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How Insurance Needs Differ for Traditional Restaurants v. Mobile Food Businesses 

Modern Restaurant Management

Traditional sit-down restaurants and mobile food businesses have uniquely different needs when it comes to insurance. And when it comes to a traditional sit-down restaurant versus a mobile food business, such as a food truck, catering business, or food cart, the insurance needs of both are vastly different and unique.

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A Comprehensive Guide To Restaurant Profit Margins For All Restaurant Types

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Variable costs Variable costs depend on your restaurant’s level of activity, including food and beverage costs, labor costs, and supplies. As for marketing, focus on cost-effective strategies such as social media and email marketing. Additionally, keeping food costs low while maintaining quality can be tough.

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Your Guide to A Food Truck Commissary: What it is and How to Start One

The Food Corridor

Food trucks may serve on the streets, but their success starts in a commissary kitchen. These licensed commercial spaces give operators a place to store inventory, prep food, and clean their equipment—ensuring they meet health codes and run efficiently. Why Do Food Trucks Use Commissary Kitchens?

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How to Open a Coffee Shop: The Ultimate Guide

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Obtain Permits and Licenses. Mobile Coffee Shops (Carts and Trucks). Do they serve just coffee or small foods as well? Many food businesses have gotten their start through sites like Kickstarter , Indiegogo , AngelList , GoFundMe. Will you use social media marketing? Table of Contents. Coffee Shop Concepts.

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How to Start a Food Truck Business

Restaurant Clicks

Owning any business is a complicated venture, but the food industry is particularly competitive. Food trucks are becoming an increasingly trendy way to sell food, and for good reason. By managing to successfully run a food truck, you cut a lot of maintenance, utility, and wage expenses that come with owning a restaurant.

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Tyga Bites and Sushi with an Attitude

Modern Restaurant Management

General Mills Foodservice' s Neighborhood to Nation Restaurant Recipe Contest will award $100,000 to restaurants and food trucks nationwide. The top entrants will be asked to submit their recipe details to be tested, tasted and photographed for PR, media and social media. ” DeliverThat Expansion.

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Should You Open A Pop-Up Coffee Shop?

Perfect Daily Grind

It doesn’t necessarily have to be a stall or a kiosk; it could be in a typical storefront, an unused gallery or event space, or even on a truck or bus that moves between locations. Leslee also says that offering a pop-up coffee shop is completely different to operating a food truck in terms of demand.