Ever Thought of THIS Food Truck Side Hustle?!
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Published 2023-10-16
Hot Box Pretzels hasn’t even finished its first year, and they’ve already expanded with a second truck. We’ll learn how they launched this unique food truck concept and their advice for how to start a food truck business in this episode.
Blake and Roman got the idea to start a food truck selling soft pretzels while waiting tables at a restaurant. The soft pretzels that the restaurant served were consistent crowd-pleasers—and there weren’t any food trucks selling them yet in the area. They seized on this unmet demand to start their food truck business, and their sales since opening prove it was a smart move.
Neither Blake nor Roman had any experience running a food business before they started. From their pretzel recipe to their workflow on the truck, they figured out everything as they went along.
In this interview, they’ll explain how they learned the necessary skills to become food industry entrepreneurs. We’ll also hear what mistakes they’ve made in the process and how they turned those into learning experiences to improve their product and operations.
One big issue the Hot Box Pretzels crew faced starting out was financing. Like many new businesses, their lack of experience prevented them from getting a bank loan.
They’ll explain how they secured the funds they needed to start their first truck, and how they managed their finances to expand the business within just a few months of making their first sale. We’ll also hear how they connected with customers to build their reputation and secure the events that have kept them busy since they opened earlier this year.
If you want to see more behind-the-scenes insight from food truck owners, check out some of our past interviews:
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All Comments (21)
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I was homeless but with a big goal to be an owner of a small vietnamese restaurant. Slowly I found work saved up for a few years and invested into my restaurant. I just so happen to open during the beginning of covid but fortunately, I survived for over 3 years and was able to sell my restaurant for the next big adventure. There was this quote I came across when I was homeless, when you're on the bottom, there's nowhere left to go but up
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Thank you so much for the feature Upflip. Such an awesome experience for us. Still can’t believe seeing us on the channel. Hope to work with you guys down the road. -Hot Box Pretzels
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Love to see young people go hard and grind. These young men aren't sitting around waiting for success, they are chasing it. Well done
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I think the interviewer does a GREAT job of asking questions and follow up questions to try to learn as much as possible. Impressive interviewer and businessmen!!
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The oven idea is genius. These guys are on to really big things
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This video may be the reason I finally take a hold on my life for me and my daughter to do what I actually LOVE... FOOD. THANK YOU SO MUCH. SEE YOU SOON!!!!
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I love these guys! I can feel that they genuinely wanted to share their knowledge and experience. Love, love, love it. Thank you UpFlip for asking every question that we could have about their business. I don’t have any plans on a food truck but their motivation and hustle is something I can incorporate in my life. Thank you so much 🙏☺️ I wish you all the best in life and businesses.
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Thank you so much UPFLIP for all the awesome content. I’ve been watching and love all of the success stories is pretty amazing. This right here, these guys are one of my fave UP FLIP success stories! I send a huge big cheehooooo and mahalo from Ewa Beach, Hawaii.
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You can tell they come from a great family and have a great future ahead of them. Focused, disciplined and hard workers. Very rare now a days. God bless these guys!!
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This is simply the best YouTube channel I've ever subscribed to. Awesome content, super informative and uplifting. Thank you, thank you, thank you!
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So happy to see young people figuring things out and getting successful ! Follow your dreams brothers ! 😊
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These boys are killing it. GREAT example to all young people.
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Man this was inspiring I just started a food trailer here in Jax Fl and seeing this on my suggested videos was exactly what I needed. Thanks 🙏🏾
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It’s so great to see successful stories Love videos UpFlip❤❤
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Legendary! Roman and Blake are inspiring
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Got the opportunity to check out these guys in Jacksonville and they are awesome !
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Very informative video, thank you for sharing! These guys are awesome and very motivated. I wish them nothing but success! Great job guys! ❤️
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Yes sir. I subscribed. Thank you guys for your time and information
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Blindly is the best way to go. You guys did great
