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derickcoleman73

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Jul 21, 2008 9:04 AM ET Quote Report Abuse

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My sister and I want to earn cash with the idea of a burger/food van. Can anyone advice as to how easy or difficult, it is to get a regular market/car booth pitch or industrial round, is there someone to approach?

Is this business still profitable?

Im sure there would be some learned person who could offer somd advice

CraigL

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Jul 21, 2008 3:42 PM ET Quote Report Abuse

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You could take a look at this topic, for a start. :-) We`ve had several topics on street vending and catering by food carts. I think the business is definitely viable, but the big (and growing) caution will still be the legal side of it, what with so many people these days being lawsuit happy. Even so, that can be taken care of with a good attorney.

proactive1

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Jul 29, 2008 6:02 PM ET Quote Report Abuse

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Hello Derick,

Back in the `90s I was a sales rep for the National Restaurant Association. Their function is to represent, educate and promote the industry. You might find the following link useful... http://www.restaurant.org/careers/advice.cfm. You may also want to contact them or, contact your home state`s Restaurant Association partner organization.

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startuphelper

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Aug 02, 2008 12:13 AM ET Quote Report Abuse

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Another potential downside with a burger/food van is that you can only be in one place at a time. If for example you find a good sized company that will allow you to park in their parking lot during lunch, that`s all the customers you will have. That one location. Seems very limiting since most companies have a specific lunch hour and if not, most employees take their lunch around noon anyway.

Is that the type of food van you were refering to?

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