Hot Dog Cart News

Dave Nawrocki’s Hot Dog Cart Business Is Taking Off.

Picture 6Hi Steve,

Wrote a business plan last November, bought your book, cash tracker  and cart plans.  Started building in January.

Finished the cart 2 weeks ago and it is amazing.  Passed health inspection no problem, the inspector was really impressed with the cart.

Got an opportunity to put in a proposal on a concession bid for the city and found out last week that I won the bid and will start this Sunday pm!  The city was very impressed with my business.  I got the exclusive vending contract to take care of all events at a large ball field complex here.

The location is a good one, I will be in the center of 4 fields under a big overhang and protected from rain, electric is available and the restrooms are right around the corner.  Also city takes care of garbage and recycling.  Sunday thru Friday there are 1,000 adult softball players that will be passing by my cart.

In addition to the adult softball league I will be doing all weekend tournaments scheduled at the park.  These tournaments are huge all day affairs that start at 8am and go till 9 pm.

Your blog has helped keep me motivated when I was dragging, and your book, cash tracker and ezbuilt cart have truly helped make it all possible.

Thanks Steve,

Dave Nawrocki
www.redcartfood.com
Fort Collins, CO

Congratulations Dave – awesome job! You’re going to sell a ton of hot dogs this summer! Thanks for sending in your story and photos.

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Speaking of photos, dig our fancy new HDCN photo viewer. Get a bucket of popcorn, sit back, and click the pics.

Anyone else want to be famous? Send me pics of your hot dog business and your story. You may just find yourself in a future issue of HDCN. Stranger things have happened…

-Steve

We Have a Winner In The Caption Contest…

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Winner: Thomas E. Jacobsen – “Scientists reveal ultimate balanced diet!”

Your dog sled is on it’s way Thomas…

Thanks for playing everyone. We’ll do it again soon.

-Steve

P.S. Everyone’s a winner… Enter coupon code “Thomas” to save $10 on my Hot Dog Biz 101 Platinum Package thru the end of March.

Great Deal on a Used Hot Dog Cart.

This was such a good deal I had to pass it along…

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HI STEVE CAN I LIST THIS?
ONLY USED IT ONCE  TO SELL OVER 600 HOT DOGS IN ONE DAY  BEFORE THEY CALLED ME BACK TO WORK.
*One main commercial extra large burner. COMES WITH  3 –  1/2 PANS 6″ DEEP
*This hot dog stand comes with its own Propane tank & umbrella.
*3 Stainless Steel Steamer pans for Hot Dogs, Brats, Sausage,Tacos or whatever……
*The actual cart measures 5′ x 3 1/2′.
*To the tongue it measures almost 8′ long.
*It has a DOT  approved trailer and brake lights Highway/city tires.
*Runs off propane gas and also has a brand new tank with it.
*1 inch and 7/8 ball to tow

ALSO HAS A BRAND NEW TOP GRILL THAT’S INCLUDED !

WILL SELL TODAY FIRST $1950 TAKES IT!
ROUGH RIVER LAKE  AREA OF KENTUCKY ZIP CODE 40119

THANKS,KEN 270-287-7312

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Who’s going to get ahold of Ken first?…

-Steve

Charitable Hot Dog Vending

Donation_iconMichael Wood writes:

Steve,

I have a small comment to make.  I am doing an event next week for the Relay for Life.  I have informed the people that are running the event that I am going to give them 50% of everything I sell at the event.  I have already talked to my tax lady but I have not received a reply back from her about a deduction.  ( I’m really not worried about that because the same people that are helping with the event own the bank that I set up at weekly, plus they are just nice people).

My comment is:  Do other Hotdoggers do these types of events.  I know that everyone is out there working to make money but I think we should give back when we can. I think it would be nice to here from the others about how they give a little back to help others.

Michael S. Wood
Duggs Doggs

What say you dear readers? Tell us in the comments!

-Steve

Kurt’s Hot Dog Carts – 4 Locations – Nice!

