Two Dudes Share Their Opinion of the Twin Cities Food Truck Scene | FTE Episode 022
Last year was insane. If we didn't double either way there was an exponential increase in our food trucks last year compared to the years before that. - Andrew Steifer on the number of trucks operating in the Twin Cities area.- Happy Black Friday! For those of you located in [...]
The Great Food Truck Race Runner-up Tikka Tikka Taco Share Their Experience on the Show | FTE Episode 020
This particular show wasn't so much about the food as it was about the story and I would say the sales competition. That's what I would say at the end of the day what it was about. - Michael Swaleh on The Great Food Truck Race Today I'm speaking with [...]
How to Manage Operations for a Fleet of Food Trucks Like Bernie’s Burger Bus | FTE Episode 019
Be prepared to work harder. - Justin Turner's advice on opening a food truck business. The return will come, I believe. It just takes a lot of hard work and a long time doing it. A lot of people give up really fast.- Justin Turner Class is now in session [...]
Ninja Crowdfunding Strategies from FoodStart.com Founder Alex Sheshunoff | FTE Episode 017
It's not just the capital. It's creating buzz and it's creating this group of people that feel like it's their food truck too. - Alex Sheshunoff, CEO of FoodStart.com on the benefits using crowdfunding to help launch a restaurant. This week we're shifting our focus just a bit to focus [...]
The Mobile Restauranteur’s Guide to Dealing with Bad Reviews
This post was inspired by a listener email. I decided to write about the subject because I felt like it applied to a lot of restaurant owners. The sender asked me not to use their name, but had no problem with me sharing their question and my response here. Here's [...]
How DB’s Hotdog and Sausage Emporium Was Funded By FoodStart.com and Tax Returns | FTE Episode 016
Doug is owner of DB's Hotdog and Sausage Emporium serving up gourmet dogs to the hard-working residents of Kenosha, Wisconsin. Doug has successfully operated his business for about a year know and was able to launch his business with zero debt thanks to a tax return and a help from [...]