Why you should not open a food truck : Disadvantages of starting a food truck business
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- Why you should not open a food truck : Disadvantages of starting a food truck. I give you 10 reasons why food trucks fail or could fail when you start.
00:00 Intro
01:56 Weather
03:07 Costly Spoilage
04:18 Permitting and licenses
05:38 profit Margin
09:07 Employees
10:24 Food Industry Experience
11:35 Lifestyle
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10 reasons why you shouldn't open a food truck. He says there's always pros and cons to owning a food business. The best thing about the food truck industry is that it's cheap, he says. Damien has been in the food industry for over 30 years. The weather plays a big role in whether you're going to be profitable or not.
Food trucks can fluctuate from day to day, and that could make a big problem when you're trying to be profitably sustainable. The food truck industry is growing at a faster rate than other industries. Food truck business can be a little tricky because of permits and licensing, licensing, confusion, confusion over permits and licenses and different types of business sizes. Profit margin is something that you may not realize it's not as much as you thought, or because spoilage can offset any profits. Employee turnover is the biggest problem for food truck businesses.
The profit margin may not be as much as you thought it would be, says owner of food truck company. Unprepared events can lead to poor customer service and low sales at a food truck business. If you're unprepared for an event, that's a big problem too. Finding employees who are trustworthy is another problem. If you don't have enough food to feed your customers, you'll have to pack up and call it a day.
. She says you need to have some food industry experience if you want to be successful. Her advice Get some experience before you even get into it. If you are not up for working at least 12 to 13 hours or 14 hours, she says. If you think that running a food truck is going to put a hundred thousand dollars in your pocket a month, when you first start, you need to think again, or just stick to the job that you're doing, says food truck owner.
If you're looking to get rich, either play the lottery or get a six figure paying job, but it's not going to happen with the food truck. Here are 10 reasons why you shouldn't open a food truck business. If these helped you out, understand the pros and the cons of course.
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Ok I will check some of them later
Hi, I actually own a food truck & I would like to say that these are just things people should know before opening a food truck but it should definitely not discourage you from opening your truck. Theres a lot of pro’s.
1. low start up cost
2. Opening a restaurant is EXPENSIVE if you dont have enough money for a restaurant and want to start building a name for yourself a food truck is definitely the route to go
3. Flexibility to be able to take your business to any city
4. You are a mobile marketing sensation everywhere you drive people are seeing your name it is easy for them to pull out their phone and follow you on IG
5. You don’t need staff right off the bat you can work your business yourself in the beginning until you work your way up
I think this video is discouraging, the weather is not a reason to not open a food truck. Because when the weather is bad your traffic in a store is slow too. So please entrepreneur give it a try!
Good one ❤️🙏
Thank you for this. These are the PRO tips I hold on to. ❤
Exactly...this guy's weak
Have you ever has that instant in life where you say, "I wish I would have known that sooner", and realize you would have done things differently? I think he's trying to inform, not discourage.
@@krane15 hes weak and whining
This doesn't scare me I will still start my truck business
real
Who said it was suppose to scare you? It is called being realistic, good luck.
@@alp.9672 someone’s having a bad day
@@arman-fu4pv ?? Im fine, the purpose of this was not to scare them. Risk come with entrepreneurship period.
I am thinking about a new type of restaurants: eating-spots
in eating-spots, food keeps changing, chefs also rotate
this is opposed to current restaurants,
thanks to this rotation of food and chefs, eating-spots are more powerful than restaurants,
along with that, there is an app,
people vote for the food that will be cooked in the next days
menu is influenced by the live input of the people via an app
If you have a situation like # 9, donate the food to a local homeless shelter, etc and use it as a tax right off. It's a win-win.
I started out with a hot dog cart 3 years ago and it's been very profitable. I'm going to expand to a bigger food trailer next year and I'm excited about it. I don't want a food truck because if it breaks down I'm out of business, with a trailer if my truck breaks down I can always rent a truck to tow my food trailer and I'm still good to go while my truck is in the shop!
THESE are great points actually carts are alot less to maintain and easier to get around great point, and can be multiplied to operate 3 or 4 at the same time with simple help hiring someone to run the cart at multiple locations smaller investment as well.
food truck moment is growing, any type of business there is a risk, rules, costs and nothing is easy, if you don't try you won't succeed don't let this type of people demotivate you, go be you on boss get your food truck earn 200,000 a 375,000 per year don't be a 15 dollar employee or don't stay home waiting for the unemployment check.
