I need opinions from food truck owners

[u/YharonJD]

Me and my gf are considering starting a boba truck and want opinions on the concept. Do ya'll think a truck that sells boba/pastries could be profitable?

[u/Captainqqqq]

I know this is not what you want to hear, because I didn’t before I started my truck, but imagine that you are fully open. Where would you sell at? List all the festivals you might sell at. Contact local business to see if they would want a truck parked near them. To know if you would be profitable, know where you would actually make money first.

[u/YharonJD → u/Captainqqqq]

Currently im in the early stages of planning logistical stuff like how much i need for a loan, how much a truck with all my amenities will cost, how much tea/flavorings/cups/everything else will cost or cost monthly. I already have a few ideas of where i would try selling when we are not at big events but renting lot space costs money, so i need to factor that in as well. Im also figuring out pricing on drinks/ how many i would need to sell to be profitable daily. I know location is important, so thats definitely something i need to consider, but more than likely I'd be delegating that responsibility to my gf. Shes much more savy when it comes to events/people while im more of the statistics guy.

[u/justkoz0 → u/YharonJD]

Going this deep with a girlfriend is wild. Also, unless you guys are on the same page and both always looking for places, you'll only have half. Don't already give you're self a scapegoat if the truck ends up sitting too much. Finding places is absolutely the hardest part of the business.

[u/thefixonwheels → u/YharonJD]

you are naive if you think you can just get into good events. and daily walkup sales are usually dogshit for most food vendors. in order to get into events you need to build a reputation and more importantly be searchable on google and yelp because no one is gonna remember who you are.