Welcome to HDVR 192! It’s your weekly dose of street food wisdom and hot dog cart knowledge, with Ben (Hot Dog Cart Store) and Jason (Love Food Truck Co.)! The pros are back to answer questions on selling hot dogs, catering, lemonade stands, and more. HDVR 192 Questions and Answers Here are some of the […]
licensing
Licenses for Every Location? No way
Multiple Licenses Required? I got a question from Kandi about how many licenses are required for a mobile food cart in her town. It’s normal for a city to require a license for a hot dog cart or street food vendor. But an official told Kandi that she would need not just one license, but […]
Crazy Limited Business Permits
A vendor sent a question about some ridiculous limitations on business permits for a town. I hear stuff like this all the time and my first piece of advice is always this: ask to see it in writing. Business Permits for Food Carts Too Limited? One vendor reported having heard that you have to take […]
Catering in Arizona?
Catering in Arizona is a great business, if you can figure out the rules. I’ve been helping somebody navigate the health department rules for Maricopa County AZ, and here’s the second part of that story. How to Start Catering in Arizona (part 2) I also mentioned some links that will be helpful for your catering […]
How to Get Catering License Information
How to get catering license information varies by location. I’m trying to help find the right information on catering for Maricopa County in Arizona, and let me tell you, it’s been tough. I don’t know if people hear my hillbilly accent and think I’m stupid or what, but I made a bunch of phone calls […]