We own our own business and are starting a food truck business as an additional business to add to our portfolio. I can say this, anyone who wants to start any type of business should have some management experience and and a little project management experience. If you have this under your belt you can be successful at anything. Also, thinking outside the box is and will always be what sets you apart from people giving you 10 reasons to not do anything.
There's always pros and cons
@@MarketingFoodOnline there’s pros and cons to everything in life duh
@@eddie8376 fr lol
Great content. I’m trying to start one next year and going through the research first. BUT this video should be 10 things to watch out for. Everything on this list are great things to keep in mind but all of them combined isn’t enough not to try. But great guide on what to do. Very helpful for me and thank you.
Listen to this, we don’t want the extra competition 😉
Right lol! 😂
Let’s share this everywhere there’s about 50 food trucks where I run mine 😅
Really liked this I feel it’s super helpful thanks for the content
thanks for sharing this crucial details !
my wife quit on me so anyone can quit on ya lol I'm just a taco stand ATM it's not for everyone it's a ruff ride but hey I'd rather be doing this than standing inside a warehouse for 12 hours IL stand in the cold before I go back to that life
OK.
Thanks for sharing overlooked issues in this industry. You are so right about the need for experience. Most people think of fast-food joints as good work for teens; but they are also great places to gain insight into the realities of a food service business. Running any food related biz is more than brewing coffee or flipping burgers...SMILE!!!
Thanks for making this video
I saw a bubble tea stand make 15K in a weekend. The money is there. You just need to be on it, have no employees, no dept, and don’t quit your day job. If you do those thing your success is almost guarantied.
With 100k overhead or debt
@@jamesadamgleason9471 no debt. That is why you fail.
I’m still super excited to be getting my food trailer in May!!! We enjoyed doing events under our pop up tent last summer, can not wait to be cooking in the trailer. We were only able to bring a limited supply last summer, we sold out way too early several times.
Should be getting my trailer on Friday!
How is it going? Where is your truck located?
@@MsSallyRock we are located in middle Tennessee near Nashville. We are doing good so far, last night we almost hit $500 ($491) in sales for 1 hour!
Hey man I m running a food truck and all the 10 points you have told are 100% right specifically the most important one profit margin and the point about employees, point to add also the mental stress is damn omg can't take it
Excellent info!
Thanks for the input. Everything you mentioned was great advice! Well organized with good examples.
Glad it was helpful!
Thanks for sharing
Depends. I started a food truck with my friends. Weve had a great time. We have good support. And we really enjoy being together running the truck.. I get free food whenever I want. I did sacrifice about three months making hardly anything but our passion pushed us through.
That’s why most people open a food truck with family
loved your video but number 1 was not going to get rich or make 6 figures on a food truck, but yet you say at a big 3 day event you can clear $5000, to $15000 or more?? well thats making big big bucks to me Thanks Ryan
hey Ryan! Yes and no let me clarify, depending on the event some events being large and full of customers yes the potential is Huge for profit, but many food truck operators have to be persistent and patient in the goal of the food truck being a long-term business and reap huge profits, also aside from many factors like food costs , revenue, markup etc. you could or could not become rich. I have found running my food business stick with through the ups and down you WILL be a success.
I feel like this video is mislabeled! This should be “10 Things to Watch Out For When Operating a Food Truck”! 😄
Thank you for what you are doing, You are on target. Have owned so many I have actually forgotten. People should have to have some kind of educational certif from you b4 they even TRY 🙂
Even the reality television shows are really reality; this video is.
‘Preciate cha’
Great video, I wanna buy a food truck soon. Like you said, you got to know the bad and the good before doing anrything.
Most of the things here are challenges for food and beverage business in general, not just apply to food truck
Made me want to do it more now cause this list is normal
Great video!
Thanks!
I plan to open my own pizza food truck hopefully in 2-3 years and have it as a side project. It’s going to be hard to manage it fully but if I can convince a family member to run it for me then it can be a win win situation as they’ll be trusted over some random employee.
this is awesome BUT do yourself a favor make sure you have a "contract" agreement as to what you own what they own what they can do and cant do spelling this all out in a contract is best for all parties involved from experience make sure you have it on paper
@@MarketingFoodOnline I will want to own 100% of the business. Having multiple owners for a small food truck just doesn’t make sense unless they want equity of your too low in capital.
