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Diversifying the Business


Shauna

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Our vending business is going well. We are gradually adding new locations as we find them, but now my dear husband has the desire to open a food truck.

He is a great cook, and when he gets together with his friends, they cook for three days straight, and eat all weekend.

So, the first weekend in June, we are running an experiment. We've planned a great menu for a cookout at Wind Rock, a four wheeling convention in East Tennessee, that will hopefully make us some money, but more importantly will give him the experience of cooking for customers. If that goes well, we'll start looking at building a food truck.

I believe this is a good way to diversify our business, because we can sell drinks out of the truck that we have in the machines around town.

We are concentrating on one main dish, to make sure he has the ability and desire to conquer that task, along with chips, candy and drinks that we normally sell in the business.

Puerto Rican pork tacos on a flour tortilla, slaw, and a chipotle sour cream sauce that will add a little extra heat. About 3 oz of meat per taco, on 6 inch flour tortillas. We'll be selling the tacos at $3.50 each or 3 for $10. He'll be making about 480 servings, and hopefully he'll be able to move them all during the three day event.

Wish us luck!

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As a former OPS manager of a concession stand for 2 years, I'll tell you the money is good. A lot of guys lose it when their suppliers fleece them and they don't realize they're losing money. As a vendor by trade, I doubt that will be a problem for you though. If you do decide to build the food truck, PM me and I'll send you what info I still have from the old project- maybe you can use some of it.
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Thanks, dogcow, I'll look into that.

And PerformaVending, I appreciate any info you could give.
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