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On opening day get to your concession trailer plenty early. You want to be prepared. First impressions are everything. You may not have but 20 people the first day but those 20 will turn into several hundred in time.
I would run the grand opening a week. Have specials and even give away samples. Anything to get the people to your concession stand. You will have a lot of wasted food the first few days until you know what to expect.
In the beginning it’s all a guessing game for anyone. You want to have enough but never too little. Run out once and you will loose valuable customers. It is better to have too much than not enough. It will not take you long to be able to estimate what you will need to prepare.
Just be nice and smile and serve good food and the people will come back. Also always open when you say you will. Never be late.. people will soon start depending on you for their lunch or dinner or their morning jolt on the way to work.
Good luck in your venture and never loose hope. A good business takes time and plenty of patience. I have faith in you and I know you can do it.
Be sure to check out our other sections of this website if you interested in getting into the BBQ stand business or espresso coffee stand business. We also have section on buying used concession trailers and selling used concession trailers and building your own concession trailer. We will also be adding a section called concession recipes, which will give you useful tips, and ideas on what to sell in your concession business and what is the most profitable. Sections will be added as often as possible.
Stay in touch and visit regularly because it is you that make this site what it is. If you have an idea or tip that you would like to see me write on or posted please let me know.
Thanks and good luck!
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Thanks so much for all the helpful information. Now i’m even more excited to take me business in another direction! Great advice. Look for Soup Girl trucks all over Connecticut!
thank you so very much for the advice and support i learned a lot from your comments and will be taking you up on your advise.and i will check your site for any updates and will give my experience
Thanks for taking the time to write this article. It was very helpful.
I love your site, you answered many of my questions, but I was wondering about taxes. If I travel from state to state do I collect local and state sales taxes for where I am at? Or do I just pay taxes on my total sales to the city and state where I am based out of? Thank you
i just stumbled across your site while looking up wiring ideas for the concession trailer i’m building. it was reassuring to read that i have been approaching this venture in the right way…slow and steady. not easy with friends and family in your ear. thank you for posting the site, a lot of good information and check list.
Great sound and logical information. Thank you for sharing your expertise and advice. We are kinda alone in building our ideas and dreams. It is great to receive encouragement and helpful information. Thank you.
Great website with a lot of information. I am starting up a corn roaster business. I purchased “How to start roasted corn business” ebook and I tell ya information makes a huge difference. Most of the vendor try to use common sense and eventually they fail. Information like this website and a good book makes all the difference in the world.
Thank you for all the info. I was wanting to build my own trl so can you let me know where your site was to build our own. Thanks again Gary.
Hey – great advice! Would it be possible for you to post a segment on how to go about running a concession stand at fairs. I am interested in getting into that circuit, but haven’t a clue how to find out about health department regulations, licensure and taxes. Any suggestions or thoughts would be very welcome! Thanks, Lizie
im still waiting on how to build your concession trailer ,great advice on hear . please let me know when you have more info for me on building a concession trailer .
SOOOO glad I found your site
Looking into buying a trailer….a million details I never thought about….will keep coming back. Thank you!!!
Can you please tell if there’s a book that has specification by state that can help me upgrade and or modify a trailer?
Thanks a lot for the info. I am going in the right direction.
Keep helping others. It is a blessing.
Great site with some great advise. I’m building my own concession trailer from scratch, and you covered some good points to consider. Thanks for the site. Swamp Mama’s Jerky will be sold from concessions in the near future….along with drinks, and other snacks. Thanks again.