Vendor inquiries ranged across several topics, but pricing and promoting hot dogs and street food come up more than once.

Howdy folks!

Jason Brown and I sat down to answer some street food vendor questions.

This Street Food Vendor Q&A will be helpful for you, in particular if you’re just starting out, or thinking about getting into the business.

What’s in This Pricing And Promoting Video?

• Where would Ben start now, if he was starting all over again? Lemonade
• How do I get started with vending in Philly?
  • Maybe talk to Jason?
  • “Oh shit, I gotta hot dog cart, now what?”
  • Or go to learnhotdogs.com and click on the article at the top of the page, “How to Start a Hot Dog Business.”
• (5:15)      Can you build a food truck in a pop up trailer? Yep. /Check out these amazing coffee trailers!
• (6:15)     Mobile, Alabama is hard to start food vending? Yeah, but if you get through the red tape, you’ll be golden
• (7:29) What’s the average price for a chili dog?
  • Don’t be lowest… too much competition at the bottom
  • Good product for a good price
• (8:50) How to NAME your business. Don’t pigeonhole your business like we did…
• (10:00) Should I join Hot Dog University?
  • Join Vendors United instead. You’ll get more bang for the buck. It’s like a dozen food vending universities in one… And you can sign up for free full accesss for 5 days…
• (14:00)   How can you promote your business?
  • Business Facebook page
  • Instagram
  • Golidlocks.com has all the holidays listed if you need ideas for posts
  • Collect phone and email from customers!
  • Post new stuff all the time, not just where you’re gonna be…
  • Use great pictures! Not just your logo. No one cares about your logo.
  • (16:20) Post on local FB groups… just a picture of your food and where you’re gonna be…
  • Be creative! Don’t just share your business logo.
    • “I had a flat tire yesterday, but luckilly I got’er fixed because we’re gonna be down at Joe’s Hair Salon tomorrow!”
• (18:30)   What do you do if you have more business than you can handle? Jason is gonna tell ya.
  • Hone in on your menu and target audience
  • Make sure you have good people. Train a manager!
  • Lots of good advice on this in Vendors United
• (22:00) A great vendor success story from Greenbay, WI!
• (24:25)   Should you do different lemonade flavors?
  • Yes!
  • Southern Snow (80+ flavors)
• (30:45) Do you need a license plate for your cart? Depends on your state
• (31:30)   If I’m starting without a cart, what can I expect from initial inspection?
  • Depends on your state, but I give you some general advice. Make sure to check out this page.
• (33:50)   A popcorn Cottage Food success story!
• (34:15)   How many toppings should you offer when you start?
• (36:20)   Napkins or papertowls?
  • Jason says, ‘beverage naps!’
• (37:15) Can you offer pulled pork as a condiment in North Carolina?
• (39:20) Can you 1099 an employee? How to set them up as subcontractors!
• (41:00)   What can you vend in Tennessee without a license?
• (41:40)   Can you vend from a hot dog cart in a wheelchair?
  • Some do, but difficult because of the height of the cart
  • There are ways to do it!
• (44:00)   How much should you charge for a hot dog?
• Join Vendors United!
• Book a private consult with Jason Brown! It will explode your business!

Watch the video!

There outta be enough in there to get you off to a whoppin’ start!

Good luck! I love ya!

And if you want to take your vending business to the next level, go and get together with the best vendors on the planet HERE (it is 100% free to try it out for 5 days!!)…

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