Most boaters pack cold beverages when they head to the water, but food often is an afterthought. Chris and Jeremy Gocha and their wives have a solution. Their Lake Dogs floating concession stand is accommodating hungry boaters this summer on Lobdell Lake. The couples serve hot dogs, nachos, chips, candy, pop, bottled water and ice [...]
Life handed him a lemon, so he made hot dogs. After being downsized, the former sales manager started his own street-vending business. If you are a first-time customer, Rick Eberth rings a hand bell in your honor as you order your very first Plumpfurter, whether it be the one-quarter pound Plumpie or the one-eighth pound [...]
Today I'm going to scratch the surface about leasing, but first I want to say a great big "Thank You!" to everyone who reads this newsletter. Because of your continued readership and interaction in the comments section, we're really starting to build a great community. As a matter of fact, we're starting to make a [...]
I just got a really nice note from Hot Dog Cart News subscriber Michael Evegens. Michael is a retired professional race car driver who is building a hot dog cart to use at car shows. You see Michael has a REALLY nice hot rod that he shows almost every weekend and can never find anything [...]
Dear Steve: Came across this neat little thing on ebay yesterday. It is a 1974 Cushman Truckster. It is street useable. I would modify the set up but it is neat. I have been looking for a truckster to use. This one went for over three thousand and was own by a dealer [...]
Michael Evegens is a student of mine from Acworth, GA and he asked me if I could help him with hot dog carts in the Peach State. The main thing you'll need in Georgia is a cover over your cooking area. You can make on out of plexiglass pretty easily. Just make a box that [...]
One of your fellow Hot Dog Cart News subscribers just made the papers! His hometown Findlay Courier just did a great article on him and I thought you’d like to read it… […]
Darrell Wood’s dream of hawking hot dogs in Wenatchee city parks finally became a reality. The 50-year-old Wenatchee man said he’d been working with city officials since last fall in the hope of “getting out of the mechanic business and doing something fun.” […]
I got a call the other day from my friend Brian Gass. Brian is a co-founder of Sandbox Marketing, one of the top action sport and event marketing agencies in the country. Brian is looking for a hot dog vendor to work the […]
