

Im half way thru this video and what Im hearing is just war stories about how they run their trucks. Funny how the guy that makes cupcakes says not to make burgers. I can say the same about cupcakes "how many ways can you redo a cupcake?" Im looking for more of a check list on how to get started. ie: Permits, Commissary kitchens, etc

Great Information, thanks

Would a Soup and Chili truck make money you think? Like, Gumbo, beans, chili, chicken soup, beef vegetable etc?

Very good information!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

For the past year I've been contemplating opening a restaurant here in ga but I know I won't be able to get the loan for a brick and mortar. Now I'm looking into a food truck especially since I'm by a military base and two colleges. I found this helpful so thank you for the info :)

if you can get a food truck get it. You drive everywhere and just pull up and serve where you can find a good spot. A cart needs loading and unloading and really more physical labor than a truck. To customers trucks are more presentable for some reason. its a mobile fast food restaurant that you can have running refrigerators and not just cold storage units. costs will be higher in a truck but you'll make a lot more $ also

How many trucks from the panel are still in operation?

Great information

+Jerry spurlock,I'm 100% agree with you,all about taste .

brilliant video

this is awesome, thanks for making this and thanks for all the business owners who participated. You (OCLS) should post business websites/twitters of the panel participants! I'm sure they would love to spread that info and I would love to see their product and maybe ask a few questions!

Hey does anyone know of a food truck/trailer that provides catering style ? Not sure if I'm correct but when I think of catering I think of food that was prepared in one location and served at another. I am looking to have the food cooked at a commissary kitchen, place in warmer that is located in the food trailer, and serve the food this way. Is this possible? I mean I see tons of restaurants serve food this way in NYC like Dominican or Jamaican restaurants. Also I see Canteen lunch trucks serving cooked food out the back that I know was prepared some place else. Thanks in advance, Louis.

Its the cupcake show...

How can the health inspectors allow there to be a bathroom inside the food service truck?

Thinking of starting a shawarma/kebab/gyros truck in New Bedford, MA. I need to summon a bit more courage, first.

Indeed, that "cupcake couple" is quite rude

Interesting video

What's the success rates of vegan and vegetarian food trucks?

If you guys come to Austin Texas Try Hey Cupcake! Yummy!

if u open it ill come every day

Are electric ELECTRIC GRIDDLE COUNTER TOP FLAT GRILL good to use?

Interesting...

Is it better to have a Food Truck or Food Cart??

Hi every one, We just got a location to put a food truck , I don't have a food truck yet ,i checked Kijiji for a use one ,for now.But i don't want to spend money to buy it but is not pass governments testes so i decided to buy a new one iam living Toronto Ontario ,if you can build a trilar or truck 24 to 26 ft for chpice and burger . Most of the companies are located U S A, If you can bulid at Toronto let me know please.

I spotted this video on the right side while I was watching a Pablo Francisco concert clip. Isn't that weird?

How much in fees Total per month / per Year ...Ball park figure???

I just wasted an hour hearing people telling everyone to go to my food truck. This seemed more like a cheap plug than actual information. Anyways, good luck to anyone starting there own business!

I like to start a foods truck too but can some one tell me how do you get a permit to park the truck in down town or certain area?

I'm on disability /crossing guard /and make jewelry how do I go about this kind of business ,how much is the license for kind of thing?

The last 20mns is full of resources for beginners. Earlier part is more about self promotion. Nonetheless, wonderful video

Seminar 101: If you have a few known high energy guest speakers, don't sit them next to each other. Spread them out amongst the panel. Kind of annoying watching the three or four buddies on the left controlling the discussion.

you should spend $200k on a food truck gourmet or otherwise. ps don't do anything other than a cummings turbo diesel with an allison automatic transmission with as many foward speeds as possible with as long a bed as possible. gasonline engines are fuel hogs and highly unreliable. you should then spend another $25k on maintenance before even building it out.

Why does the guy in the striped shirt like to shove the microphone in that blond woman's face? Relax pal, she doesn't want to eat it!

why

If anybody wants to look at my dad's aluminum box truck from TX, check out Newaygo county resale on FB. $1000 firm.