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INTRODUCTION
Why Food Trucks Attract Entrepreneurs—and Why Some Succeed
Food trucks have become one of the most visible entry points into the food business.
They show up at festivals, office parks, breweries, campuses, and neighborhoods. They move where demand is. They create lines quickly. And when they’re done right, they can build loyal followings faster than many traditional restaurants.
For aspiring entrepreneurs, that visibility is powerful. A food truck feels attainable. It feels flexible. It feels like a way to get started without betting everything on a single location.
In many ways, that’s true.
Food trucks offer advantages that brick-and-mortar restaurants don’t. They require less capital. They allow for experimentation. They can adapt faster. They put the operator close to the customer and close to the numbers.
But those advantages come with tradeoffs.
Food trucks operate under tighter constraints, harsher conditions, and stricter margins than most people expect. They demand clarity of concept, discipline in execution, and an ability to make good decisions quickly and consistently.
This book is about understanding those realities before you commit.
You don’t need to have all the answers to start reading this book. You don’t even need to be sure a food truck is right for you yet. What you do need is an honest framework for thinking through the opportunity—one that goes beyond social media highlights and success stories.
In the chapters that follow, we’ll explore what the food truck business actually looks like from the inside. We’ll talk about concept selection, economics, regulations, design, operations, marketing, and growth—but always through the lens of real-world conditions, not theory.
By the end of this book, you should have a much clearer sense of whether a food truck fits your goals, your resources, and your tolerance for risk.
And if it does, you’ll be far better prepared to take the next step.
Let’s begin.
Eric Faber
Restaurant, Packaging & Hospitality Consultant
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