Are You Forgetting About These Important Costs? Hi, folks! I’ve been asked about this topic, and thought I’d do a quick demonstration to help you out. When you decide the price for selling your hot dog, you need to take into account the cost of that dog. And I don’t just mean the price of […]
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BBQ Vendor vs Hot Dog Vendor and Health Inspector
What if a Competitor Calls the Health Department? Hey, folks! This might be a vendor’s nightmare… Being at an event, working hard and serving hot dogs, and having a competitor at the same event get upset and call in the health inspector. Well, it happens. What would you do? Here’s a true report from one […]
Top 40 New Vendor Questions (updated 2020)
Oh s&%@! I Got a Hot Dog Cart! Now What? Part 1: Questions 1-5 1. How many hot dogs do I take with me? 2. Which brand of ketchup or mustard should I use? 3. Is everybody going to know if I mess up? 4. Should I use paper boats or foil? 5. How many […]
Gio’s Success with Vending and Catering
Hog Dog and Sausage Vendor Expands Business Hey, folks! I received a message from Gio, and I had to share it with you! He started his hot dog business last year, and has already expanded quite a bit! Here is his short story, and lots of mouth-watering photos of what he’s slinging. Ben I started […]
Hot Dog Cart Q&A: Selling on the Strip? Veggie Dogs?
Happy St. Patrick’s Day, folks! Today we had some great questions about hot dog vending and other types of mobile food sales. Some of the topics we covered are: Can I order and sell pre-made food if I don’t cook? Doing business on the Las Vegas “Strip?” Is there a good brand of vegetarian hot […]