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Shoutout to the Rainey St truck community
just want to say the operators on rainey st are some of the most solid people ive worked around. we ...
How I cut food waste by 35% with a simple spreadsheet
Started tracking my daily prep vs actual sales for each item. After 3 weeks of data I realized I was...
Insurance costs in Texas -- am I overpaying?
paying $285/mo for my food truck insurance through Progressive. $1M general liability, $50k property...
Laminated menus save more money than you think
used to print new paper menus every 2 weeks because they get greasy and gross. spending like $30/mon...
Zilker Park food truck night -- worth it or tourist trap?
Did the Zilker food truck event last Thursday. Revenue was solid at $2,300 but the booth fee was $45...
Midtown Houston First Saturday Market recap
First Saturday Market in Midtown. Good crowd, mostly younger professionals. Revenue $1,450 off about...
Finally hit $5k revenue in a single week
idk who needs to hear this but it took me 14 months to hit a $5k week. Did it last week with 4 event...
Best spots in San Antonio for a new truck?
been running farmers markets on weekends but want to do weekday lunch spots. heard the pearl distric...
Switched from propane to flat-top electric -- saving $40/week on fuel
finally bit the bullet and went electric on my flat top. Running off a 50amp setup now. Propane was ...
Anyone dealt with the new Harris County health inspection checklist?
They added like 6 new items to the mobile food unit checklist this month. Thermometer calibration lo...
Hermann Park Spring Festival — 2 day recap
Hermann Park last weekend. Day 1 incredible $2,100 revenue. Day 2 it rained and we barely did $650. ...
anyone know a good commissary in the houston heights area? ours just raised rates by 30% and we cant afford $1,100/mo an
anyone know a good commissary in the houston heights area? ours just raised rates by 30% and we cant...
Negotiate flat fees at breweries
stop paying percentage fees to brewery venues if you can avoid it. I was doing 20% at a spot on sout...
First festival booth — worth $600?
got offered a spot at a festival next month. $600 booth fee. they say 5,000+ attendees. never done a...
Square + PitStop workflow?
Anyone else on Square + PitStop? I upload my end of day CSV and it pulls in card sales fine but cash...
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