How To Start a Home-based Food Truck Business (Home-Based Business Series)

From designing your food truck and identifying your market to establishing a business plan and determining the operational concerns of a mobile business, this comprehensive guide provides down-to-earth advice on every aspect of setting up and running a food truck business. Learn all about overcoming the hurdles facing the mobile food vendor, the legal aspects of food safety, menu planning, setting up your home-based headquarters, and navigating the catering industry. Whatever your plans, each chapter can help you experience the satisfaction of establishing and building your own home-based food truck business and reaching opening day! Look for useful charts and worksheets throughout the book, including: Preferred Vendor Checklist Start-Up Cost Worksheets Sample Operational Weekly Schedule 7878 Outfitting your mobile kitchen Attracting customers Navigating operations concerns Understanding legal aspects and food safety Building your menu So you want to start a food truck business Getting started Market research Setting up your business Legal aspects and food safety Outfitting your food truck Menu planning, price structures, and catering Understanding marketing, promo, and advertising Dealing with customers Operational concerns Open for business Growing your business Appendix A: Mobile food operator resources Appendix B: Mobile food truck cooking resources Appendix C: Special event planning guide. Discusses how to start a food truck business, covering market research, business planning, financing, legal issues, marketing, menu planning, dealing with customers, daily operations, and growing the business Everything you need to know to run a profitable and satisfying food truck business from your home