Great video!!.. should be titled "where you f-Up in your food truck business" tho lol.. Thank youu for these points! 😊
I’m confused… isn’t there a fridge and or freezer in the truck? Can’t you see from the number of clients if you need more and just get it out? Why would there be a big shortage or spoilage? Sorry just trying to understand
I call it how to find excuse for not to start a food truck 😅😅
we like to give the 2 sides of reality there are both pros and cons
Answered my questions quite nicely. Those hours and the time it take to make a profit.
I feel that these reasons could be applied to any business, not having a passion for food can replace anyone of those points, poor health also are better reasons to me
The points are still valid, and not everybody considers them enough.
What about food deliver apps would they help? Can imagine you would be just as marketable as a restaurant on those and as long as your work area is dry you could serve up till midnight.
yes believe it or not food trucks can benefit big time with delivery apps.!!!!
Can you turn up the music? I can almost hear you
That’s what im talking about. 💯 We should connect, there may be some ways for us to work together.
do it as second job; keep full time job...lol and do it with your wife or husband so problem with employee solved....lol. Great VDO, Thank you for upload. very useful.
I find Number 10 to be quite non existent around where I live bc the weather is always terrible and my family has gotten 15k on a normal day which is heavy rain/hail and no one cares about weather
Your information is very good but the music is kinda distracting. Sorry had to say that. Anyway, thanks for good content
Agreed
Agree
Much more simple with cotton candy and ice cream I would imagine. Of course some of the things talked about in the video will still have to be
considered.
All of these reasons to not open a food truck are things that happen in the food industry period. Building or truck. I think these are things to be AWARE of, but not why you SHOULD NOT have a food truck. People will be good at being a business owner and some people won't. A lot of times it depends if you are really willing to invest your time and educate yourself properly.
It's hilarious how you make it seem like the lottery gives you better odds of getting rich. I highly doubt those odds are better
I think maybe you should retitle this video. Its all good info.
Maybe ten essential things to know when owning operating a food truck. Cause that's really what it sounds like. Good info thank you.
Great idea
As a subset of "permitting and licenses" should be Health Inspections. In NYC and some other jurisdictions, food trucks and carts are subject to the same inspections as brick-and-mortar restaurants. You MUST keep your cart up to standards at all times.
What part of the world are you in? I'm assuming you're in America...
Must of those are for any business. If you don’t make money why in the they are so expensive trucks thanks
Yeah it’s really hard
Why I am not purchase food van
Doesn't make any sense to me what I understand that either one you wanna be the only one who has that business or you looking for people to come to you to help them to open a food business and new partnership
#9- Go to any school and feed the staff! They'll appreciate it. Or go to a nearby base and give back!
Is the purpose of the weather ?
I don't think many people are going to your food truck in the freezing cold rain.
I see these as typical issues with any food business. Maybe not the permit and licensing so much because you would need more than one. But the others are typical food business issues.
So running an E-commerce business is not profitable either? You mentioned not turning a profit for quite some time.
Hello yes running an ecommerce business is profitable the challenge many new ecommerce busines face is sticking with it and uderstanding the need for markting. Ecommerce businesses cant just start and turn a profit. LIKE retail locations you need to let people know your there. ( online of course) thanks !
Thank you for the response. I am close to the purchase of a small food trailer and most of the videos I've watched of yours have been supportive about that. I was surprised to see this one. I'm having some doubts now. 😕
Um for me there is no audio
Thanks for the info... to me, many of these disadvantages are ones that ANY food business is going to have in general.
Very true!
What about working by yourself and not hiring any workers?
at first this sounds good and will work for a while but getting exhausted could happen
Work smart, not working hard
Video starts at 2:00
Well it's all about the food,, if the food is good the people will be coming back for more,,
True, but they have to come there in the first place. Its also about consistency. Mc Donald's is always the same anytime, anywhere.
Am sorry how about working by ur own with no employees
Pros and cons exist for everything but you have my attention.
I think the point is, now you get to decide it the cons outweigh the pros.
Employees are always the worst part of any business
With all the delivery food apps. If you are still struggling. You must be some kind of....
U will not get rich on a food truck but I can certainly gain very well if Ur smart, hard worker and patient
Thank you you talked me out of it
If this guy talked you out of it , it was never for you. Weak mindset.