TAMPA – These days, people are looking to save money — and that’s leading to new opportunities in an old-fashioned business.

From Coney Island to the streets of Chicago, and now to a sidewalk near you: Thousands of people across the country are making money selling hot dogs.

It’s a value lunch at Kurt Horlacher’s hot dog cart.

“It’s still a recession-proof business. Two dollars for a hotdog. Most people can afford,” he said.

Kurt is a former sheet metal worker. But two years ago, when the economy scuttled new construction business, the hot dog business was heating up.

“My wife and I currently have four locations,” he continued.

It’s a growth industry for the free-spirited who have a driving will for free enterprise.

“First of all, the product sells. Second, it’s personality, who’s working behind the stand,” Horlacher explained.

Cart operators say they can make $100 to $400 a day. Workers build new hot dog carts as fast as they can.

“The numbers are off the chart. People from all walks of life are getting into it. They’re supporting their families,” Horlacher said.

Joel Goetz owns Dreamaker Hot Dog Carts with eight different models, priced from $2,500 to $30,000. They’re headed for entrepreneurs all over the nation.

“They’re realizing that people can’t spend $20 or 25 for lunch anymore. Things are changing and we have to change with the times,” Goetz said.

It’s a change that’s paying the bills for Kurt, and serving up a quick, cheap lunch for his customers.

Different cities and states have different regulations, but you can bet people everywhere like hotdogs, and thousands of vendors are cashing in with hot dog carts.

original story at MyFox Tampa Bay Report

Pictures – Daniel Loper’s EZ Built Hot Dog Cart

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Hey,it’s Daniel Loper from Mobile, Alabama. I bought your EZ Built Hot Dog Cart plans and video package back in May.

I finally got around to building mine !! As you can see from the pictures i modified it slightly, I made a dual shelf and added a fire ext. The top lid slides out to expose the fresh water tank.

Please feel free to publish this to your website, and tell everyone I said that if they don’t have your plans,they don’t have nothing !!

Have a great day !!

Daniel Loper

Awesome job Daniel!!! It’s a thing of beauty.

Lets give Daniel some EZ Built loooove in the comments people…

-Steve

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Winner #2 is…

We have a second winner. But who exactly is it?…

The 300th comment was made by bshaddock1, but the rule was no consecutive comments by the same person. In his shiny stainless steel dog sled crazed frenzy, bshaddock posted two in a row… oops!

Comment 301 was posted by podobadboy…

Rules are rules. Podobadboy – email me with your address. You won a sled.
steve@redarrowpublishing.com.

But then again, bshaddock put in a huge effort. Should he go home empty handed?

Hmmm. What do you think dear readers?

-Steve

Second Chance to Win A Dog Sled…

UPDATE: We have winner #2 but who is it? There is some controversy brewing… CLICK HERE to find out.

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Congratulations to ericgowholesale, the winner of a shiny new dogsled courtesy of HotDogProfits.com.

Eric – email me with your shipping address.  steve@redarrowpublishing.com

I thought captnightowl had it with the old “wait until everyone else is asleep strategy”, but it turns out the captain wasn’t the only nightowl. Eric was waiting in the shadows until he saw post number 249 then swooped in and snatched the prize from the claws of captnightowl (applause and crowd cheering).

It would have been exciting to watch if I hadn’t been sleeping.

But wait, there’s more…

I really appreciate the effort everyone put in, and although ericgowholesale won his sled fair and square, I want normal people who move about the planet during the day to have another chance.

Yes, I’m giving away another dog sled.

New rules:

Go back and comment on the same video, but this time you can’t comment twice in a row.

You must wait until at least two other comments appear after yours before you can comment again. This should level the playing field a bit more and allow you to have a normal life today instead of being surgically attached to your computer.

As always, be nice. I will delete any comments that aren’t in keeping with our friendly, positive, family atmosphere.

Let’s speed things up today. We are at 251 comments as I write this. Comment number 300 wins dog sled number two.

Ready, set, GO!

-Steve