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Computer Science Major Opens Hot Dog Cart Jon Pedigo has opened Man’s Best Friend (MBF Hot Dogs) with the help of high school friends Chris and Marty.  Indiegogo was their platform to raise the funds, they purchased a Cash Cow hot dog cart and have officially opened for business. MBF Hot Dogs is not slinging [...]

Oscar Mayer New Bacon Hot Dogs

IT APPEARS THAT OSCAR MAYER has heard that I love bacon. They have announced the all new Bacon Hot Dog to be released soon and I am already packing my iPhone Debut camping gear.  I will be camped out in front of the grocery store starting now. I have read they are going to have [...]

DIRTY DOGS BUILDS A HOT DOG CART

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DIRTY DOGS DOES THE DIY Mr. Bill just wrote me and included some pictures of his awesome hot dog cart.  He took the Build A Cart video course, added some imagination, ingenuity and some genius and created this one of a kind DIY cart. He writes: I bought your DIY Cart package in March and [...]

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060 Hot Dog Vendor Radio – Selling The Sizzle – Sell Outs

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The Sizzle, The Winner, Events, Sell-Outs, Facebook Business! It’s all here this week.  We covered some ground on this show and got schooled on “SIZZLING”. Fellow Vendor is raising funds at FoodStart.com – http://foodstart.com/deliciousdishes Bob wins a bunch of stuff! Vendor questions working events and needs some guidance. Is your hot dog worth $7  - [...]

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HDVR 59 – STREET FOOD VENDOR Q AND A

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The calls came in and we learned about adding shaved ice, menu picture tips, the number one hot dog and much, much more.  Street food vendor tips were in abundance and we even answered a question or two. Alright Mr. and Ms. Street Food Vendor Show me some love. Open your iTunes panel Click iTunes [...]

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Hot Dog Vendor Daily Sales Log – FREE

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Want Your Very Own Hot Dog Vendor Daily Sales Log? Do you remember the beautiful and talented Miss Shelley West from Smokin’ Hot Dogs – well she’s at it again.  She brought us the hot dog vendor catering contract and now has designed the absolute best looking vendor daily sales log I have ever seen. [...]

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HDVR 58 Vendor Safety – 40 Questions with Answers

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VENDOR SAFETY AND MUCH MORE Click play above to listen so you don’t miss a thing.  The following are the show notes for HDVR 58. You are working your cart and a big man walks up and begins to open your pan lids, plundering around on your cart.  You can tell that he’s on drugs [...]

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SOLVED! BUNS AND HOT DOGS – EQUALITY

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WE HAVE BEEN SAVED!  GLORY, GLORY!  HOT DOGS I’m sure you’ve had the same dilemma – you purchase buns, you purchase hot dogs and you always have 2 more buns than wieners.  WHY?  It was a smart man that did the same and brought about the “bun length” wieners.  Remember that? Bob DeFratis sent over this top [...]

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HDVR 57 – BENSCARTS.COM AND MFVA PART WAYS

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OH NO – SAY IT AIN’T SO After years working with the National Assoc. of Hot Dog Vendors and then the Mobile Food Vendors Assoc. BensCarts.com, LearnHotDogs.com and Hot Dog Vendor Radio have parted ways from the MFVA. Not to bore you to tears, but from my perspective and the feedback I’ve been getting things [...]

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LEASE A HOT DOG CART $2.00 – VIDEO

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LEASE A HOT DOG CART After I got a couple of calls from some that had been approved for leasing a hot dog cart stating that they didn’t think that the financing (lease) was a good deal – I decided to make a video about leasing.  We break down a typical lease into the actual [...]

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ICE CREAM BIKE BUSINESS – INTERVIEW

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ICE CREAM BIKE FOR SALE OK, there are more than one ice cream bikes for sale.  I interview Jason of Love Hot Dog Co. / Lemonade Bros. and IceCreamBike.biz about these Green Ice Cream Bikes.  Yes!  I said green.  Did you know an ice cream trike can make you over $400 daily?  Well it can. [...]

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STREET FOOD VENDORS CALL IN SHOW – HDVR 56

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STREET FOOD VENDORS CALL IN – LIVE! From California to Vermont, one vendor after another called in to ask questions or share advice and updates.  We covered: News on Ice Cream Bikes Food Trucks Working The Locations No One Thinks Of Jumping Locations In A Single Day Craigslist Has Kept One Vendor Busy!  The Importance [...]

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HOT DOG VENDOR PROFITS 25% MORE

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HOT DOG VENDOR PROFITS Happy Jack’s Hot Dogs writes in with a great deal. “I wanted to share something that may be helpful to a few of your followers.  My wife went to an auction the other day and saw these freezers that were being sold from a high school closing.  I called the company [...]

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HDVR – 55 HOT DOG VENDOR RADIO – SPECIAL EDITION

HOT DOG VENDOR EXPERIENCES Click play above and be mesmerized.  Grab a snack and pull up a chair cuz this show is jam packed with goodness.  We heard from vendors across the country with tales of disaster to success.  YOU SHOULD JOIN US ON THE NEXT SHOW: APRIL 14th at 8:30pm EST. Click Here OH [...]

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HDVR 54 – EVENTS, BAD CREDIT LOANS AND MUCH MORE

HOT DOG VENDOR RADIO: HOW TO START A HOT DOG BUSINESS What a great show this was.  Not only did we cover some tips on how to start a hot dog business, we talked with vendors from across the country, we talked with the VP of Vienna Beef, we talked with Duggs Doggs (good good), [...]

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HDVR 53 DISCOUNTS FOR STREET VENDORS

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STREET VENDORS GET MORE AT HDVR Howdy folks.  This week we heard from Sean, the President and Director of the Mobile Food Vendors Association and we also heard learned about a new discount card for your prescriptions that WILL save you money.  I know first hand!  My wife took the card I printed from the [...]

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Hot Dog Vendor Radio 51 – Packed Full

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HOT DOG VENDOR RADIO This is a jam packed episode with several vendors calling in.  You will notice the blog talk system went down for part of the show but I have the link to the audio that you missed.  It’s about how much hot dog vendors make. Skip to the 14:52 minute mark on [...]

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FREE HOT DOG CATERING AGREEMENT

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Hot Dog Catering Agreement I wish I could claim responsibility for this, but I can’t.  This is from fellow vendor and friend Shelley.  She is the owner of Smokin’ Hot Dogs in Orlando, Florida.  I’m so impressed with how professional this is and creates great detail for the client and yourself.  It’s a complete catering [...]

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