Question about "averages"

jbrodgers · Joined: 26 Nov 2013 Posts: 9

Hello all.
I have a question for you...
I know that there are a whole lot of variables in sales averages for Q trailer businesses, ie. weather, location, geography, traffic, quality, etc., etc.

My question is (and this is to convince my wife that this business is a good idea)...
What are some anticipated averages in sales per day? I know that 0$ (or in the red) is the lowest, but whate are some generalized daily sales averages that I COULD expect?

SoEzzy · Posted: Dec 01 2013 Post subject:

How long is a piece of string?

In a perfect world, and selling everything that you cook and taking nothing home but your truck, the money and a load of dishes... how much did you cook?

You are asking a question to which there is no real answer, you can hypothesise all you like, then go out the first day and tank, because you cooked $1,000 of meat and only sold $100 worth.

Or you could buy $100 of meat and turn it into $250 of profit, there are too many variables.

But if you go out there fully legal, I have a friend doing between $700 and $1200 a day from a fully licenced food truck.

Take it that his food costs are at 30% he's making between $490 and $840, he's been in the food business for 20 years and has a following in a Metropolitan area of over 1,000,000 people. If you are in Podunk AK population 600, you may have difficulties doing those sorts of numbers.

Good luck when you get her agreement! Wink

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jbrodgers · Joined: 26 Nov 2013 Posts: 9

Thx Ezzy,
Like I said... I know that there are SO MANY diff variables.

Just wanted to know what some of the other commercial smokers out there are experiencing for averages. I have been in food service for 18 yras (prior to oil field) and I know that getting an average is hard to do unless you are in opperation and have numbers to crunch.

Thanks for ANY info that will help the Mrs.