Why NYC's Snowday Food Truck Offers Job Training to Youth With Criminal Backgrounds
"People who run criminal organizations have all those (business) skills. They just have been put in the wrong and negative space," explains Roy Waterman, Director of Program for Drive Change. The goal of Watermans' organization is to train, mentor, and employ formerly incarcerated young men and women by working on a food truck. As a former inmate himself, Waterman understands how difficult it can be to turn your life around and become a productive member of society. When you are raised in an environment where all you see if drug use and criminal activity, it can be almost impossible to [...]
Custom-Built Hawaiian Food Trucks For Sale
Although the total populations of Hawaii is less than 1.5 million people, the culinary footprint of this group of islands is much larger than it's size. No matter where you go in mainland United States, you can locate a locally owned Hawaiian restaurant. Part of the reason for the popularity is due to the massive amount of tourism to the state. According to news reports, almost 9 million people visited one of the islands in 2017 alone. Many of these tourists return home craving the flavors of the islands they enjoyed while on vacation. Hawaiian food truck. Traditional [...]
Do Food Trucks Need to Pay Taxes in the United States?
The 2018 deadline for submitting your business or personal income taxes in the United States is nearly upon us. In 2018, the deadline for submitting these taxes to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is April, 17th. This date is even labeled as Tax Day on most calendars. Depending on your situation this date is something you dread or is just another day because you filed your taxes in advance over a month ago. No matter what end of this spectrum you find yourself at, as Tax Day moves closer people have questions about the tax code and law. One frequently [...]
Video Tour: Smoothie King ProMaster Van Conversion
When Smoothie King needed a fully-mobile Smoothie bar, they turned to M&R Specialty Trailers and Trucks to execute their vision. In today's video tour, Bob Pierson, co-founder of M&R Specialty Trailers and Trucks provides an exterior and interior walkthrough of the completed and wrapped unit. Click the video below to start the 5 minute tour now! About Smoothie King Smoothie King founder Steve Kuhnau started the business in 1973. In 1989, Smoothie King opened the first U.S. juice bar franchise. Fast forward to 2018, the company now has over 800 locations globally and continues to grow. Although the juice bar [...]
Five Popular Food Truck Alternatives to Start a Mobile Food Business
Do you love the idea of starting a mobile food business, but are looking for options beyond a basic food truck? In that case, we've got you covered with some of the most popular alternatives available! At M&R Specialty Trailers and Trucks we've had the privilege of custom building all kind of food units to meet our client's vision. What we've learned in our 15+ years in the industry is that every business has different goals and unique needs that require outside-the-box planning to accomplish. Some of our customers are on strict budgets and need to a unit that will [...]
How to Make Food Truck Menu Prices That Ensure Profitability
No matter what the idea and industry, there are certain things that every business owner has to consider among the waves and tides of decisions, strategies, and research that goes into their business. Of these, probably the most important, and easily the first thing noticed, for all customers besides the product itself is Price. What exactly are you going to charge for your object, your service, your council, or in our case today, mobile food and drink. This particular question, I find, finds quite the interesting pang in the Food Truck industry; for anyone with even the slightest knowledge and [...]
Ultimate Guide to Menu Display Options For Food Trucks
Every food truck has to display their menu on something, and every business owner has their preference. Some go for the simplest methods at their disposal, with the barest outline of items and prices (with or without descriptions), while others go for big pizzazz, flashy designs and sometimes even tech help! Does one’s choice in mediums for this affect final outcomes and success in any way? Ultimately I’d say that depends on the business owner’s perspective, the answer being similar to your thoughts on the necessity for a highly attractive and interesting wrap/graphic design for your truck/trailer as opposed to [...]
What Are Mobile Command Centers Used For?
What are common uses of a mobile command center? These vehicles most frequently used as mobile bases and communication centers in the field. These units are often stationed near a crisis center or natural disaster. They are also designed to operate autonomously in areas where electricity, water, and food is unavailable or in limited supply. Government agencies, law enforcement, fire departments and health care organizations use mobile command centers in different ways, but the reality is you can accomplish almost any desired goal inside one of these advanced units. As long as the command center is preinstalled with the right equipment and [...]
Custom-Built Dog and Pet Grooming Trailers in Florida
Looking for a low-cost, longterm business model that's essentially recession proof? No matter if it's good times or hard, people continue to increase spending to improve the quality of life for pets. According to this report from NBC News, Americans spent more than $60 billion on their pets in 2015 alone. That's an increase of 25% in annual spend from just 5 years before. This investment is being made in a variety of areas of a pets life, including better food, clothing and apparel, medical treatment, obedience classes and regular grooming like haircuts and baths. While spend across all types [...]
The Best Places to Find Blank or Unwrapped Food Trucks
Trying to find a blank food truck? A blank truck is simply a food truck that hasn't been wrapped with graphics or painted yet. A professional wrap makes an night-and-day difference in how a food truck will look to the public. This single update can transform a tired looking 20-year old truck and make the unit look brand new. If you're in the market for an unwrapped food truck there are a few places you can begin your search. First, keep in mind that any food truck can be "unwrapped" so to speak. If you acquire a food truck that [...]