Ty I have been wanting to start a restaurant for a while and people say a food truck is easier well I told them no so ty for providing me proof that I'm right
Well what he was doing, was showing negatives to owning a food truck because he mainly focuses on the positives on his channel. There will be negatives whether u open a food truck or brick&mortar but I would say that a food truck is easier, it helps you get clientele by being able to move around your city and it's a lot less money to maintain monthly basis.
@@joelcharlemagne1581 well I know that the reality is there's a downside to anything we do but I think having a brick and mortar location would make it a little bit easier because I wouldn't have to worry about vehicle maintenance and all that stuff added on top of all my other problems and best of all my plan is to start a food stand build a reputation and make the restaurant but helps if you have a reputation in this business everyone try to make McDonald's but they ain't going to know the mom and pop place so you got to have a name and give them a reason or to consider you over the choking puke they already know
I am thinking about a new type of restaurants: eating-spots
in eating-spots, food keeps changing, chefs also rotate
this is opposed to current restaurants,
thanks to this rotation of food and chefs, eating-spots are more powerful than restaurants,
along with that, there is an app,
people vote for the food that will be cooked in the next days
menu is influenced by the live input of the people via an app
Having a brick and mortar is harder, believe me. I've had both.
@@faye5942 yeah the plan is to make enough money and a reputation doing a food truck and then to open a nice cafe
Good thing pizza toppings don’t spoil fast
Maybe only in America
Good information but the background music was simply annoying and takes away from the message
thanks for the heads up we will take note in the future videos glad it helped
Well weather is not a problem when you hace Uber eats 🤭
You just need to brush up with some positivity brother bless your heart.
The man is laying down facts for you, instead of blowing sunshine up your ass. You should be grateful.
People like you are weird to me, being realistic is called negativity?
@@alp.9672 I have three food trucks and a food trailer which is barbecue feel free to look them up.. greatruckgrub!!! We kick ass in Tampa all the way to Saint Pete!! Enjoy your life be blessed and stay positive stop letting things bother you.
@@michaelviens2894 Youre totally missing the point. It’s not about brushing up on positivity. Like other commenter said he was laying out facts. I’m sure you are aware of a thing called business plan and calculating risk in business.
@@michaelviens2894 hell yea brother!!!
I don’t get it.🤔
All these issues, apply for every food industry
Why have something to do only with food trucks
Because food trucks are mobile.
If you believe you can accomplish your goal...or you're convinced you won't succeed, you're probably right.
What kind of person you are is your choice.
Good video but the background music was very distracting
Sorry for that
Too late im ready on busines and making frog skins
Sounds like you don’t set the right expectations when you hire people or your a bad manager if you have to hire people that often
Not true. That's just part of the industry. People don't expect to work there as a career.
I think bad management is more normal for the industry than employees who ultimately end up still in the industry just not with YOU
You don’t need experience if you can make good food you can make good food. If you can’t find a new job
He said 5 10 thousand or more for 1 event 🤑😫
When you have a restaurant you caan go places
You should not open a food truck if you sold out early? Huh?
WHY DO YOU KEEP REVERSING THE SHOT AND RANDOM ZOOM INS AHHHHHHHH great video though thank you for the insight
Noone wants to help me and I only have 13 years to retirement. Damn.
Some people are just afraid of success
I wish you were where I live I've always wanted to have a food truck
@@rodneygipson8087 what are you wanting to do? I have so many ideas but if I get started by myself I'll probably just do cotton candy
@@JJLewis-so1iq right because by alone it's supposed to be really hard. I have a few ideas also but like easy quick foods, something that there's not many people selling. And that's funny because something like that actually Crossed my mind because it would be easy
@@rodneygipson8087 well, start up is inexpensive. You don't need a whole lot of equipment. Anyway. Good luck
meatloaf and snow cones..that's where it's at
Petrified food too.
If you make good food people will come to ur truck
The government fks up many a good idea.
nice video but for the love of god stop flipping your video its so distracting
You're the older Justin Bieber. Lol
This advice would affect ANY business. Your employees might steal from you? Permits? Spoiled food? Name ANY restaurant this doesn't happen to. This is a dumb video.
So don’t start cause you have a family lol
On the other hand, put them to work.
I feel like he tried failed then did 6 more times and realized his only ability is youtube because he cant be a true actor.......
Also you didn't mention your biggest mistake....Never Never partner with your wife especially if you are not successfully skilled
LOL, it depends on how well you two get along. Who has the most experience (gives the orders) and who does not (takes the orders).