Why Food Trucks Are Taking Over America | National Geographic

food trucks were no passing fad Silvan

food trucks were no passing fad Silvan freshly cooked food at affordable prices

freshly cooked food at affordable prices

freshly cooked food at affordable prices they are now part of the urban landscape

they are now part of the urban landscape

they are now part of the urban landscape and 2014 total revenue for the food

and 2014 total revenue for the food

and 2014 total revenue for the food truck industry was eight hundred and

truck industry was eight hundred and

truck industry was eight hundred and twenty eight million dollars low startup

twenty eight million dollars low startup

twenty eight million dollars low startup costs helped drive this growth for

costs helped drive this growth for

costs helped drive this growth for example the median price for a truck is

example the median price for a truck is

example the median price for a truck is about forty three thousand dollars

about forty three thousand dollars

about forty three thousand dollars including truck decals electronics city

including truck decals electronics city

including truck decals electronics city permits cooking supplies and ingredients

permits cooking supplies and ingredients

permits cooking supplies and ingredients it costs an average of seventy-five

it costs an average of seventy-five

it costs an average of seventy-five thousand dollars to get a food truck on

thousand dollars to get a food truck on

thousand dollars to get a food truck on the road compared to opening a

the road compared to opening a

the road compared to opening a brick-and-mortar establishment though

brick-and-mortar establishment though

brick-and-mortar establishment though those costs can vary depending on the

those costs can vary depending on the

those costs can vary depending on the city and type of restaurant startup

city and type of restaurant startup

city and type of restaurant startup costs for the trucks are significantly

costs for the trucks are significantly

costs for the trucks are significantly less this allows entrepreneurial chefs

less this allows entrepreneurial chefs

less this allows entrepreneurial chefs to enter the industry offering their

to enter the industry offering their

to enter the industry offering their take on today’s most popular food truck

take on today’s most popular food truck

take on today’s most popular food truck specialties high quality reasonably

specialties high quality reasonably

specialties high quality reasonably priced food attracts hungry Americans

priced food attracts hungry Americans

priced food attracts hungry Americans half of whom have already eaten at a

half of whom have already eaten at a

half of whom have already eaten at a food truck yet costs alone don’t

food truck yet costs alone don’t

food truck yet costs alone don’t translate into success the phenomenal

translate into success the phenomenal

translate into success the phenomenal growth of trucks has been fueled by the

growth of trucks has been fueled by the

growth of trucks has been fueled by the strength of social media trucks use

strength of social media trucks use

strength of social media trucks use Twitter and Facebook to update their

Twitter and Facebook to update their

Twitter and Facebook to update their locations and draw new customers Twitter

locations and draw new customers Twitter

locations and draw new customers Twitter especially is sustenance for the new

especially is sustenance for the new

especially is sustenance for the new generation of food trucks and tracking

generation of food trucks and tracking

generation of food trucks and tracking tweets is the best means of charting how

tweets is the best means of charting how

tweets is the best means of charting how many trucks operate across the country

many trucks operate across the country

many trucks operate across the country in 2014 more than 5,000 trucks

in 2014 more than 5,000 trucks

in 2014 more than 5,000 trucks sent nearly 5 million tweets to reach

sent nearly 5 million tweets to reach

sent nearly 5 million tweets to reach their customers in 236 US cities

with so much activity and a hungry

with so much activity and a hungry following it’s no wonder food trucks

following it’s no wonder food trucks

following it’s no wonder food trucks have found the road to success