No Easy Street for food truck entrepreneurs

[dealmaker]

No Easy Street for food truck entrepreneurs

Food trucks are a $960 million business and are projected to hit $1.1 billion in 2022, according to a report by IBISWorld. But the researcher also found that growth in the food truck industry is slowing due to increased competition, low profit margins and municipal regulations. (USA Today)

 

[dealmaker]

Food entrepreneur: ‘You’re always firefighting as a small business’

Cookbook writer and business owner Anjum Anand talks about breaking stereotypes around Indian food, what it’s like working as a husband-wife team, and the importance of authenticity (The Guardian)

 

[Bill.C.]

Strict regulations that don't do anything for consumers and only act as govt granted pseudo-monopolies is nothing new, but it still disappoints me every time I read about it. Thanks for sharing.

 

[Arnie]

Starting to see a lot of these trucks for sale on Craigslist, both new and used. I just don't see how they can be viable on their own. Makes more sense for someone that has a brick & mortar restaurant to run on the side.