Resources
Practical guides for mobile food operators
Real advice from real operators — profit, inventory, compliance, staff, gear and growth. No fluff, no bro-founder platitudes.
- gear··7 min read
Buying a generator for a food truck: what to look for
A buying guide for food-truck generators: sizing, fuel, noise, brand and reliability considerations for mobile food.
- gear··6 min read
The minimum tech stack for a modern food truck
A lean, modern tech stack for running a food truck without app fatigue — one card reader, one management system, one accountant.
- profit··7 min read
Getting cost of goods right on a food truck
A practical explanation of cost of goods sold for a food-truck business, and how to keep it accurate as prices move.
- compliance··6 min read
Xero for food trucks: the smallest useful setup
A minimal Xero setup for a food-truck or market-stall business, integrated with CartFlow.
- compliance··6 min read
How Hnry works for food truck operators (via Zapier and CartFlow)
A guide to using Hnry alongside CartFlow so your food truck tax, expenses and pay-yourself flow runs on rails.
- profit··7 min read
Cash flow for a food truck: the small habits that keep you liquid
Practical cash-flow habits for a mobile food business: floats, receivables, tax rainy-days and event working capital.
- growth··6 min read
Food truck social media without becoming a full-time creator
How to keep a food-truck audience engaged with 20 minutes a week, not 20 hours.
- growth··6 min read
Food truck branding: the basics that actually pay back
Simple, high-impact branding decisions that let a food truck look ten times more expensive than it costs.
- growth··6 min read
Winning market and festival applications: what organisers actually look for
Insider tips for getting into the best markets and festivals — from an organiser's perspective.
- profit··7 min read
Menu engineering: which items to push, keep, cut or fix
The classic menu-engineering matrix applied to food-truck menus, with what to do about each quadrant.
- growth··8 min read
Food truck vs restaurant: which is right for you?
An honest comparison of food-truck and restaurant models on cost, risk, hours, growth and lifestyle.
- growth··6 min read
Loyalty programs that work for mobile food
What actually works for mobile food loyalty — from paper stamp cards to digital, without alienating one-time customers.
- operations··6 min read
Cash vs card for mobile food: what to accept in 2026
Fees, speed, reliability and customer expectations — how to think about payment methods on a mobile food business.
- profit··6 min read
Six habits that cut food truck waste in half
Practical, proven habits that reduce food waste on a food truck by up to 50% — with the tools to make them stick.
- compliance··8 min read
Food truck insurance: what you actually need
A plain-English guide to public liability, vehicle, stock and business-interruption cover for mobile food operators.
- operations··7 min read
Managing staff on a small food truck without becoming HR
Rosters, pay rates, contracts and reviews for a small food-truck team — the essentials without the corporate bloat.
- compliance··8 min read
Food safety basics for mobile food businesses
The temperature, hygiene and traceability basics every mobile food operator needs to be safe and inspection-ready.
- operations··5 min read
The market stall checklist that actually works
A printable, adaptable checklist for market stall setup, service and pack-down — with the items most operators forget.
- profit··7 min read
Coffee cart margins: what a healthy cart actually earns
Realistic revenue, cost and margin benchmarks for a mobile coffee cart in 2026 — plus the biggest hidden costs.
- growth··6 min read
How to pick the best events for your food truck (and drop the losers)
A framework for picking the events worth trading, and the courage to drop the ones that aren't paying.
- profit··7 min read
Menu pricing for food trucks: the fastest way to check your margins
How to price a food-truck menu using true food cost, target margin and market realities — with a worked example.
- compliance··12 min read
How to start a food truck business in New Zealand
Registration, food safety plans, licensing, insurance, gas certs and finding your first pitch — a full New Zealand guide.
- operations··9 min read
A food truck inventory system that actually survives a season
How to set up a stock system for a food truck that survives 40+ events a year without becoming a second full-time job.
- profit··8 min read
How to work out true profit per event for your food truck
A step-by-step guide to calculating real net profit per event — food cost, wages, fees, fuel — so you know which markets to keep.