Petrol

When you use a food truck, you must consider petrol costs. It doesn't matter if you are using the food truck in your town or you go around the country, petrol must be taken into account when doing your budget. If you are crossing the country, you should consider this before travelling. 

You should also consider the size of your food truck: the bigger your truck is, the more you'll spend on petrol. The weight of your equipment will also be a factor, as it will add more weight to your food truck. More weight means higher petrol costs. 

Calculate how many km you will do in a day compared to the petrol consumption of your truck to see how much you will pay every month. 

Ingredients

You should know the ingredients you'll often use and how much they will be. Some ingredients are more expensive than others, specially when talking about meat and spices. So, this expense will depend on your menu.

Try not to have a large menu, as more ingredients means higher prices. You may not also have enough space for many different kinds of ingredients, depending on the size of your food truck and the amount of storage available. 

Another way to cut down the ingredients costs is changing your meny every season to use seasonal food. Buying seasonal food will make you save a lot of money. 

Wholesale buying can also make you save money. Keep in mind the space you have to store large amounts of food. 

It is possible that you may want to store some bulk food somewhere outside your food truck, so that they don't take up the limited space in your kitchen and contribute to the nature of your food truck.

A good rule can be keeping your food budget between the 15% and 28%. 

Demand

You need to know the inhabitants in your town. You should adapt your menu to the people you serve. What you sell in one place, may not be well sold in a different one. 

You can also predict how many people will come to your food truck. You don't want more food than you need. Too much food lead to waste, which basically means money wasted.

Check out how other food trucks have worked in the area and when they have been more popular.

In addition, people don't expect a large menu when they go to food trucks. Be clear and concise. If your potential clients don't understand what you're selling, they won't buy to you.

Permissions, Licences, Certificates and Insurances.

There are many rates you'll have to pay to operate depending on the food truck regulations in each region. Make sure you can pay them before starting your food truck business in Spain.

You need permissions, licences and certificate to be able to serve food legally. For example, you will need health permissions, risks preventions and area permissions. You may need to obtain multiple permissions if you leave your town, or even in a different area within it.

Investigate each location before you go to make sure you have the proper documents in order. Getting those documents can take time, so prepare that in advance.

Take into account how often they also need to be renewed.

Insurance

You don't only need permissions, certificates and licences, but also insurances. Insurance is essential to protect your business, but it has a price.

Some of the insurances you 'll definitely want include the truck or trailer insurance, the civil liability insurance and the worker's compensation insurance.

If you get a series of offers, the total price will be lower.

Space rental

Unlike a restaurant, you don't have a guaranteed fixed space. You'll need to find a place to park your food truck when you're not selling any food.

That's why we recommend you to buy a food truck trailer instead of a food truck vehicle. At first, price is lower and you can carry it with any other vehicle, among many other advantages.

Car park

Before hitting the road, study a route in advance. Book a car park if it's possible. Booking a car park beforehand can make you save money. 

Prepare for parties and events for food trucks and leave your attendees speechless with your incredible recipes!

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