To pursue your passion for food and hospitality, you do not need to start a full-fledged restaurant. A food truck business has a high-profit margin, cheap overhead costs, and is not out of reach. So, without breaking the bank, you may live your goal of being your own boss and sharing your passion for food.
Why It May Be Beneficial To Start A Food Truck Business?
Many first-time entrepreneurs are torn between the choice of opening a sit-down restaurant or launching a food truck business. When making your decision, make sure to keep in mind that there are various compelling reasons why you may love to take the food truck route.
First things first – there’s the initial cost you’ll need to invest in the startup. Running a food truck business is capital intensive as it requires a fair amount of money to start operations. However, this expenditure is still substantially lower than that required to open a fixed place restaurant, and there are much lower and better controllable overhead expenditures. In short, starting a food truck business is less risky and more affordable than starting a typical fast food or sit-down restaurant.
The food truck business has several possibilities when it comes to ‘location”. In the food industry, foot traffic is everything. Once you have decided on a restaurant location, that is it. On the other hand, mobile food trucks allow you to try out new sites near crowded office buildings, breweries, summer festivals, public parks, and downtown. A food truck allows you to find your target consumers rather than waiting for them to find you.
Additionally, there is the potential opportunity to build a loyal customer base. Several successful food trucks have cult-like followings, ensuring a steady revenue stream. The quality of the dining experience, affordable costs, and convenience are all reasons why many people choose to eat at food trucks. There’s a great chance to create brand loyalty if things go right.
Finally, the food truck business allows you to augment your income in other ways. Many food truck owners engage in catering, events, meal delivery, and even franchising as a side business. Furthermore, the vehicle itself is an interesting way to promote your additional services. There are a lot of different ways to make your mark in the food truck arena. Happy Food Trucking!
Follow My Food Truck (FMFT) Apps – A perfect platform to register as a food truck fanatic and or to register your food truck business.
Follow My Food Truck (FMFT) is the premier app for locating and interacting with your local food trucks. All the food truck owners can register their food truck business(s) and customers can see in real time where the trucks are if they are open for business. Customers can locate each truck wherever they may be driving to, stopping, or selling delicious food. In addition to locating food trucks, the customer can even see an individual Food Truck website/menu. The Food Truck Driver app (FTD) will also offer food truck drivers/owners an opportunity to send out messages, advertisements, notifications, and other information to potential customers.
As a food truck owner, think about the possibilities by signing up with Follow My Food Truck (FTD-Black Logo Above). It allows you the freedom to move all over to new locations (as a food truck should) while keeping your customers in the know! The consumer app automatically updates your location and can send notifications to nearby customers whenever the customer opens the (FMFT- White logo above) app!
When you download the Food Truck Driver app, you’ll have your own profile and exclusive features that’ll help you promote your brand and allow your committed customers to find you and, more importantly, BUY from you!
Currently, both apps are FREE as you just choose/sign up for a trial subscription. If you have any questions, please email ‘H’ Sarafa at [email protected] and/or visit http://followmyfoodtrucks.com.
