How I Started My Food Trailer Business: A Beginner’s Guide

🚚 Thinking About Starting a Food Trailer Business?

After spending over $20,000, navigating permits, inspections, shipping, customs, commissary kitchens, brokers, vendors, and startup challenges, I created this guide to help others avoid costly mistakes and better understand the process.

Inside this 70+ page guide, you’ll learn:

✅ How I found my food trailer vendor

✅ How I avoided scams

✅ My actual startup costs

✅ Hidden expenses nobody talks about

✅ Ordering and production process

✅ Shipping and customs

✅ Health and fire inspections

✅ Commissary kitchen requirements

✅ Equipment and daily operations

✅ Preparing for festivals and opening day

✅ Vendor and broker contacts

✅ Lessons I learned throughout the journey

This guide is based on my real-life experience building Caribbean Street Kitchen from the ground up.

Whether you’re just getting started or actively researching food trailers, this guide can help you save time, money, and frustration.

🌴 Created by Stacy Gayle, Owner of Caribbean Street Kitchen