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 Posted: Aug 08 2012 Post subject: Houston, TX Food Trucks |
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We suppose these vendors have a captive market and are milking it.
Houston-area mobile food trucks are receiving attention from consumer advocacy groups and the Texas Health and Human Services Commission for offering poor nutrition choices, accepting food stamp benefits and charging high prices. Randy's Fine Foods and similar companies serve areas where people are without a car and a local grocery store or both, and the owner estimates "99.1%" of the company's customers pay with Lone Star Card food stamp cards and primarily buy junk food like honey buns, candy bars and corn dogs, reported Houston Chronicle. |
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Mr Tony's BBQ
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I could make a fortune accepting food stamps for Q at a fair price! F-ing gov is pushing them on people with decent jobs!! This socialism s--t has GOT TO STOP! I'm getting ready to give up and start sucking a living off all the few hard working people left!
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daddywoofdawg
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they do the same in the local grocery store, so whats the diff?when was the last time you saw a food truck with fresh wholesome veggies?Hummm business Idea,mobile convenience store.No more walking down to rob the store,let the store come to you!LOL!
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| Mr Tony's BBQ wrote: | | I could make a fortune accepting food stamps for Q at a fair price! F-ing gov is pushing them on people with decent jobs!! This socialism s--t has GOT TO STOP! I'm getting ready to give up and start sucking a living off all the few hard working people left! |
We are on the same wavelength Tony.
Randy's Fine Foods is a bigger operation than initially thought and makes a living primarily from food stamps.
Source: http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local_news/article/Mobile-grocers-key-in-to-Lone-Star-card-market-3767237.php
Excerpts: For about 20 years, Randy's mobile food trucks have traveled under the radar of the privileged, circulating in neighborhoods and delivering food in Houston and across the state. Randy's and a handful of companies like it — Boxes and Bags Mobile Grocery and Bag Lady on Wheels — go to areas where people are without a car or a local grocery store, or both.
Why is business booming? The Lone Star Card, the food stamp-enabled debit card that has soared in use over the past two years, with a million more Texans added since 2008. As of July, more than 3.6 million had Lone Star Cards.
Read more: http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local_news/article/Mobile-grocers-key-in-to-Lone-Star-card-market-3767237.php#ixzz22xiikM4v |
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