NOTE: Thinking about joining the food truck movement? It’s become wildly popular in Ontario, especially Toronto, Hamilton and here in Niagara. Here’s some friendly advice from CarInsurance.org if you’re thinking of joining the fray. By CarInsurance.org
If you’ve eaten at a food truck in your city, you may have contemplated the tasty genius of such an idea—and possibly wondered how hard it would be to run your own food truck.
If you’re interested in the restaurant business, or you just have an old van sitting around, you could conceivably operate a food truck of your own.
There are millions of food trucks across the U.S. and Canada, and their popularity seems to keep on growing. From tacos to burgers to surprisingly gourmet options, there’s a wide array of options available from the diverse food truck scene.
But if it seems as simple as throwing a grill in the back of a truck and flipping some burgers, you haven’t considered some of the crazy costs that come with owning and insuring a mobile kitchen. The brilliance of the idea of food trucks is offset by the difficulty of owning and maintaining one – or else everybody would be making big bucks as a food trucker.
The fact of the matter is that food trucks are typically much cheaper to start than traditional brick and mortar restaurants, but the cost of insuring them can be daunting.
The following infographic takes a peek at some of the ins and outs of the food truck business: Read on and see if you could hack it in the world of mobile dining!
Note: The graphic below is made available to Wines In Niagara courtesy of CarInsurance.org
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