Mobile Payments: What You Need to Know
The time when cash and checks were the only way to pay for goods is gone. Now, the majority of people use their debit and credit cards, with a few people using cash and almost no one using checks (in some cases, vendors don’t even take checks anymore). If your food business is not prepared […]
Food Allergy Awareness: How to Educate Customers and Reduce Risk
Last Updated: 12/20/2023 As a food vendor, caterer, private chef, food truck owner, or any other type of food professional, you probably get a lot of questions every day. “How much is this?” “Do you have condiments?” “Can I get this without onions?” “Where are the bathrooms?” These are just a few of the questions […]
9 Ways to Sell More at Farmers Markets This Season
Last Updated: January 24, 2024 Farmers markets in the U.S. have seen a major surge in popularity over the past few decades. In fact, the number of farmers markets has grown from just 2,000 in 1994 to over 8,600! Needless to say, selling at a farmers market can be a fun and profitable venture for […]
Food Product Liability Insurance: It’s Worth the Expense
Last Updated: May 6, 2024 We get it. Nobody likes talking about insurance. Talking about insurance often means thinking about potential worst-case scenarios for your food business, which can cause you a lot of anxiety. Not to mention it’s an added cost you have to factor into your expenditures. Still, insurance is a critical part […]
How to Start a Food Business From Home in 10 Steps
Last Updated: November 15, 2024 by Alex Hastings Starting a food business from home is the ultimate WFH (work from home) solution for anyone who wants to make a living off their culinary skills. To help you get started, we’ve compiled the top 10 things you need to keep in mind when building your new […]
4 Things to Remember for Winter Market Season
Last Updated: 12/01/2023 This may come as a surprise, but winter is one of the best times to sell your food at markets. Even in colder climates, people are constantly out and about, whether they’re shopping in December or playing in the snow during January and February. No matter what brings them out of the […]
9 Ways to Make Your Food Business Green
These days, everyone is thinking about going green. But food business owners have to balance responsibility to the environment as well as their own business. According to Energy Star, purchasing items such as “fryers, steamers, broilers, griddles, ovens, coolers, freezers, and HVAC systems,” can help save money, energy and the environment. Implementing a few environmentally friendly tips […]
Top 5 Food Trailer Wraps
Last week, we talked about how to create an effective and visually engaging design for a food trailer vinyl wrap. In this post, we’ve comprised a list of our top five favorite wrap designs that we believe have successfully used the rules of visual rhetoric to achieve a good first impression on their customers. This […]
How to Design an Awesome Food Trailer Wrap
Food trailers already do a fantastic job at providing convenience to their customers, as well as being cost efficient for your field of work. However, what may deserve some extra attention is the first impression you make on the public. Because potential customers can only come from people who make the decision to exchange their […]
What Color Should Your Food Business Be?
Last Updated: July 12, 2024 It’s no secret that color plays an important role in our emotions, which is why choosing the right ones to represent your business is no small decision. In general, red tends to be one of the most popular choices for food businesses because it has been scientifically proven to stimulate […]
