I love when I hear from our international readers!!! Vincent Meers is bringing the iconic American hot dog cart to the streets of Antwerp. How cool!

Vincent writes,

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Hi Steve,

Just to let you know I’m a follower of your newsletter and website. Me and my brother started a hotdog business on the side in August.

Following picture is a picture of our first cart (that’s me working for a test run in the city).

This cart is with a bicycle as you can see and we use it to sell hotdogs on Fridays to 3 companies in the Harbor of Antwerp.

We have a big menu with 10 different type of hotdogs and 1 with even the famous New York Red Onion Sauce which is very popular among the clients.

In the picture you can see our Crunchy Black Peppa which consists out of potato chips and black pepper sauce. Topped with freshly grinded pepper.

We also have a second cart that we use for parties and events and next week will be the first week that we are going to sell hotdogs on the street in Antwerp city. We are going to tackle the student neigbourhood.

This is a cart very easy to use, very maneuverable and very light. The cart in the harbor is very heavy so not that practical to move around the city.

Any more tips for us? Is it American enough or have you got some extra’s 🙂

Because we are still thinking about a couple of things like where to keep our money save and how do you estimate a certain amount of sandwiches for a day selling.

Met vriendelijke groeten,

Vincent Meers

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I love it Vincent! Both of your carts are very nice and your Crunchy  Black Peppa dog looks delicious.

Is it American enough? Absolutely!

I keep my money on my person at all times. Here is a hot dog cart money handling video that might help you.

Estimating how much to bring for a  daily street vending spot is really just a matter of experience. After a few weeks you will know what your average daily sales are and you can adjust your stock accordingly.

As far as estimating how much food to bring for a day’s selling, I wrote an article on that subject a while back. It is mainly  concerned with festivals and big events. Hot dog cart food estimating.

You and your brother are off to a great start Vincent!

Veel succes in uw bedrijf,

-Steve