How to Make Serious Money with Your Own Mobile Food Business (Book & 2 Dvd Set): The BBQ Concession Trailer As a Home Based Business Opportunity (The Weekend Wealth Series, Cooking for Cash (Volume 1), Money Making Marketing (Volume 2)) [DVD] [Vinyl Bound]

Bob Robertson (Author), Mike Stevens (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: 2010

This course provides the information you need to start and operate your own mobile food business. Learn how to sell food to hungry people at strategic locations and make a good profit at the same time. You can sell food at busy downtown street corners, festivals and fairs, school events, church gatherings, ball games and craft shows. Successful businesses have been built around Pizza, Hot Dogs, Hamburgers, Barbecue, Coffee, Soft Drinks, Ice Cream, Pop Corn and many others. - The 2 DVDs (2 hours and 45 min run time) present an overview of many aspects of a mobile food vending business. The author gives a complete tour of a fully equipped Barbecue Concession Trailer and shows how to cook, prepare and sell the various menu items that are essential to success. Further topics are: finding a Restaurant Commissary, selecting a great location and making extra money on weekends. You will also learn many inside secrets that are based on the experience of a thriving and successful food vending business. - The included book (107 pages) is packed with additional business and marketing information. Helpful advice is given on selecting the best foods to sell, working with your local Health Department, purchasing food in bulk and increasing profits with catering jobs. Learn what cooking equipment you need and find out how you can get started with a very modest investment. Other tips and tricks of the trade include ways to design and build your own Concession Trailer. Also included are the favorite BBQ recipes that will help you win loyal customers who will come back for more day after day. - This authoritative guide is the most comprehensive volume about the mobile food business on the market. It shows you in an entertaining and practical way how you can supplement your current income or even create your own full time job. Find out how you can take advantage of this opportunity and cash in on the basic human need of food!

Product Details

• Vinyl Bound: 110 pages
• Publisher: Mediahowto; 3rd edition (2010)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0976921901
• ISBN-13: 978-0976921905
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.8 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #655,586 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent purchase, December 12, 2006

By 

Gary Edmonds "Gary E." (Huntsville, Al.) - See all my reviews

This review is from: How to Make Serious Money with Your Own Mobile Food Business (Book & 2 Dvd Set): The BBQ Concession Trailer As a Home Based Business Opportunity (The Weekend Wealth Series, Cooking for Cash (Volume 1), Money Making Marketing (Volume 2)) (Vinyl Bound)

This was by far the best purchase I made on amazon this year. I enjoyed watching the DVD's that covered far more than I expected.

I have always wanted to have my own restaurant, but never have been able to get it together. The trailer food business is more my thing, as I can leave it parked in my backyard when I don't want to sell. I had trouble finding information on the subject of mobile food vending and I wish I would have seen this course earlier. It has taught me a lot about this business. The film showed interesting background info and a lot of food being prepared for resale. The ribs looked delicious and I now always cook my ribs this way. Watching the procedure is like being there and much better than just reading about it...

The book is easy to follow and covers pretty much everything I needed to know. I am not much of a chef, but people were all impressed by the food I prepared the way it is described in the book. I fed over 300 people in one day by myself at our block party and made good money doing it. This guide was very helpful to me in my rural area. It also made me feel like I can actually put a business like this together in my spare time.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Recommended!, May 7, 2007

By 

J. Davis "J.D." (Dayton, Ohio USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: How to Make Serious Money with Your Own Mobile Food Business (Book & 2 Dvd Set): The BBQ Concession Trailer As a Home Based Business Opportunity (The Weekend Wealth Series, Cooking for Cash (Volume 1), Money Making Marketing (Volume 2)) (Vinyl Bound)

To address some of the questions that the reader might have:

* This course is very easy to digest but will take about 4-5 hours of your time.
* It covers a great deal of many different subjects related to concession sales.
* Previous experience in this field is not necessary.
* The Dvd's give several good menu suggestions next to full instructions on preparing a variety of barbecue meals.
* Mr. Robertson shows a lot of experience and enthusiasm in his field.
* There is an Index of links as well as recipes towards the end of the book.

The author did an excellent job at describing ways how to get started in your own concession vending business. I have been operating a ball game concessions stand for over 8 years, next to my day job as a teacher and I have become quite experienced in this field. I know that there is a lot of money to be made with food sales. At sports events, the food and drinks are an essential part of the whole fun, no matter how pricey they are. The only drawbacks are the ever increasing concession fees to set up at the games. This is yet another reason, why owning a business as an independent operator makes a lot of sense.

After reviewing this course, I was able to learn a great deal more about concession sales. If you are thinking about starting out in this field, I can highly recommend it!

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Good Concession Resource, January 3, 2010

By 

Fledgling Entrepreneur (Findlay, Ohio) - See all my reviews

Amazon Verified Purchase

This review is from: How to Make Serious Money with Your Own Mobile Food Business (Book & 2 Dvd Set): The BBQ Concession Trailer As a Home Based Business Opportunity (The Weekend Wealth Series, Cooking for Cash (Volume 1), Money Making Marketing (Volume 2)) (Vinyl Bound)

I bought the two videos and the accompanying book to research the potential of going into the concession business. This product, as well as the book "Food Booth", are the best information that I have been able to find. Purchasing this item is money well-spent, even if you are not specifically planning on selling BBQ.

There is a lot of good information in the videos and the book, and I am discovering that information is not that easy to find for the concession business. While the book and videos are aimed toward setting up a BBQ business, much of the information provided may be applied toward any concession business. I liked the openness and honesty of the information - things like if you're not making at least $500 per day, it's not worth it. I got the feeling that they really want to help people to get going in the business.

My one complaint is that I sometimes felt like the presentation was not polished, almost like it was a working draft that they decided to publish. This was especially true of the book, which contained some typos and grammatically incorrect sentences. However, in the grand scheme of things, that is minor. Don't let that deter you from buying this product if you want information regarding the concession business.