Five Awesome Custom-Built Mobile Video Game Trailers
Photo Credit: Major League Gaming Looking for a way to capitalize on the $16.5 billion dollar video gaming mega trend in the United States? One of the fast growing categories of mobile businesses we've seen in recent years is the rise of the video game party trailers. These trailers offer everything you need to host a truly memorable party for the serious gamer. These trailers combine all the creature comforts of home, including built-in sofas, gaming chairs, and a easily assess refrigerator stocked with everything from snacks to sodas. In addition to everything you would expect to find [...]
What is a Food Truck "Takeover?"
A food truck takeover is a marketing strategy where a company will update the branding on a food truck to generate awareness for their brand or product. There are numerous brands that have used this strategy from food and beverage to alcohol, pet supplies and even video game releases. One upcoming example of a massive food truck takeover event during the summer of 2017 is by specialty beer REDD's Apple Ale. A total of three branded REDD's Apple Ale food trucks will be criss-crossing the continental United States to help people discover this unique apple ale. Free samples of the [...]
Does it Make Financial Sense to Rent a Food Truck?
Depending on your needs, renting or leasing a food truck instead of buying can make sense from a financial perspective. In today's article, we outline some of the situations where it makes sense to rent instead of buy so you can make the right decision based on your needs. Generally speaking, if you plan to operate a food truck for any extended period of time it will be more affordable to buy the vehicle. Primarily because the cost renting a food truck on a monthly basis will be much higher than making a monthly loan payment. Renting a food truck [...]
Should You Invest in the Stock of a Food Truck?
Want to invest in a piece of a growing food truck franchise? The Grilled Cheese Truck is now seeking investors for their mobile grilled cheese concept that is extremely popular in Southern California. The Grilled Cheese Truck, founded in by Dave Danhi in 2009 has been featured across major media outlets from the Cooking Channel to Fox News and built a hungry following of over 100,000 across Twitter and Facebook along the way. According to a press release from the company, The Grilled Cheese Truck wants to use their investment capital to expand the business nationally and internationally with new [...]
Does Attending Craft Shows Make Sense For Your Concession Business?
Searching for new ways to increase revenue for your concession business? The often-forgotten craft show could be the answer to unlocking consistent profits in your area. In today's post we show you where to find these craft shows and things to look for when determining whether or not you want to test these events for your existing food business. Enjoy! Food vendors at a local craft show. Photo Credit: Pinterest Advantages of Art Shows From an economic standpoint, people at craft fairs are an ideal customer for a concession vendor. People that can purchase hand-made necklaces or custom [...]
[New Video] Catering BBQ Trailer with 3-Shelf Warmer Box & Canopy
This video features a custom-built BBQ trailer for a customer based out of central Florida. This trailer will be used primarily for catering events and includes some nice bells, whistles, and innovative ideas that you won't find on the average BBQ concession rig. In this video, we give you a 360 degree tour of the build and detailed demonstration of the different features you'll find in this rig. Video Timeline [0:00 - 1:00] Introduction to the 5-foot wide BBQ concession trailer. The width helps support the retractable canopy or roof system on the trailer to protect the pit master from [...]
How Much Do Food Truck Vendors Make at Fairs & Festivals on Average?
Ever been waiting in line at a fair or festival and wonder how much those food trucks or concession stands are making? Well, there's actually a pretty simple formula you can use to estimate the sales a food truck will make at per event. If you're considering this as serious business venture, you can also use this estimate when conducting the financial planning for your business. Ice cream is a popular product at fairs. The short answer, of course, is that each festival is different and will yield different sales numbers. Bigger events that attract more potential customers [...]
Top Three Online Communities Where You Can Learn to Cook BBQ
Trying to figure out how to cook not just good, but award-winning BBQ? You know the kind that gets people reminiscing about the time they ate your fall-off-the-bone ribs and have the potential to bring home a trophy at a competition? If you're looking to elevate your BBQ to the next level there are a variety of online communities where you can access the vast knowledge of pit masters from across the country and around the world. Nothing Beats BBQ. We recently interviewed one of our past customers, Wade Morris to share how he was able to start [...]
Catching Up With Rising BBQ Competitor Wade Morris of TREmendous Que
One of the things we love doing at M&R Specialty Trailers and Trucks is catching up with customers to see what they're up to and hear how their trailer, truck, or other vehicle is working for them. Today we have the opportunity to talk to Wade Morris who operates TREmendous Que in Tampa, Florida. In 2016, Wade purchased a customized NS 72 SWT trailer he calls the "Mistress" (read the full interview below for the story behind the name). Within just a few short years Wade has gone from grilling in his backyard with his setup from Home Depot to [...]
Custom-Built Competition BBQ Smoker Trailer with Sink in Florida [Video]
In today's video, we want to show you something that has become increasingly popular in recent months. More and more participants on the competitive BBQ circuit have begun approaching us to build their high-end trailers to help them cook competition quality que. At M&R Specialty Trailers and Trucks, we understand how important the details are on these builds in particular where having a smoker cooks meat with even a few degrees of inconsistency can be the difference between taking home the grand prize along with a trophy to going home with nothing more than left over ribs. We understand that [...]